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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Joliet
3 was organized on May 24, 1857 at the very location where it
4 remains to this day; and
 
5     WHEREAS, At one time the church was home to one of the
6 largest Protestant congregations in Joliet; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The church broadcasts its worship services over
8 station WJOL and is the longest continuous Sunday morning
9 religious radio broadcast in the nation; and
 
10     WHEREAS, St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran School has been in
11 existence for over 138 years; Principal Claudia Pautz and her
12 teachers and staff, as well as all the teachers and staff who
13 have served the school over the years, have contributed greatly
14 to the education of countless children in the Joliet area; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Senior Pastor Reverend Lee M. Jany, who will
16 retire in May of 2007, and Associate Pastor Reverend Karl Hess
17 serve the spiritual needs of the St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran
18 Church congregation; and
 
19     WHEREAS, St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
20 will celebrate its 150th anniversary with special worship

 

 

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1 services and a banquet on May 27, 2007; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 congratulate the staff and congregation of St. Peter
5 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Joliet on the 150th anniversary
6 of the church; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Joliet as
9 a symbol of our respect.