St. Charles Parish - File #: 2004-0205

• File #: 2004-0205
• Version: 1
• Name: In Recognition: Reverend Bernard C. Francis, 25th Anniversary, Pastor, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Read and Filed
• File created: 6/21/2004
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 6/21/2004
• Title: In Recognition: Reverend Bernard C. Francis, 25th Anniversary, Pastor, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church
• Sponsors: Desmond J. Hilaire
• Indexes: Proclamations (In Recognition)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2004	1	Parish Council	Read

2004-0205

Title

In Recognition:  Reverend Bernard C. Francis, 25^th Anniversary, Pastor, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Body

The Parish of St. Charles

      June 21, 2004

IN   RECOGNITION

WHEREAS,      Reverend Bernard C. Francis is a resident of Hahnville, Louisiana in St. Charles Parish and Pastor of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville; and,

WHEREAS,      Reverend Francis, a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, is the son of the late Bernard Sr. and Mildred Francis and is one of 12 children; and,

WHEREAS,      Reverend Francis recently celebrated the 50^th Anniversary of his enlistment in the U. S. Navy serving aboard the USS Daly DD519 and serving his Country in the Korean War; and,

WHEREAS,      Reverend Francis was ordained on March 1, 1969, in New Orleans at St. Louis Cathedral; and,

WHEREAS,      before coming to Hahnville, Reverend Francis served as Assistant Pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Raphael the Archangel, and Our Lady of Good Counsel as well as Chaplin at Touro Infirmary; and,

WHEREAS,      Reverend Francis came to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville on November 17, 1979, as Pastor and will celebrate his 25^th Anniversary this year; and,

WHEREAS,      in 1987 and 1990 Reverend Francis was one of 30 Priests chosen world-wide to study in Rome at the ICTE North American College, Vatican City, Italy; and,

WHEREAS,      Reverend Francis served as the West Bank St. Charles and St. John Deanery for the Archdioceses long-range planning project "Goals 2000"; and,

WHEREAS,      in his years as Pastor, Reverend Francis has completed several renovations at the Church which include:  marble work, wood-work repairs, stain glass windows, numerous statues added, a new roof, and a new parking lot.  His hobbies are fishing and swimming.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby offer this tribute and recognition to

REVEREND BERNARD C. FRANCIS

25^TH ANNIVERSARY

PASTOR, OUR LADY OF THE

MOST HOLY ROSARY

CATHOLIC CHURCH

"PARISH   OF   PLENTY"

created in 1807 from the county of the

"German Coast", a parish of

unprecedented economic and social

development, known for its

hospitality, rural living and sporting

opportunities… with the added

distinction of being located

on both sides of the

Mighty Mississippi River.