Full Text of HR1355 096th General Assembly
HR1355 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | 4 |
| of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda on the occasion of | 5 |
| the church's 150th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, As early as 1856, informal worship services were | 7 |
| held in private homes or under huge oak trees around Derinda | 8 |
| Township by traveling ministers from neighboring villages or | 9 |
| from Wartburg Seminary in Galena; these early gatherings were | 10 |
| referred to as "The Congregation at Rush Creek"; in 1860, the | 11 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda was incorporated to serve | 12 |
| the needs of these worshippers; and
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| WHEREAS, The Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda grew | 14 |
| steadily throughout the 1860s; after buying the land for the | 15 |
| church from Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Groezinger in 1864, the | 16 |
| first church at Derinda was built in 1872 near the site of the | 17 |
| present church; in 1925, a new church was built, which is still | 18 |
| used by the congregation today; and
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| WHEREAS, The Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda's services | 20 |
| were held in German until the early 1920s; the German services | 21 |
| were entirely discontinued by 1930 and all services were | 22 |
| thereafter conducted in English; Trinity shared the same pastor |
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| with St. John at Massbach for many years until 1947, when | 2 |
| Trinity joined with St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hanover, then a | 3 |
| mission church, to become a joint parish; and
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| WHEREAS, The Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda has made | 5 |
| several changes and upgrades to its church throughout the | 6 |
| years; in 1899, the congregation purchased a new bell that is | 7 |
| still in use today; 2 stained-glass windows that were | 8 |
| originally in the front of the church were removed during | 9 |
| renovations in 1967 were put back on the front of the church | 10 |
| after 40 years; in 2006, a handicapped-accessible entrance with | 11 |
| an elevator going from the basement to the balcony and 2 | 12 |
| handicapped-accessible restrooms were added to the church; and
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| WHEREAS, The Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda is an | 14 |
| active country church; the church has been involved in several | 15 |
| community activities, including the Relay for Life and a | 16 |
| farmer's market stand in Elizabeth; the church has a Hurricane | 17 |
| Katrina fund and sponsored 2 members of the congregation to | 18 |
| travel to Biloxi, Mississippi in March 2006 to help for a week; | 19 |
| Trinity joined other area churches to raise funds to purchase a | 20 |
| new specialized van for the Rev. Ken Matthews of the Hanover | 21 |
| Methodist Church; the congregation also contributed to local | 22 |
| food pantries; and
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| WHEREAS, The Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda has had 2 |
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| members of the congregation become ordained ministers, the Rev. | 2 |
| Cletus Fahrion in 1961 and the Rev. Dan Reusch in 1983; Trinity | 3 |
| also sponsored 2 student pastors from Wartburg Seminary, Sandy | 4 |
| Dexter in 2005 and Jim Wendt in 2006 and 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The Trinity Lutheran Church of Derinda will have a | 6 |
| celebration service, a potluck, and a 150th anniversary program | 7 |
| in celebration of its 150th anniversary on June 27, 2010; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, The congregation of the Trinity Lutheran Church of | 9 |
| Derinda serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and | 10 |
| dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 11 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate the congregation of the Trinity Lutheran Church of | 15 |
| Derinda on the occasion of the church's 150th anniversary and | 16 |
| wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 17 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to C. David Vidler, Pastor of the Trinity Lutheran | 20 |
| Church of Derinda, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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