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To celebrate sixty years of ordination for Monsignor Francis X. Schweitzer.
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WHEREAS, Monsignor Francis Schweitzer was ordained as a Catholic priest on October 27, 1945 at St. Joseph's Cathedral in downtown Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Monsignor Schweitzer was sent to Holy Family Parish in 1970 where he successfully kept the doors open during hard times and made the parish a vibrant and important part of the community; and
WHEREAS, in 1982, Monsignor Schweitzer opened Holy Family Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry that currently serves over 700 hot meals a day and provides groceries to more than 250 families each week; and
WHEREAS, although Monsignor Schweitzer retired as pastor of Holy Family in 1997, he still offers daily Mass at noon in the church's small chapel; and
WHEREAS, Monsignor Schweitzer's contributions to our city has helped make Columbus the compassionate and caring community that it is; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Monsignor Francis X. Schweitzer for his 60 years of commitment to the Catholic Church and to the City of Columbus.