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GA SR1589

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/29/2010

Primary Sponsor

Gail Buckner

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Origin

Senate

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes and commends Clayton County's observation of the National Day of Prayer on May 6, 2010
  • Notes that the National Day of Prayer was first established by the Continental Congress in 1775 and formalized by the U.S. Congress in 1952, with 57 presidential proclamations and 135 national calls to prayer since 1789
  • Clayton County's observance included a community breakfast sponsored by the Clayton County Ministers' Conference at the National Archives in Atlanta, with Dr. Edmond T. Heatley, Clayton County Public Schools Superintendent, as speaker
  • The event united the Ministers' Conference, the Association of Christian Ministers of Clayton County, and the Forest Park Ministers Association to form the Clayton County Coalition of Clergy
  • Sponsored by Senators Buckner (44th), Jones (10th), Ramsey, Sr. (43rd), and Henson (41st), the resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies to members of the public and the press

Legislative Description

Clayton County's Observation of National Day of Prayer; recognize May 6

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

4/29/2010

Full Bill Text

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