Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Whereas: The week of Thanksgiving marks the twenty-first consecutive Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia observance; 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 and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin in 2011 and 2014; and

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

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

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Richard C. Callaway, Mayor of the Great City of St. Albans do hereby proclaim November 23^rd-29^th as

“Christian Heritage Week” 

and invite all citizens to join in this local event each in their own way.

Done this 14^th day of October in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen.

Richard C. Callaway, Mayor