Up-Coming Prayer Luncheon Checklist

Here is the planning check list that we have used in previous years.

1. Handling of Ticket Sales
2. Color Guard
3. Publicity - Invitations sent to churches and those on the list from last year. Newspapers. Announcements weekly. Reporter/photographer @ event.
4. Guest Speaker. (get bio.)
5. Setup/Cleanup
6. Printing
7. Letter to Mayor
8. Letter to City Council President
9. Greeters
10. Music
11. Other

We are considering two dates this year due to the Mayor's schedule. If we go with the first Fri. in May, the 4th, the Mayor will not be with us. He will have someone stand in for him to read the proclamation. The other date is Tue. May 1st. This will be the last day that the Mayor will be in town. We are working on getting a definite answer from his office.

Here is the program as it stood last year.

• Buffet lunch served 11:30am -12:15pm
• Program 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Welcome/Greeting
• Presentation of the Colors
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Singing of the National Anthem
• Invocation, Welcome, Introduction of Mayor
• Presentation of Proclamation
• Introduction of City Council President
• Introduction of Council Members
• Scripture Reading
• Music
• Introduction of Speaker
• Guest Speaker
• A Call to a Time of Prayer

Prayer for:

1. National Leaders, Service Men and Women
2. Local Leaders, Mayor, City Council, Judges, Community Officials
3. Safety Forces
4. School System and Educational Leaders
5. Young Men and Women
6. Closing Song
7. Closing Payer