2023-0089
Title
Proclamation: “National Day of Prayer”
Body
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, because of the faith of many of our founding fathers, public prayer and national days of prayer have a long-standing and significant history in American tradition; and,
WHEREAS, the first call to prayer was proclaimed by the Second Continental Congress in 1775; and,
WHEREAS, the National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. In 1988, the law was unanimously amended by both the House and the Senate and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer; and,
WHEREAS, prayer brings people together; prayer builds bridges between opposing persons and even political parties, and prayer reminds us that we are created in God's image and He desires for us to represent Him everywhere we go. Prayer brings UNITY; and,
WHEREAS, the 2023 National Day of Prayer theme is “Pray Fervently In Righteousness And Avail Much”. People across our Nation will gather together on this day to observe this symbolic event.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, WE THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023, AS
"NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER"
IN ST. CHARLES PARISH.
MATTHEW JEWELL DICK GIBBS
PARISH PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT III
BETH A. BILLINGS NICKY DUFRENE
COUNCILWOMAN AT LARGE, DIV. A COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
HOLLY FONSECA MARILYN B. BELLOCK
COUNCILWOMAN AT LARGE, DIV. B COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT V
LA SANDRA DARENSBOURG GORDON BOB FISHER
COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT I COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
MARY K. CLULEE JULIA FISHER-CORMIER
COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT II COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT VII
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