HomeMy WebLinkAboutII(B1) Bible Week - November 24 To December 1, 1996 • AGENDA 11-05-96
Item II B 1
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Proclamation
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WHEREAS, the Bible is the foundational document of the Judeo-Christian principles upon
which our nation was conceived; and •
WHEREAS, the Bible has been a constant source of moral and spiritual guidance for
Americans throughout our history; and
WHEREAS, the Bible has profoundly influenced our nation's art, literature, music, laws•and
• sense of charity; and
WHEREAS. the Bible continues to provide inspiration, hope and comfort for millions of
Americans today; and
WHEREAS, for fifty-six years'women and men of all faiths have banded together with the
Laymen's National Bible Association to sponsor National Bible Week as a time
to remind their fellow Americans of the Bible's unique place in American life;
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and
WHEREAS. this annual emphasis has helped to strengthen spiritual understanding throughout
America by encouraging personal reading and study of the Bible,
NOW, THEREFORE,I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby declare
November 24 December 1, 1996 as
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BIBLE WEEK
in-Ocoee and I urge all my fellow citizens to participate in the observance of NATIONAL
BIBLE WEEK by reading the Bible and discovering for themselves its values for personal
and community life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Seal of the City
1/4 � of Ocoee, 'Florida to be affixed this 5th day
1�� of November, 1996.
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• , ,`., ,..��,i S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor