MAYORAL PROCLAMATION

In harmony with

Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia

as proclaimed by Governor Joe Manchin III

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the fourteenth consecutive Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; continuing a tradition of proclamation beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996, Governor Cecil Underwood from 1997 thru 2000 and Governor Bob Wise from 2001 thru 2004; and,

 WHEREAS, Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia has become an annual local and statewide observance; being the most popular and most requested proclamation according to the Office of the Governor; and,

 WHEREAS, the state song, West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home, contains the lyrics, “There I work, and I play, and I worship Sunday”; and,

 WHEREAS, Psalm 127:1 warns, “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,”; and,  

 WHEREAS, area churches are encouraged to celebrate Christian Heritage Week with relevant Sunday School lessons, sermons, readings of proclamations, youth programs, patriotic song services and prayer;

 NOW, THEREFORE, Let it be Known that November 20-26, 2005, is hereby proclaimed as:

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK

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

Rev. Garry D. Moore, Sr., Mayor

November 8, 2005