Bill Text: IL HR1366 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates St. Peter's Lutheran Church on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1366 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1366-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate St. Peter's Lutheran | ||||||
| 4 | Church in the Village of St. Peter on the occasion of its 150th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In the 1860s, settlers in Southeast Fayette County | ||||||
| 7 | founded St. Peter's when they employed Pastor J.F. Schnurre to | ||||||
| 8 | conduct services every other week; the fledgling congregation | ||||||
| 9 | signed a charter to officially organize a church congregation | ||||||
| 10 | on January 8, 1869; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, On May 25, 1869, Samuel Fogler donated land to the | ||||||
| 12 | congregation and a small church, park, and parsonage were | ||||||
| 13 | built; several years later, a school was established and still | ||||||
| 14 | operates today as St. Peter's Lutheran School; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, After the congregation outgrew the original | ||||||
| 16 | building, Anna Borchelt donated land on which a new church was | ||||||
| 17 | built in 1894; the congregation built again in 1948, and the | ||||||
| 18 | third church building was dedicated on May 28, 1950; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, St. Peter's Lutheran Church has been a staple in | ||||||
| 20 | the Village of St. Peter since its founding and provides | ||||||
| 21 | spiritual inspiration, education, and charity to the citizens | ||||||
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| 1 | of the surrounding area; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 4 | congratulate St. Peter's Lutheran Church on the occasion of its | ||||||
| 5 | 150th anniversary; we recognize and respect its long tradition | ||||||
| 6 | of service and participation in the Village of St. Peter and we | ||||||
| 7 | wish them many more successful years; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the Reverend Ryan Meyer as a symbol of our esteem | ||||||
| 10 | and respect.
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