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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of First Lutheran Church in Waco are joining |
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together on April 19, 2009, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of |
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the founding of the institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally called Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran |
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Ebenezer Congregation, the church was established by Norwegian |
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immigrants in 1884; eight years later, the First Lutheran Church |
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Women was organized; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the decades, First Lutheran has reached out |
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to the community with a number of notable programs; in addition to |
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sponsoring Boy Scouts of America Troop 18, the congregation helped |
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to establish the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home to provide housing |
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for seniors, created the Student Assistance Fund to support |
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Lutheran students at Baylor University, and served as a Meals on |
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Wheels site for more than 35 years; currently, the church also |
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offers a program providing free and low-cost legal aid to people in |
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need; and |
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WHEREAS, For 125 years, First Lutheran Church in Waco has |
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provided steadfast spiritual and moral guidance to the community it |
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serves, and its continued existence is a tribute to the commitment |
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and faith of its leaders and members, past and present; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of First |
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Lutheran Church in Waco and extend to the members of the |
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congregation best wishes for a memorable and meaningful anniversary |
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observance; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1921 was adopted by the House on May |
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14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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