Chamorro Bible Resolutions

I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guåhan – The 27th Guam Legislature
Resolution No. 87(LS)  ·  Resolution No. 88(LS)  ·  Resolution No. 89(LS)

Senator Tina Rose Muna Barnes, Legislative Secretary, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA
Senator Tina Rose Muña Barnes

Sponsored by Senator Tina Rose Muña Barnes and adopted on October 31st, 2003 ChST by I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guåhan in full legislative session (LS).

Offically presented by Senator Tina Rose Muña Barnes, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guåhan Legislative Secretary and Chairwoman of the Committee on Community, Culture, Recreation and Public Broadcasting on Wednesday, January 28th, 2004, at approximately 12:00 Noon ChST in the Public Hearing Room of I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guåhan, Hagåtña, Guam.

The 27th Guam Legislature is the only known Legislature in the United States to honor a Bible with three simultaneous full legislative session resolutions.

   
Senator Frank Blas Aguon, Jr., Vice-Speaker, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Joanne M. Salas Brown, Assistant Minority Leader, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator F. Randall Cunliffe, Esq., I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Carmen Fernandez, Ph.D., Majority Whip, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Mark Forbes, Minority Leader, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Lou A. Leon Guerrero, Majority Leader, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Lawrence F. Kasperbauer, Ph.D., Minority Whip, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA
Senator F. B. Aguon, Jr. Senator Joanne M. S. Brown Senator F. R. Cunliffe, Esq. Senator C. Fernandez, Ph.D. Senator Mark Forbes Senator L. A. Leon Guerrero Senator L. F. Kasperbauer, Ph.D.
             
Senator Robert Klitzkie, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Jesse Anderson Lujan, Assistant Minority Whip, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator vicente c. pangelinan, Speaker, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator John M. Quinata, Assistant Majority Whip, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Rory J. Respicio, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Antoinette Untalan Pangelinan Sanford, Assistant Majority Leader, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA Senator Ray Tenorio, I Mina'Bente Siete Na Liheslaturan Guċhan - The 27th Guam Legislature, USA
Senator R. Klitzkie Senator J. A. Lujan Senator v. c. pangelinan Senator J. M. Quinata Senator R. J. Respicio Senator Antoinette Sanford Senator Ray Tenorio
             

Resolution No. 87(LS) – by Senator Tina Rose Muña Barnes

“Relative to acknowledging and recognizing the late Reverend Francis Marion Price and those who assisted him and contributed to the translation of the Gospels, Psalms, and Acts of the Apostles of the Holy Bible into the Chamorro language.” Full text of Resolution No. 87(LS).


Resolution No. 88(LS) – by Senator Tina Rose Muña Barnes

“Relative to acknowledging, recognizing and thanking Susan Margaret Gay Kirk for her donation to the University of Guam’s Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center, a copy of the 1908 diglot edition of the Gospels, Psalms, and Acts of the Apostles of the Holy Bible, commonly known as the “Chamorro Bible,” and to acknowledging, recognizing and thanking the Taitano family for their contribution and assistance in the translation of portions of the Holy Bible into the Chamorro language.” Full text of Resolution No. 88(LS).


Resolution No. 89(LS) – by Senator Tina Rose Muña Barnes

“Relative to acknowledging and recognizing those who contributed to the discovery, reemergence, and promotion of the 1908 Chamorro translation of the Gospels, Psalms, and Acts of the Apostles of the Holy Bible, commonly known as the “Chamorro Bible,” and to extending a heartfelt “dangkolo na si Yu’os ma’åse’” for their tremendous contributions to preserving Guam’s precious heritage, history, and language.” Full text of Resolution No. 89(LS).


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