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S. 1151

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Courson
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Introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2004
Adopted by the Senate on April 14, 2004

Summary: Sister Christina Murphy

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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   4/14/2004  Senate  Introduced and adopted SJ-4

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4/14/2004

TO RECOGNIZE THE NUMEROUS AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF SISTER CHRISTINA MURPHY OF ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA UPON HER DEPARTURE FROM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND TO WISH HER THE VERY BEST OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AS SHE CONTINUES HER MINISTRY TO THOSE NEEDING COMFORT.

Whereas, Sister Christina Murphy was born and raised in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania; and

Whereas, Sister Christina attended Saint Bernadette Elementary School and Notre Dame High School, whereafter she entered the convent and was pronounced a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur (SND); and

Whereas Sister Christina received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. and her Masters degree with a specialty in Reading from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina; and

Whereas, Sister Christina's first mission was Saint Anthony's School in Florence, South Carolina where she taught primary grades; and

Whereas, Sister Christina was then reassigned to St. Martin's in Washington, D.C. where she again taught primary grades and also served as Director of Religious Education; and

Whereas, Sister Christina returned to Saint Anthony's in Florence, South Carolina as Principal for thirteen years. While there, students at this school excelled and St. Anthony's was one of the first "open classroom" schools in the Diocese of Charleston to be successful; and

Whereas, in 1989 Sister Christina returned to Columbia to serve as Principal of St. Joseph School; and

Whereas, in her fifteen years as Principal of St. Joseph School, Sister Christina has helped make the school a place of academic excellence and spiritual development; and

Whereas, during her tenure at St. Joseph School, computers have been placed in every classroom in addition to the development of a computer lab, a four-year old kindergarten, and a Spanish foreign language program; and

Whereas, one of Sister Christina's most successful ideas has been the concept of a Total School Community Service Program which is implemented on a monthly basis. Through this program, the students have been able to help the Animal Mission, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Sistercare, Birthright, Catholic Charities, the Woodyard Fund, and many others. The students have also collected "Change for Chores" to benefit the Red Cross, School Supplies for the Bantu children, and videos for Children's Hospital; and

Whereas, in 1994 Sister Christina was quoted in an article in the "Catholic Miscellany" as saying "Focusing on the needs of others teaches children to look beyond their own comfortable lifestyles and put their Christian faith into action"; and

Whereas, throughout the past fifteen years, Sister Christina has opened up St. Joseph School to the community and has brought various programs to the students including the Guinness Book of World Records - World's Largest Rubber Band Ball, Safe Kids Program sponsored by S.C. Law Enforcement, Character Education programs, The Traveling Planetarium, Story Tellers through the Library in celebration of Black History month, Nutrition Day sponsored by the American Culinary Federation - Midlands Chapter, and many others; and

Whereas, Sister Christina has ministered to countless individuals in various situations whether it be a child missing a parent, a parent in need of guidance, a family grieving the loss of a loved one, a faculty member with a personal problem, the sick, or the homebound; and

Whereas, at the end of this academic year, Sister Christina will be leaving St. Joseph School and departing from school administration after twenty-eight years; and

Whereas, Sister Christina will devote herself to a new ministry - visiting and comforting the sick in hospitals and ministering to women in prison; and

Whereas, Sister Christina Murphy is the only Sister of Notre Dame de Namur working in South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, recognize the numerous and significant contributions of Sister Christina Murphy of St. Joseph Catholic School in Columbia, South Carolina upon her departure from school administration and wish her the very best of health and happiness as she continues her ministry to those needing comfort.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Sister Christina Murphy and St. Joseph School.

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