State: Kentucky

Proclamation

by

Steven L. Beshear

Governor

of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS,  The Preamble to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky states that, “We the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution.”; and

WHEREAS, George Washington enunciated, “Animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and conducting ourselves as the faithful subjects of our free government, we may enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity”; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?”; and

WHEREAS, These individuals, and many other truly great men and women of America, writing the autobiography of American history were statesmen of caliber and integrity who did not hesitate to express their faith;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVEN L. BESHEAR, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim April 15-21, 2012, as

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK

in Kentucky, in observance of Kentucky’s 16^thannual recognition.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort this 15^thday of March, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve and in the 220^thyear of the Commonwealth.

STEVEN L. BESHEAR

GOVERNOR

ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES

SECRETARY OF STATE

Proclamation

by

Steven L. Beshear

Governor

Of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, The Preamble to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky states that, “We the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution;” and

WHEREAS, George Washington stated, “Animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and conducting ourselves as the faithful subjects of our free government, we may enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity;” and

WHEREAS, James Madison, father of the U.S. Constitution, advocated “the diffusion of the light of Christianity in our nation” in his Memorial and Remonstrance; and

WHEREAS, George Mason, in his Virginia Declaration of Rights, forerunner to our U.S. Bill of Rights, affirmed, “It is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other;” and

WHEREAS, In addition to these leaders, many other men and women who were pivotal figures of American history were statesmen of faith and integrity who did not hesitate to express their beliefs;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVEN L. BESHEAR, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim March 2-8, 2008, as the 13^thannual:

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK

in Kentucky.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort this 4^thday of February, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight and in the 216^thyear of the Commonwealth.

STEVEN L. BESHEAR

GOVERNOR

TREY GRAYSON

SECRETARY OF STATE

Proclamation

by

Ernie Fletcher

Governor

Of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, The Preamble to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky states, “We the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution;” and

WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin, at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 declared: “It is impossible to build an empire without our Father’s aid. I believe the sacred writings which say that ‘Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it’” (Psalm 127:1); and

WHEREAS, George Washington enunciated, “Animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and conducting ourselves as the faithful subjects of our free government, we may enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity;” and

WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?” and

WHEREAS, James Madison, father of the U.S. Constitution, advocated “the diffusion of the light of Christianity in our nation” in his Memorial and Remonstrance; and

WHEREAS, Patrick Henry quoted Proverbs 14:34 for our nation: “Righteousness alone can exalt a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people;” and

WHEREAS, George Mason, in his Virginia Declaration of Rights, forerunner to our U.S. Bill of Rights, affirmed that “it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other;” and

WHEREAS, These and many other truly great men and women of American who were giants in the structuring of American history were Christian statesmen and stateswomen of caliber and integrity who did not hesitate to express their faith;

NOW, THEREFORE, I ERNIE FLETCHER, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim April 15-21, 2007, as

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK

in Kentucky.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort this 14^thday of February, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven and in the 215^thyear of the Commonwealth.

ERNIE FLETCHER

GOVERNOR

     TREY GRAYSON

SECRETARY OF STATE

Proclamation

by

Ernie Fletcher

Governor

Of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, The Preamble to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky states, “We the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution;” and

WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin, at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 declared: “It is impossible to build an empire without our Father’s aid. I believe the sacred writings which say that ‘Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it’” (Psalm 127:1); and

WHEREAS, George Washington enunciated, “Animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and conducting ourselves as the faithful subjects of our free government, we may enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity;” and

WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?” and

WHEREAS, James Madison, father of the U.S. Constitution, advocated “the diffusion of the light of Christianity in our nation” in his Memorial and Remonstrance; and

WHEREAS, Patrick Henry quoted Proverbs 14:34 for our nation: “Righteousness alone can exalt a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people;” and

WHEREAS, George Mason, in his Virginia Declaration of Rights, forerunner to our U.S. Bill of Rights, affirmed that “it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other;” and

WHEREAS,  These and many other truly great men and women of American who were giants in the structuring of American history were Christian statesmen and stateswomen of caliber and integrity who did not hesitate to express their faith;

NOW, THEREFORE, I ERNIE FLETCHER, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim April 16-22, 2006, as

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK

in Kentucky.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort this 21^stday of March, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six and in the 214^thyear of the Commonwealth.

ERNIE FLETCHER

GOVERNOR

TREY GRAYSON

SECRETARY OF STATE

Proclamation

by

Ernie Fletcher

Governor

of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, The Preamble to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky states that “We the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution”; and

WHEREAS, George Washington enunciated, “animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and conducting ourselves as the faithful subjects of our free government, we may enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity”; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?”; and

WHEREAS, George Mason, in his Virginia Declaration of Rights, forerunner to our U.S. Bill of Rights, affirmed: “That it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other”; and

WHEREAS, These and many other truly great men and women of America, who were fundamental in the structuring of American history, were Christian statesmen of caliber and integrity who did not hesitate to express their faith;

NOW, THEREFORE, I ERNIE FLETCHER, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim April 18-24, 2004, as

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK

in Kentucky.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort this 15^stday of April, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four and in the 212^thyear of the Commonwealth.

ERNIE FLETCHER

GOVERNOR

TREY GRAYSON

SECRETARY OF STATE

PROCLAMATION

BY

BRERETON C. JONES

OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, The Pilgrim fathers, in the Mayflower Compact, America’s first written constitution, made a Covenant with Almighty God to “form a civil body politic” “for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith;” and

WHEREAS, Our Founding Fathers recognized that obedience to our Sovereign Lord was the key to national prosperity, and security, and

WHEREAS, The Lord of Glory is recognized in all fifty state constitutions as the Chief Cornerstone of civil government and of all other American institutions, and

WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln in his great prayer proclamation said, “it is the duty of nations to own their dependence on the overruling power of God” and, “That those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord,” and

WHEREAS, George Washington in the first Thanksgiving proclamation said, “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge this Providence of Almighty God, to obey His Will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection, and favor…,” and

WHEREAS, We reckon time in the Western World and in the United States from the birth of the Son of God (ANNO DOMINI – IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD), and

WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Kentucky has made notable contributions to the preserving of our Christian heritage and our constitutional republic,

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRERETON C. JONES, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim November 20 – 26, in the Year of our Lord 1994 as CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK in Kentucky, and call on the citizens of the Commonwealth, in the words of Samuel Adams, “TO RESTORE THE SOVEREIGN,” to acknowledge His Providence and to make supplication to the Great Ruler of nations for forgiveness of our transgressions and to declare that the LORD IS GOD, as commanded in the Holy Scriptures, and to affirm with Patrick Henry, that we must be “faithful to the Majesty on High which (we) revere above all earthly kings.”

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort, this Thanksgiving Day, the 18^th day of November, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-four and in the Two Hundred and Third of the Commonwealth.

BRERETON C. JONES

GOVERNOR

Bob Babbage

Secretary of State

PROCLAMATION

BY

BRERETON C. JONES

OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, All 50 state constitutions contain a statement of faith similar to the Preamble to Kentucky’s constitution which recognizes Almighty God to be the source “for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy and invoking the continuance of these blessings;” and

WHEREAS, The Pilgrim fathers, in the Mayflower Compact, America’s first written constitution, made a covenant to “form a civil body politic” “for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith;” and

WHEREAS, Our Founding Fathers recognized the nature of this covenant relationship whereby the success and prosperity of the nation is dependent upon America’s respect for the Lord and adherence to His ways; and

WHEREAS,  In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation as requested by the United States Senate which recognized that, “It’s the duty of nations to own their dependence on the overruling power of God” and, “That those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.”

WHEREAS, In 1789 both Houses of Congress requested President George Washington to issue the First Thanksgiving Proclamation which states: “Whereas, it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey His Will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection, and favor…and unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions…”

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRERETON C. JONES, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim November 21 – 27, in the Year of our Lord 1993 as CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK.

in Kentucky, and call on the citizens of the Commonwealth, to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, the need to obey His Will, be grateful for His benefits, unite in humbly offering prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort, this Thanksgiving Day, the 1^st day of November, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-three and in the 202^nd year of the Commonwealth.

BRERETON C. JONES

GOVERNOR

Bob Babbage

Secretary of State

PROCLAMATION

BY

BRERETON C. JONES

OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come:

WHEREAS, Our state has been richly blessed in natural beauty, reflecting God’s miracle of creation; and

WHEREAS, The importance of Christian heritage to the traditions and values of our state is immeasurable; and

WHEREAS, Religious holidays, festivals, and celebrations have brought welcome respite from weary labor, as well as renewed respect and meaning for nature’s seasons of change; and

WHEREAS, The community church serves a vital function in binding folk together and providing crucial education and charitable services; and

WHEREAS, Teaching future generations of our state the all important role of Christian heritage is of crucial concern to citizens of all faiths.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRERETON C. JONES, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, do hereby proclaim May 8 – 14, in the Year of our Lord 1992 as CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK in recognition of our religious heritage.

DONE AT THE CAPITOL, in the City of Frankfort, this the 17^th day of March, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-two and in the 202^nd year of the Commonwealth the the two Hundredth.

BRERETON C. JONES

GOVERNOR

ROBERT A. BABBAGE

Secretary of State