South Carolina S 1127: Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church

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2025-2026 Bill 1127 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 16, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1127

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE Our Lady Star of the Sea Ladies 
guild upon the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary and to commend the Guild 
for its many years of dedicated service to the people and the State of South 
Carolina.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Our Lady Star of the Sea 
Ladies Guild at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in North Myrtle Beach as 
it celebrates this important milestone; and

Whereas, Our Lady Star 
of the Sea Ladies Guild is a valued member of the North Myrtle Beach community 
that does a great deal of good throughout the region; and

Whereas, through the 
fundraising efforts of the Our Lady Star of the Sea Ladies Guild, yearly 
support is provided to over twenty-five charities. The guild focuses donations 
on support for unborn children through Grand Strand Citizens for Life; rape 
victims through the Rape Crisis Center; sufferers of domestic abuse through the 
Family Justice Center; single, widowed, or divorced men through A Father's 
Place; and foster children through Julie's Kids; and

Whereas, for 
approximately forty years, seven days a week, volunteers from the Ladies Guild 
have operated a religious shop and book center in the church to foster 
spiritual growth in parishioners, visitors, and those of other faiths; and

Whereas, the Ladies 
Guild Prayer Shawl Ministry has provided thousands of handmade hats, scarves, 
and blankets to men, women, and children in need, as well as lap blankets for 
nursing homes and the sick, including those suffering from Alzheimer's disease; 
and

Whereas, since 2006, 
the guild has maintained relationships with local nursing homes. Through visits 
that include craft activities, dance parties, and ongoing correspondence with 
individual residents, guild members foster friendships with elder community 
members who have sometimes been forgotten; and

Whereas, the Ladies 
Guild also supports and honors American military veterans through the Quilts of 
Valor program, the Veterans Welcome Home program, and by providing handmade 
comforters for forty tiny homes for veterans in Myrtle Beach; and

Whereas, for the past 
twenty years, the guild has provided three to six one-thousand-dollar 
scholarships yearly to children in their parish who need financial assistance. 
These acts of charity are but a sampling of the devoted service that members of 
the guild offer to their community; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment of Our 
Lady Star of the Sea Ladies Guild to serving the people and the State of South 
Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the 
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 
congratulate Our Lady Star of the Sea Ladies Guild upon the occasion of its fiftieth 
anniversary and commend the guild for its many years of dedicated service to 
the people and the State of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the members of the Our Lady Star 
of the Sea Catholic Church Ladies Guild and the pastor of the church, Reverend 
John M. Zimmerman.

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