Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, September 3, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation which will be delivered by Alder Schultz. Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9): It happens in this job, the occasional constituent […]
Tag: Alderperson Invocations
Alderperson Nate Wolff’s Invocation At 08/06/2025 Common Council Meeting – “[Now is] the time to get back to work and to help the constituents of Appleton, as we all love to do.”
My apologies. I just realized I never posted Alderperson Nate Wolff’s invocation given at the 08/06/2025 Common Council meeting. Although it’s a month late, I believe his message is still applicable in the days after Labor Day. Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to […]
Alderperson Vaya Jone’s Invocation At 08/20/2025 Common Council Meeting – “Let us also remember the many people who make our city thrive, our families, our friends, our neighbors, and may we honor their trust through our service.”
Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, August 20, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Jones. Alderperson Vaya Jones (District 10): Good evening. As we gather tonight, let us […]
Alderperson Vaya Jones’ Invocation At 07/16/2025 Common Council Meeting – “The cherry, small yet vibrant, reminds us of life’s sweetness, the rewards of patience, and the importance of cultivating growth with care.”
Mayor Woodford: Good evening, I now call to order the Wednesday, July 16 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Jones. Please rise. Alderperson Vaya Jones (District 10): Let us take a moment to pause and reflect with […]
Alderperson Nate Wolff’s Invocation At 06/18/2025 Common Council Meeting – “We have to maintain a level of decency towards one another and not always think the worst of each other”
Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, June 18, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Wolff. Alderperson Nate Wolff (District 12): Thank you. Tonight, I would like to send […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 06/04/2025 Common Council Meeting – “Our flag represents the charity, idealism, ingenuity and heritage of our country and its people.”
Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, June 4, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Hartzheim. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13): Thank you, Chair. I asked for this invocation […]
Alderperson Adrian Stancil-Martin’s Invocation At 05/21/2025 Common Council Meeting – “Be Brief, Baby. Be brief.”
Mayor Jake Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, May 21 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Do we have an invocation this evening? Okay. Alder Stancil-Martin will deliver the invocation. Please rise. Adrian Stancil-Martin (District 11): Thank you, Chair. Thank […]
Alderperson Vered Meltzer’s Invocation At 05/07/2025 Common Council Meeting – “[The Tao Te Ching] gives me comfort. When things don’t make sense, it helps me make sense of them.”
Mayor Jake Woodford: I now call to order the Wednesday, May 7, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation which will be delivered by Alder Meltzer. Alderperson Vered Meltzer (District 2): Thank you. I am going to read a selection […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton’s Invocation At 03/05/2025 Common Council Meeting – “My wish for us in this time of fear and uncertainty is that we can be like Frodo, who accepts his assignment saying, ‘I will do now what I must.'”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Fenton. Please rise. Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6): Good evening. I usually ask to give an invocation during Women’s History Month. And although the theme for this year “Moving Forward Together – Women Educating and Inspiring […]
Alderperson Martyn Smith’s Invocation At 02/19/2025 Common Council Meeting – “[T]here are principles that are larger than our small moment in time, and when it comes to those principles, we should ourselves be fortified walls of bronze.”
Mayor Woodford: Please rise for the invocation which will be delivered by Alder Smith. Alderperson Martyn Smith (District 4): This term, I’m teaching a course on the Hebrew Bible, and we spent some weeks reading through the great writing prophets. This time around, I read […]