PRO 2012-04TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
PROCLAMATION NO. 2012-04
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, TO RECOGNIZE MAY 3,2012 AS THE DAY
OF PRAYER IN TROPHY CLUB; RECOGNIZING THAT 2012 IS THE
61 sT CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF THE NATIONAL
DAY OF PRAYER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, public prayer and national days of prayer have a long and significant
history in American tradition dating back to the first call to prayer in 1775 when the
Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation; and
WHEREAS, The Declaration of Independence, our first statement as Americans
of national purpose and identity, made laws the foundation of our United States of
America and asserted that people have inalienable rights that are God-given; and
WHEREAS, in 1952 the Congress of the United States by a joint resolution
enacted legislation setting aside an annual day of prayer for the nation, and in 1988 this
law was amended permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May; and
WHEREAS, the National Day of Prayer enables us to recall and teach the way in
which our forefathers sought the wisdom of God when faced with critical deciSions, thus
reaffirming the spiritual principles upon which this nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, on this day Americans across our nation and state will join in united
prayer to acknowledge our dependence on God, to give Him thanks for blessings
received, to request healing for wounds endured, and to seek His guidance for our
leaders and His grace and protection upon us as a people and a nation;
WHEREAS, this year is the 61 st anniversary of the consecutive annual
observance of the National Day of Prayer, and its theme being "One Nation Under
God", which reflects the words found in Psalm 33:12, "Blessed is the Nation whose God
is the Lord";
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Connie White, in conjunction with the Town Council of
the Town of Trophy Club, Texas by the Power vested in me as Mayor of Trophy Club,
hereby proclaim Thursday, May 3, 2012, as a DAY OF PRAYER in Trophy Club to
coincide with the NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER and that this proclamation shall take
effect from and after its date of passage, in accordance with law; and it is so
proclaimed.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas this 16th day of April, 2012.
Connie White, Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
nnon DePrat , Town Secretary
Town of Trophy Club, Texas