At the 04/21/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting, Alderperson Nate Wolff (District 12) gave the invocation. I took his statement “when one person shows up and is hateful toward any community members, hundreds…will stand up and say that doesn’t belong in this city,” to be an […]
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Alderpersons Patti Coenen And Corey Otis’s Invocation At 03/17/2021 Common Council Meeting – Advice And Gratitude As They Prepare To Step Down From The Council
The 03/17/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting was the last Council meeting before the election. Alderpersons Patti Coenen and Corey Otis are not seeking reelection, so they gave a joint invocation as a way of saying goodbye. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderpersons […]
Alderperson William Siebers’ Invocation At 03/03/2021 Common Council Meeting – It Is My Most Sincere Prayer As We Begin This Meeting…That We May Prove Worthy Of The Confidence Placed In Us By Our Fellow Citizens
Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) gave the invocation at the 03/03/2021 Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: “Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Siebers.” William Siebers: “Thank you, your honor. Uh, with a prayer in part being an earnest wish or hope, it is my […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 02/17/2021 Common Council Meeting – I Know That I Have To Find My Own Courage To Engage Each Other In Meaningful Ways That Are More Mutually Beneficial And Not Mutually Destructive
Alderperson Alex Schultz gave the invocation at the 02/17/2021. He read a poem about the arrest, trial, and conviction of Eugene Debs, a socialist, union supporter, and political activist, who was charged with 10 counts of sedition for giving a speech urging people to resist […]
Alderperson Joe Martin Gives 02/03/2021 Invocation – “We Are Given An Opportunity…To Reflect, To Learn, To Celebrate, and To Recommit To A Consciousness In America That Embraces All Lives And Being Equal Regardless Of Race”
On 02/03/2021 Alderperson Joe Martin (District 4) gave the invocation before the Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Martin. Alderperson Joe Martin: Thank you, Mayor. This year marks the 45th year that the America has designated February Black History […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton During 01/20/2021 Invocation – “We Need To Look At Every Decision We Make Through a Lens of Equity”
I thought it would be interesting to start pulling out and highlighting the invocations that the alderpersons give at the Common Council meetings. These are nonpartisan positions and a majority of city government business is mundane. As a result the public doesn’t have the crutch […]