I apologize for the lateness in getting this Alderperson invocation video posted. This is from the 01/19/2022 Common Council meeting. Before viewing it, you may benefit from watching this clip from the movie “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” which Alderperson Schultz references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSUgqLI88OY Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s […]
Tag: Alderperson Invocations
Alderperson Joe Prohaska’s Invocation At 12/15/2021 Common Council Meeting – “We need Your wisdom, Your guidance, and possibly above all Your humility to seek our common good together, offering our partner Council members the dignity and worth we would desire to receive from them.”
Mayor Woodford: Okay, here we go. We’re gonna have an on-time departure. I now call to order the Wednesday December 15th meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Prohaska. Alderperson Prohaska: This invocation is from a constituent of mine […]
Alderperson Matt Reed’s Invocation At 12/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – “We’re not unique in our generation to experience struggles.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Reed. Alderperson Matt Reed: Thank you, Mayor. So, I wanted to share something brief from a gentleman who you’re probably all at least somewhat familiar with. He was from mid-20th century. He was a English professor […]
Alderperson Vered Meltzer’s Invocation At 11/17/2021 Common Council Meeting — “How many names will be on [the list of trans people lost to anti-trans violence] before it stops growing? How many years until there are no new names to add?”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Meltzer. Alderperson Vered Meltzer (District 2): November 20th marks the 22 annual observance called Transgender Day of Remembrance which honors the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. In 2021 […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 11/03/2021 Common Council Meeting – “I hope that each of us can glory in this month’s times for remembrance and honor and thanksgiving, despite the impending doom—I mean, the winter ahead.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim…I gotta fish for the mic. Which? That was close. Alderperson Hartzheim: Thank you, Chair. Here we are folks in the 11th month. How is it the 11th month already? The month of honor and remembrance […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 10/06/2021 Common Council Meeting – “I am proud to have served [in the military] but I probably don’t share that information willingly because I saw things and witnessed things that did not make me proud of my service.”
Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) gave the invocation at the 10/06/2021 Common Council meeting. Woodford: “Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Schultz.” Alderperson Schultz: “Thank you, Mayor. I’m gonna sit to make sure the mic picks me up. I actually requested invocation this evening […]
Alderperson Brad Firkus’ Invocation At 09/15/2021 Common Council Meeting – “We keep paddling, doing what we can to move ourselves and our community closer to the end of the pandemic. Even if everyone’s not paddling in the same direction, and some of those people are fighting to make reaching the finish line harder than it has to be, we keep paddling, because on the other end of this is where we want to be standing, and standing still doesn’t get us there.”
Alderperson Brad Firkus delivered the invocation at the 09/15/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: “Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Firkus.” Firkus: “Thank you. For a time in my early 20s I worked as a cook. I had worked in a kitchen since […]
Alderperson Vered Meltzer’s Invocation At 09/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – “Instead of asking how soon we can stop wearing masks, let’s ask how long we are willing to wear masks.”
The issue of masking has been talked about a lot recently due to the Health Officer resolution, the recent AASD mask mandate, and the start of the school year. Alderperson Vered Meltzer (District 2) gave the invocation during the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting and took […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s (District 13) Invocation At 08/18/2021 Common Council Meeting – “Gracious God…help us to remember we have the comforting assurance that You will always be with us.”
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) gave this invocation to the Common Council on 08/18/2021. As you can see, she is in the Council chambers and not wearing a mask although the Mayor has implemented rules requiring masks to be worn inside city facilities. Mayor Woodford: […]
Alderperson Joe Prohaska’s Invocation At 08/04/2021 Common Council Meeting – “May we have a spirit of comaraderie in this room and work together on our shared mission.”
Alderperson Joe Prohaska (District 14) gave the invocation at the 08/04/2021 Common Council meeting. This was given shortly after Mayor Woodford reinstituted the masking while inside city facilities guidelines which you can read about more here. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson […]