Bill Text: NY J00425 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring The Reverend Morine A. Bowen-Avery upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Ecumenical Award by Stuy Park Lions Club, Inc.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J00425 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00425-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 425

BY: Senator PARKER

        HONORING  The  Reverend Morine A. Bowen-Avery upon
        the occasion of her designation as recipient of  the
        Ecumenical  Award  by  Stuy Park Lions Club, Inc. on
        February 17, 2023

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize  and
honor  those  distinguished  citizens who would devote their life's work
and purpose to community service, contributing to  the  welfare  of  the
citizens of their communities and this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
The Reverend Morine A. Bowen-Avery upon the occasion of her  designation
as recipient of the Ecumenical Award by Stuy Park Lions Club, Inc. to be
celebrated  at  its  30th  Annual  Pearl  Red  and White Gala on Friday,
February 17, 2023, at Antun's, Queens Village, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Stuy  Park  Lions  Club  is  part  of   Lions   Clubs
International,  one  of  the largest service organizations in the world,
and is deeply committed to meeting the challenges of public service; and

  WHEREAS,  Reverend  Morine  A.  Bowen-Avery  graduated  from  Boston
College  with  a major in psychology and a minor in Theology; later, she
earned her Master of Divinity degree from the Howard  University  School
of  Divinity,  and a Master of Social Work degree from the University at
Albany; and

  WHEREAS, Reverend Morine A. Bowen-Avery has dedicated  her  life  to
working  with  those  who  need  it  the  most, such as teenage mothers,
homeless and LGBTQ youth, male juvenile  offenders,  and  adults  living
with  HIV/AIDS,  many  of whom struggle with mental health and substance
abuse challenges; most recently, she served as a Program Director for an
HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention program at  Sheltering  Arms  Children
and Family Services in Jamaica, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  In  2004,  Reverend  Morine  A.  Bowen-Avery served in the
Residency in Ministry program at The Concord Baptist Church  of  Christ,
followed  by  the  Middle Collegiate Church in New York, New York, where
she led two mission trips to New Orleans to help rebuild the city  after
it  was  devastated  by  Hurricane  Katrina,  and  served on the Special
Commission for the Just Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast; and

  WHEREAS, Currently, Reverend Morine A. Bowen-Avery is  an  Associate
Pastor at The Concord Baptist Church of Christ where she blends both her
call to ministry and her calling as a social worker; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that when
individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are  brought  to  our
attention,  they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  The  Reverend  Morine  A.  Bowen-Avery  upon  the occasion of her

designation as recipient of the Ecumenical  Award  by  Stuy  Park  Lions
Club, Inc.; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Reverend Morine A. Bowen-Avery