Illinois Proclamation (February 1, 1995) signed by Governor Jim Edgar declaring November 19-25, 1995, as "Christian Heritage Week.” (Similar Proclamations were also signed April 5, 1994; June 24, 1993):
<WHEREAS, religious holidays, festivals, and celebrations add to the cultural mosaic of our state; and
WHEREAS, churches are a functional part of the communities in our state, often providing charitable assistance to our citizens; and
WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week is an appropriate time to center attention on the religious heritage of our state and nation;
THEREFORE, I, Jim Edgar, Governor of the State of Illinois, proclaim November 19-25, 1995, as CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK in Illinois.
In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Illinois to be affixed. Done at the Capital, in the City of Springfield, this first day of February, in the Year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five, and of the State of Illinois, the one hundred and seventy-seventh.
Jim Edgar, Governor
George H. Ryan, Secretary of State.> 1995IL001
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1995IL001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Illinois, February 1, 1995, the State of Illinois issued an Executive Proclamation declaring November 19-25, 1995, as "Christian Heritage Week," signed in the City of Springfield by Governor Jim Edgar and Secretary of State George H. Ryan. Similar Proclamations were also signed April 5, 1994; June 24, 1993. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).