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RESOLUTION NO. 80-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, CONGRATULATING
THE RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR THOMAS J. NEVIN
UPON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
OF HIS ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD.
WHEREAS, the Right Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Nevin was ordained
to the priesthood of the Catholic faith in his native Ireland on April
6, 1930; and
WHEREAS, in 1947, thirty-three years ago, Monsignor Nevin, the first
Catholic priest in Costa Mesa, began the establishment of Saint Joachim's
parish holding the first services in the chapel of the Bell -Broadway
Mortuary; thence moving to a private residence on Newport Boulevard, be-
tween Del Mar and Monte Vista Avenues; and subsequently moving to the
Gange Hall on Victoria Street; and
WHEREAS, from 1947, until the present church was built in 1965,
the congregation attended services in a converted Army air base building,
which serves to this day as the parish hall; and
WHEREAS, Monsignor Nevin has participated in the growth and develop-
ment of this City for thirty-three years, and his religious influence
has been felt and has touched many lives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA that the Right Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Nevin is hereby
congratulated and all good wishes are extended upon the occasion of
the Golden Jubilee Celebration of his priesthood.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of April, 1980.
Mayor of the City o Costa sa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa a
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I. EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 80-49 was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
21st day of April, 1980.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 22nd day of April, 1980.
City Clerk and ex-offic*Clerl of e
City Council of the City of Costa sa