HR0799 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On December 4, 2005, Zion Lutheran Church celebrated fifty years in the Village of Deerfield; a festival worship service was held with Bishop Paul R. Landahl of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America preaching; in honor of the occasion, the Village Board of Deerfield proclaimed December 4 as "Zion Lutheran Church Day in Deerfield"; and

WHEREAS, Zion Lutheran Church was founded in 1874 in Highwood, Illinois; a small group of 22 adults held the first worship service on the First Sunday in Advent under the leadership of Pastor Erland Carlsson; they met in homes until 1886, when the first church building was erected; and

WHEREAS, The congregation could not expand its facilities where it was located, and after much research, purchased nearly eight acres at its present location in Deerfield in 1954; the final worship service was held in Highwood on December 4, 1955, and the first service in the newly completed building in Deerfield was held on December 11, 1955; the parsonage, located on the church property, was completed in 1956; the congregation has expanded and renovated its building many times over the past 50 years; and

WHEREAS, Contributing to the well-being of the community has always been an important activity for the members of Zion; they have taken on numerous and varied projects of service over the years; most recently Zion, with the assistance of Holy Cross of Deerfield and B'nai Torah of Highland Park, founded Southeast Lake County Faith in Action, an inter-faith program providing volunteers to assist people to remain in their homes; and

WHEREAS, Zion's current Pastor is the Reverend Mark A. Lund; he has served the congregation for the past four years; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Zion Lutheran Church on the occasion of the celebration of 50 years in the Village of Deerfield; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Zion Lutheran Church as expression of our esteem and with best wishes for the future.