Bill Text: NY J00782 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 782

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring The Reverend Joseph Salerno upon the occasion of his retirement after 43 years of distinguished service as an ordained Catholic priest

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-25 - ADOPTED [J00782 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00782-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 782

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        HONORING  The  Reverend  Joseph  Salerno  upon the
        occasion  of  his  retirement  after  43  years   of
        distinguished service as an ordained Catholic priest

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge
those individuals whose professional lives and civic endeavors serve  to
enhance the stature of the State of New York; 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 Joseph Salerno upon the occasion of his retirement after 43
years of distinguished service as an ordained Catholic priest;  he  will
retire  in  July  of 2023, from Mary, Mother of Our Savior Church in New
Hartford, New York; and

  WHEREAS, For the past 43 years, The Reverend Joseph Salerno rendered
faithful, conscientious, and valuable service to  the  Catholic  church;
and

  WHEREAS,  A  native  of  Utica,  New York, and educated locally, The
Reverend Joseph Salerno contributes Mt. Carmel/Blessed Sacrament  Parish
as the Catholic parish of his beginnings; and

  WHEREAS,  The Reverend Joseph Salerno holds a bachelor's degree from
Maryknoll College, and a Master of Divinity degree  from  St.  Michael's
College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and

  WHEREAS,  Furthermore,  The  Reverend  Joseph  Salerno has worked at
various assignments in the Diocese of Syracuse during his more  than  43
years  as  a  Catholic Priest; locally, he has sat on the boards of Hope
House and St.  Joseph's Nursing Home, and is currently chaplain to  both
the Utica Police and Fire Departments; and

  WHEREAS,  For  nearly  half  of  his  career, 21 years, The Reverend
Joseph Salerno has led the congregation at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in
Utica; he has also served parishes  in  Endicott,  Binghamton,  and  Lee
Center; and

  WHEREAS,  In  his  capacity  as  priest, The Reverend Joseph Salerno
served with loyalty, honor and distinction; and

  WHEREAS, In his official  acts,  The  Reverend  Joseph  Salerno  was
governed  by  a  keen  sense of duty and always showed a unique grasp of
human problems; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout his period of leadership in  numerous  churches,
The  Reverend  Joseph Salerno is known by those he served as a gracious,
kind, selfless, and intelligent leader and speaker; now,  therefore,  be
it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor The Reverend Joseph Salerno upon the occasion  of  his  retirement
after 43 years of distinguished service; and be it further


  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Reverend Joseph Salerno.