HJ 609 — Celebrating the life of the Reverend Monsignor Joseph Patrick Lehman III.

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609 E N Offered February 1, 2023 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Mons––––––––––phMonsignor Joseph Patrick Lehman III.

TAgreed Patrons––Rasoul,to Austin,by Headthe House of Delegates, February 6, 2023 R Agreed to by the Senate, February 16, 2023 O L Church and McNamara;rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, both in Williamsburg, died on December 13, 2022;

Senators:and L WHEREAS, known by his parishes as "Father Joe," Joe Lehman grew up attending Saint Mary Star E of WHEREAS, Joe Lehman would go on to graduate from the former St.

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andandith Dwork, he received the pontifical honor oE WHEREAS, Joe Lehman wasbecame ordainedboth apastor priestof forSaint theBede Catholic DioceseChurch ofand Richmondrector onof Augustthe 16,R 1980,National devotingShrine theof nextOur 42Lady yearsof toWalsingham providingin spiritual2019, leadershipwhere andhe counseltook togreat communitiesjoy throughoutin supporting the Commonwealth;faith of his parishioners;

and Catholic-Unitedfrom Methodist1980 Committee,to which1984, heHoly servedName asof ecumenicalMary andCatholic interreligiousChurch officer,in Bedford and Resurrection Catholic Church in Moneta from 1984 to 1988, Christ the VirginiaKing CouncilCatholic Church in Norfolk from 1988 to 1997, and Our Lady of Churches;Nazareth Catholic Church in Roanoke from 1997 to 2019;

in recognition of his interfaith work, he received the pontifical honor of being named a monsignor from Pope John Paul II in 2002;

and WHEREAS, Joe Lehman became both pastor of Saint Bede Catholic Church and rector of the H National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in 2019, where he took great joy in supporting the fa6th of his parishioners;

and 9 WHEREAS, Joe Lehman previously served as pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lynchburg in Moneta from 1984 to 1988, Christ the King Catholic Church in Norfolk from 1988 to 1997, and Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church in Roanoke from 1997 to 2019;

Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Rocky Mount and as pastor of Resurrection Catholic Church in Moneta from 2005 to 2009 and as administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Salem in 2016;

andandto 2009 WHEREAS, preceded in death by his father, Joseph, Jr., Joe Lehman will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his mother, Beverly;

his siblings, Ann, Chris, Teresa, John, and Tim, and their :famRESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of the Reverend Monsignor Joseph Patrick Lehman III, a cherished faith leader of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, whose service in communities throughout the Commonwealth benefited countless lives;

35and, famRESOLVEDbe byit thefor Housepresentation ofto Delegates, the Senatefamily concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 36 note with great sadness the loss of the Reverend Monsignor Joseph Patrick Lehman III,III aas cherishedan faithexpression / 37 leader of the CatholicGeneral DioceseAssembly's ofrespect Richmond,for whosehis servicememory. in communities throughout the / 38 Commonwealth benefited countless lives;

and, be it 39 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of the Reverend Monsignor Joseph Patrick Lehman III as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.