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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem II (C) Proclamation - National Bible Week - November 21-28, 1993 AGENDA 11-16-93 Ocoee Item II B 3 o 0 . � © o f J, 00O° 111 t 110111 laE: WHEREAS the Bible has been a constant source of inspiration and moral and spiritual guidance for peoples and nations throughout the centuries;and WHEREAS the Bible has been a particular beacon for Americans as evidenced in its profound effect on the attitudes, beliefs,ideas and principals contained in our Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States;and WHEREAS the Bible has greatly influenced our nation's art,literature,music,laws and sense of charity;and WHEREAS in this time of financial distress,with its attendant plights of joblessness and homelessness,many Americans turn directly to the Bible for comfort and guidance for themselves and their families;and WHEREAS it becomes necessary to educate all Americans,but especially our youth,to the values that distinguish a humane and caring society;and WHEREAS for fifty-three years business and professional people of all faiths have banded together in the Laymen's National Bible Association to sponsor National Bible Week as a time to remind all Americans,whatever their faith,of the Bible's unique place in American history;and WHEREAS this annual emphasis has helped to strengthen spiritual awareness in the past throughout America by encouraging personal reading and study of the Bible; J1' erefnre• I,S.Scott Vandergrift,Mayor of the City of Ocoee,Florida.do hereby proclaim November 21 to 28, 1993 as NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK in Ocoee. I urge all my fellow citizens to participate in its observance by reading the Bible and discovering its importance in the life and culture of our nation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Ocoee,Florida to be affixed this eleventh day of November,1993. zubiAAH-t S.Scott Vandergrift,Mayor