State: West Virginia

Mayoral Proclamation

in harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-sixth consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

WHEREAS, quoting Psalm 127:1, “Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.”

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the City of Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia  and I invite all citizens to join in this local event each in their own way.

Peggy Knotts Barney

Mayor

Attest:

Larry M. Richman City Clerk

Mayoral Proclamation

in harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by

 Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the Town of Grant Town, West Virginia and I invite all citizens to join me in this observance each in their own way.

By Charles Rosie

Date 10-01-18

Mayoral Proclamation

in harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by

 Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the Town of Hamlin, West Virginia and I invite all citizens to join me in this observance each in their own way.

by David Adkins, Mayor

date 11/5/18

Mayoral Proclamation

in harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by

 Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the Town of Henderson, West Virginia and I invite all citizens to join me in this observance each in their own way.

by Jack L McCoy, Mayor

date October 1, 2018

Mayoral Proclamation

in harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by

 Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the City of Kingwood, West Virginia  and I invite all citizens to join me in this observance each in their own way.

by

date 10/9/2018

Mayoral Proclamation

in harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by

 Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the Town of Lost Creek, West Virginia and I invite all citizens to join me in this observance each in their own way.

By Mayor

date 10/2/2018

PROCLAMATION

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK

 WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh (27^th) consecutive Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, George Karos, Mayor of Martinsburg, West Virginia do hereby proclaim the week of November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving week, is hereby proclaimed as:

“Christian Heritage Week”

in the City of Martinsburg, West Virginia and I invite all citizens to join in this local event each in their own way.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I George Karos, Mayor of Martinsburg have hereunto affixed my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Martinsburg, West Virginia to be affixed this 11^thday of October, 2018.

George Karos, Mayor

Attest: Gena Long, City Recorder

Mayoral Proclamation

In harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by

 Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving Week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the City of Milton, West Virginia and I invite all citizens to join me in this observance each in their own way.

Tom Canterbury, Mayor

Date 11/6/2018

Mayoral Proclamation

in harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

November 18-24, 2018

as proclaimed by

 Governor Jim Justice

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the twenty-seventh consecutive Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000, Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004, Governor Joe Manchin from 2005 thru 2010, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin from 2011 thru 2016 and Governor Jim Justice in 2017 and 2018; and,

WHEREAS, 208 mayors from 130 cities, towns and villages throughout the State of West Virginia have proclaimed Christian Heritage Week since 2001; and,

WHEREAS, local churches are encouraged to participate with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, patriotic song services, youth programs and prayer meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 18-24, 2018, Thanksgiving Week, is hereby proclaimed as:

Christian Heritage Week

in the Town of Mitchell Heights, West Virginia and I invite all citizens to join me in this observance each in their own way.

Mayor

Date 10/1/2018

Proclamation

By Governor Jim Justice

Whereas, the Preamble to the Constitution of West Virginia declares, “Since through Divine Providence we enjoy the blessings of civil, political and religious liberty, we, the people of West Virginia reaffirm our faith in and constant reliance upon God”; and

Whereas, the Bill of Rights to the Constitution of West Virginia guarantees religious freedom; and the “Sundays excepted” provision of Article 7, Chapter 14 historically recognizes Sunday as a day of rest and worship; and

Whereas, for many West Virginians, public school days once began with a daily Pledge of Allegiance, prayer and Bible reading; and

Whereas, the state songs, The West Virginia Hills and West Virginia My Home Sweet Home, contain the lyrics, “With their summits bathed in glory, like our Prince Immanuel’s land!” and “There I work, and I play, and I worship Sunday,”; and

Whereas, the influence of Christianity in West Virginia is evident by her many churches and Christian charities, ministries, missions and schools; cherished Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving holiday seasons; and a willingness of Mountaineers to love thy neighbor as thyself; and

Whereas, Thanksgiving week is an appropriate time to center attention on our thanks to Almighty God for His great and good Providence and for the Christian faith, which is part of West Virginia’s and America’s history.

Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved that I, Jim Justice, Governor of the Great State of West Virginia, do hereby proclaim November 18-24, 2018 as: 

Christian Heritage Week

in the Mountain State and invite all citizens to join me in this observance. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of West Virginia to be affixed.

Done at the Capitol, City of Charleston, State of West Virginia, this the Twentieth day of June, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand Eighteen, and in the One Hundred Fifty-Fifth year of the State.

Jim Justice

Governor

By the Governor:

Mac Warner

Secretary of State