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RESOLUTION NO. 59-223 EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO THE COUNCIL OF C~u~CHES OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, The Council of Churches of Santa Ana, California, in response to a request from the City Council of Santa Aha, has since September, 1957 cooperated with said City Council in the scheduling of a Minister of the Gospel for each of the regular meetings of said City Council and in making available to said City Council, the offi- cers and employees of the City of Santa Ana, and the citizens in attendance at said regular meetings, a minister to pronounce an in- vocation as a regular part of the opening ceremonies at each such regular meeting, without any limitation as to denomination; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby expresses its deep appreciation to The Council of Churches of the City of Santa Aha for its cooperation and continued diligence to insure that regular meetings of said City Council might be opened with a proper prayer of invocation for guidance and understanding~ and to the individuals who have given of their time se willingly to insure that this practice, started nearly two years ago, could be carried on throughout said period. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That all mortals too easily forget their relationship with and dependence upon the Deity, and that the same might be expressed and guidance petitioned for on a wholly non-denominational basis, at a civil municipal gathering, on a regular and recurring basis, is a not negligible accomplishment and one which said Council of Churches, and the individual members who participated in these openings, should be thanked for, and is one of which they can be Justly proud as a typically American expression of a belief in God. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council is instructed to furnish three certified copies of this Resolution to ~he Council of Churches of the City of Sauta Aha.