Publicly Thanking Many Individuals and Congregregations of the United Religious Community for Invocations at the Regular Meetings of the Council Since 1988

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RESOLUTIONNO. 3 1 3-2 OS_ A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL PUBLICLY THANKING THE MANY INDIVIDUALS AND CONGREGATIONS OF THE UNITED RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY FOR DELIVERING INVOCATIONS AT THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL SINCE 1988 JYX&,,w. , the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that the 1988 Council Rules Committee consisting of Council President John Voorde, 5d' District Council Member Linus K. Slavinskas, and Council Member At Large Sean Coleman sponsored a Bill which amended many sections of the South Bend Municipal Code addressing City Council rules and procedures; and on March 29, 1988, the Common Council passed Ordinance No. 7862 -88, which among other things provided that Invocations would be added to the Council's Order of Business at each of its regular council meetings which are held on the 2 "d and 4d' Mondays of each month; and 4 /i%anua, the practice of opening each Council meeting with a prayer during the Invocation is in keeping with the ruling handed down by the United States Supreme Court in Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983), which stated that "the opening of sessions of legislative and other deliberative public bodies with prayer is deeply embedded in the history and tradition of this county"; and the Common Council would like to publicly thank the many individuals from the more than twenty (20) denominations represented in St. Joseph County, who have delivered Invocations since 1988 at our Council Meetings with much "compassion and commitment "; and would like to thank in particular the representatives from the following congregations and organizations: Broadway Christian Parish Crest Manor Church of the Brethren Emmanuel Church of Deliverance Evangelical Covenant Church First United Methodist Church Grace United Methodist Church Granger Community Church Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church Hope Rescue Mission Kern Road Mennonite Church Little Flower Catholic Church Olivet African Methodist Episcopal Church Orthodox Catholic Church River Park United Methodist Church Sinai Synagogue Southlawn United Methodist Church Southside Christian St. Patrick Catholic Church St. Paul's Lutheran Church St. Paul's Memorial United Methodist Church New Salem United Methodist St. Peter's United Church of Christ Temple Beth -El Zion United Church of Christ n11 a, r%/ev�Ia,e, Ge a x�lme d, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council hereby thanks the United Religious Community of St. Joseph County and each of the congregations and organizations whose representatives have been providing words of inspiration during the Invocation portion of each Council meeting since 1988; and the Common Council looks forward to continuing this partnership with these faith -based organizations many years into the future. Section II . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council a13�4 approval by-(he Mayor. D. Dieter, 1" District tt D fei fie , 2" istr I Kelly, 3` strict zzzello, Dis vid Varner. 5" Distri t nS 1!,r,,,. %Cej ENTED hn oorde, City Clerk NOT APPROVED ADOPTED Ervin Kus%6 "' Dist Al `Buddy" I rsits, Arge Timms y A.,Ir se, At rge Karen L. White, At Large KathleenCekanski- FalTand,CounC11 Attorney Stephen J. Lt cke, Mayor