Full Text of HR0089 94th General Assembly
HR0089 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lanark is the | 3 |
| outgrowth of an organization at Maple Grove four miles east of | 4 |
| Lanark; early in 1873 a Rev. Baird, assisted by a Rev. Trimper, | 5 |
| conducted a series of meetings and on March 16, 1873, effected | 6 |
| an organization with eight members; these eight devoted members | 7 |
| held services in the Maple Grove school with Rev. Baird as the | 8 |
| acting pastor until November 30, 1873, when Rev. J. Henderson | 9 |
| of the Synod of Iowa entered upon his pastoral duties; and
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| WHEREAS, The prospects of an organization at Lanark being | 11 |
| favorable, Rev. Henderson with the help of Rev. P.G. Bell of | 12 |
| Polo, organized the first Lutheran church in Lanark; this | 13 |
| brother and his work received material encouragement by | 14 |
| personal gifts from the Synod of Illinois; this aid was | 15 |
| continued until the year 1888 when the church became | 16 |
| self-sustaining; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lanark Lutheran Church was first organized and | 18 |
| held worship services in the Congregational Church on December | 19 |
| 30, 1874, where 20 people entered their names in the Articles | 20 |
| of the Constitution; in 1876 a new church building was erected | 21 |
| with a seating capacity of 250, dedicated on January 28, 1877; | 22 |
| approximately 300 were in attendance; and
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| WHEREAS, In May of 1879, the Maple Grove church | 24 |
| consolidated with Lanark; the church parsonage was built in | 25 |
| 1878, and in 1905 the first building improvement was made; this | 26 |
| involved the digging of the basement, turning the church, and | 27 |
| adding the belfry (but not bell, it was added in 1921), | 28 |
| vestibule, and the Sunday School room; in 1916 another building | 29 |
| change was made when twelve feet were added to the south end of | 30 |
| the edifice; at this time the floor was elevated, new pews, | 31 |
| carpeting, indirect lights, re-furnished chancel, pastor's | 32 |
| study constructed, and enlargement of the basement were seen; |
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| WHEREAS, The pastor's study was removed around 1934, thus | 3 |
| enlarging the chancel; the junior choir was organized in 1934, | 4 |
| and on February 10, 1935, the first organized senior choir | 5 |
| sang; in 1936 Trinity saw the installation of Altar Boys, and | 6 |
| in September of 1939, "The Children of the Church" was | 7 |
| organized; and
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| WHEREAS, The year 1944 saw improvements in the church | 9 |
| building in the way of asbestos shingles, converting the | 10 |
| furnace from coal to oil, and constructing a women's rest room | 11 |
| out of the coal bin; in honor of the 75th anniversary of | 12 |
| Trinity, the interior of the church was redecorated complete | 13 |
| with new red carpeting; and
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| WHEREAS, Two morning worship services were held during the | 15 |
| summer months of 1960; sometime in the 1960s, acolytes, | 16 |
| consisting of the church youth, began assisting in the worship | 17 |
| service; in 1968 Trinity became a two-point parish, sharing a | 18 |
| pastor with Faith Lutheran, Forreston; and
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| WHEREAS, After smoke damage occurred, the sanctuary of the | 20 |
| church was redecorated in 1972, and 1974 was the year baptized | 21 |
| members age ten or in the 5th grade were granted the right to | 22 |
| receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion after receiving the | 23 |
| proper instruction; also approved that year was the right for | 24 |
| all confirmed young persons under 21 to serve on the council; | 25 |
| during the centennial year, the church received another face | 26 |
| lift and a celebration was held; and
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| WHEREAS, Vicars were first introduced to the congregation | 28 |
| in 1980, and the 1980s brought about much change in the church; | 29 |
| during 1983 and 1984, Trinity decided to return to having a | 30 |
| pastor of their own; a woman minister was called to serve | 31 |
| Trinity for the first time in 1985; around 1987 the Altar |
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| became free-standing with the retable being mounted to the | 2 |
| wall; in 1988, The Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of | 3 |
| America (ELCA) joined together the American Lutheran Church | 4 |
| (ALC), Lutheran Church of America (LCA), and the Association of | 5 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC); and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Reverend Kim Lee Brown was called to be the pastor | 7 |
| of Trinity in 1992; she is the longest serving pastor at the | 8 |
| church and is starting her thirteenth year of service with the | 9 |
| congregation; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1997 members of Trinity began a dialogue to | 11 |
| make Trinity handicapped accessible; a plan was put into action | 12 |
| in 1998 with changes made to the east entrance of the church | 13 |
| and a new handicapped accessible entrance added,
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| elevator, on the west side of the church; also in 1998, the age | 15 |
| level was lowered for students receiving communion for the | 16 |
| first time; in 1999, Trinity celebrated it's 125th anniversary; | 17 |
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| WHEREAS, In 2004, Trinity celebrated 130 years of ministry | 19 |
| to the people of the Lanark area; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 |
| we congratulate Trinity Lutheran Church of Lanark on 130 years | 23 |
| of ministry to the people of the Lanark area; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to Trinity Lutheran Church in Lanark as an expression | 26 |
| of our respect and esteem.
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