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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives wish
3 to congratulate the members of Faith Lutheran Church of
4 Joliet on the occasion of their 50th anniversary; and
5 WHEREAS, Faith Lutheran Church in Joliet was founded on
6 September 13, 1953; the first worship services were held at
7 Pershing Elementary School in Joliet; the current building
8 was dedicated in January of 1957; and
9 WHEREAS, Faith Lutheran Church has been served by 6
10 pastors in its history; they are Reverend J.J. Lippoldt, 1953
11 to 1967; Reverend Charles R. Streich, 1967 to 1969; Reverend
12 Harold J. Bolm, 1969 to 1980; Reverend Paul J. Olson, 1981 to
13 1988; Reverend Rodney A. Juell, 1988 to 1999; and Reverend
14 Todd C. Napoli, 2000 to the present; and
15 WHEREAS, Faith Lutheran Church has a long history of
16 being active in ecumenical and community service events; the
17 growing congregation has recently completed a set of building
18 improvements; and
19 WHEREAS, The mission statement of Faith Lutheran Church
20 is "Sharing the love of God"; current church goals include
21 feeding the hungry, connecting with new neighbors, growing
22 caring relationships, and engaging adults in Christian
23 education; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we congratulate the members of Fiath Lutheran Church of
27 Joliet on the occasion of their 50th anniversary on September
28 13, 2003; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the members of Faith Lutheran Church as an
31 expression of our respect and esteem and with our many thanks
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1 for their years of community service in Joliet.