Protestant Reformation; and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther, a theology professor and ordained
priest who had experienced Augustinian monastic life, sparked a
European movement in October 1517 by breaking with the Roman
Catholic Church on the late-medieval sale of indulgences; and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther and other dissenters and reformers
throughout the continent attained fundamental unity, variously
altering rites and liturgies, limiting church governance and
emphasizing the obligation of the individual conscience; and
WHEREAS, Their critiques of abuses, confessions of faith,
liturgical revisions and sacred writings demonstrably influenced
religious, political, legal, moral, linguistic and economic
traditions that arose in the New World; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives notes the imprint of
these historical figures who divided and transformed western
religious and secular spheres; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives applauds the vibrant
history and continuing stewardship of St. Stephen Evangelical
Lutheran Church and gives thanks for its steadfast presence in
our Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
250th anniversary of St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church in
New Kingstown, Cumberland County, which coincides with the 500th
anniversary of the Protestant Reformation advanced by German
theologian Martin Luther; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church, 30 West Main Street,
New Kingstown, PA 17072.
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