May your unfailing love rest upon us,
O Lord, even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33:22
2009 Prayer for Our Nation
by Beth Moore, Honorary Chairman
Father in Heaven,
We lift our eyes toward Your Throne,
where You reign in righteousness.
Your Word assures us that when Your people cry out in sincerity
and humility, You will never turn a deaf ear to us.
We call upon You now, seeking Your forgiveness and favor.
Look over this fevered landscape and heal us, Lord.
Drop knees to the floor and raise eyes to the sky,
for we know where our help comes from.
Unite these States again in devotion to You,
and blur every dividing line.
Do not give us over to our sins.
Give us, instead, over to passionate prayer that moves Your heart.
“May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even as we put our hope in You.”
In the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Amen.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
President: Barack Obama
Vice President: Joe Biden
Secretary of State: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of Defense: Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Treasury: Timothy F. Geithner
Attorney General: Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Secretary of Agriculture: Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce: Gary F. Locke
Secretary of Education: Arne Duncan
Secretary of Energy: Steven Chu
Secretary of Health and Human Services:
Secretary of Homeland Security: Janet A. Napolitano
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Shaun L. S. Donovan
Secretary of Interior: Kenneth L. Salazar
Secretary of Labor: Hilda L. Solis
Secretary of Transportation: Raymond L. LaHood
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Eric K. Shinseki
Environmental Protection Agency: Lisa P. Jackson
Chief of Staff: Rahm I. Emanuel
National Security Advisor: James L. Jones
Director of National Intelligence: Dennis C. Blair
Economic Advisors Chair: Christina Romer
Management and Budget: Peter R. Orszag
Trade Representative: Ambassador Ronald Kirk
Ambassador to the United Nations: Susan Rice
U.S. Senator: Mel Martinez
U. S. Senator: Bill Nelson
House of Representatives:Bill Posey and Suzanne M. Kosmas
STATE OF FLORIDA
Governor: Charlie Crist
Lt. Governor: Jeff Kottkamp
Secretary of State: Kurt S. Browning
Attorney General: Bill McCollum
Chief Financial Officer: Alex Sink
Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Charles H. Bronson
Commissioner, Department of Education: Eric J. Smith
State Attorney: Norm Wolfinger
Senators: District 24: Thad Altman District 26: Mike Haridopolos
Representatives: District 29: L. Ralph Poppell District 30: Ritch Workman District 31: John Tobie District 32: Steve Crisafulli District 80: Debbie Mayfield
BREVARD COUNTY
Clerk of Courts: Scott Ellis
Public Defender: James Russo
Property Appraiser: Jim Ford
Sherriff: Jack Parker
State Attorney: Norman R. Wolfinger
Supervisor of Elections: Lori Scott
Tax Collector: Lisa Cullen
BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
District 1: Robin Fisher
District 2: Chuck Nelson
District 3: Trudie Infantini
District 4: Mary Bolin
District 5: Andy Anderson
Interim County Manager: Stockton Whitten
BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Superintendent: Dr. Richard A. DiPatri
District 1: Robert Jordan
District 2: Dr. Barbara Murray
District 3: Amy Kneessy
District 4: Karen Henderson
District 5: Andrew J. Ziegler
CAPE CANAVERAL
Mayor: Rocky Randels
Mayor P ro Tem: Robert Hoog Council Members: Betty Walsh, Buzz Petsos, Shannon Roberts
City Manager: Bennett Boucher
City Clerk: Susan Stills
Fire Chief: Dave Sargeant
COCOA
Mayor: Mike Blake
Deputy Mayor: Clarence Whipple, Jr.
City Council: James E. McCarthy, Pat McCrary, Jake Williams, Jr.
City Clerk: Joan Clark
City Manager: Ric Holt
Fire Chief: Francis Murphy
Police Chief: Mark Klayman
COCOA BEACH
Mayor: Leon “Skip” Beeler
Vice Mayor: Kevin Pruett
Commissioners: Don John, Skip Williams, Ken Griffin
City Manager: Chuck Billias
City Clerk: Lori Kalaghchy
Police Chief: Bryan Holmes
Fire Chief: Scott Shear
FELLSMERE
Mayor: Susan Adams
Vice Mayor: Joel Tyson
Mayor Pro-Tem: Fernando Herrera
Council Members: Daniel Naranjo, Sara Savage
City Manager: Jason Nunemaker
City Clerk: Deborah C. Krages
Police Chief: Scott A. Melanson
GRANT-VALKARIA
Mayor - Del Younts
Council Members: Joe Hackford, Lisette Kolar, Patrick Bryan, Cathy DeMott, Dan Faden, Jason Mahaney
Town Manager - Richard Hood
Town Clerk - Sue Krueger
INDIALANTIC
Mayor: David Berkman
Deputy Mayor: Vincent Benevente
Council Members: Loren Goldfarb, Lori Halbert, Mike Borysiewicz
Town Manager: Christopher Chinault
Town Clerk: Laura Eaton
Chief of Police:Troy W. Morris
Fire Chief: John Macdonald
INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH
Mayor: Mary Anne O’Neill
Deputy Mayor: David A. Panicola
Council Members: Gene Newberry, Scott Nickle, James Nolan, Sr.
City Manager: Jackie Burns
City Clerk: Deborah Maliska
Fire Chief: Todd Scaldo
Police Chief: Robert Sullivan
MALABAR
Mayor: Tom Eschenberg
Administrator: Bonilyn Wilbanks-Free
Town Clerk: Debby Franklin
Council Members: Nancy Borton, Pat Dezman, Jeff McKnight, Steve Rivet, Brian Vail
MELBOURNE
Mayor: Harry C. Goode, Jr.
Vice Mayor: John Thomas
Council Members: Mike Nowlin, Joanne Corby, Mark LaRusso, Kathy Meehan, Molly Tasker
City Manager: Jack M. Schluckebier
City Clerk: Cathleen A. Wysor
City Attorney: Paul R. Gougelman, III
Police Chief: Don Carey
Fire Chief: Paul Forsberg
MELBOURNE BEACH
Mayor: Rita Karpie
Vice Mayer: April Evans
Comissioners: Donnie Price, Paul Guglietta, Chad Tennant
Town Manager: James D. Bursick
Town Clerk: Tina Hoffkins
Fire Chief: Seth Stark
Police Chief: Ron Krueger
Attorney: Paul R. Gougelman, III
MELBOURNE VILLAGE
Mayor: Scott McCoy
Commissioners: Rand Carroll, Richard Jones, David Sinton, Valerie Calenda, Priscilla Griffith, Barbara Howell
Town Clerk: Gail Griswold
PALM BAY
Mayor: John J. Mazziotti
Deputy Mayor: Milo Zonka
Council Members: Kristine Isnardi, Michele Paccione, William Capote
City Manager: Lee Feldman
City Attorney: James Stokes
City Clerk: Alice Passmore
Police Chief: William Berger
Fire Chief: Steve Abraira
PALM SHORES
Mayor: Carol McCormack
Vice Mayor: Frank Falcone
Council Members: Bill Blucker, Sheila Donahue, Paul Bonville
Town Clerk: Patricia Burke
Town Attorney: Carl Beohne
ROCKLEDGE
Mayor: Larry Schultz
Council Members: Dr. Joe Lee Smith, Richard Blake, E. Georgia Phillips, Tom Price, Colleen Stuart, Frank Forester
City Manager: James McKnight
City Clerk: Betsi Beatty Moist
City Attorney: Joseph E. Miniclier
Chief of Police: John C. Shockey
Fire Chief: Richard Allen
SATELLITE BEACH
Mayor: Mark Brimer
Vice Mayor: Martha Kirby
Council Members: Dominick Montanaro, Jeffrey Fleis, Michael Chase
City Manger: Michael P.Crotty
City Clerk: Barbara Montanaro
Police Chief: Lionel Cote
Fire Chief: Daniel Rocque
SEBASTIAN
Mayor: Richard Gilmor
Vice Mayor: Jim Hill
Council Members: Andrea B. Coy, Dale I. Simchick, Eugene Wolff
City Manager: Al Minner
City Clerk: Sally A. Maio
Residing Attorney: Robert Ginsburg
Police Chief: Jim Davis
TITUSVILLE
Mayor: Jim Tulley
Vice Mayor: Conrad Eigenmann
Council Members: Walt Johnson, Martha Jane Long, Paul Secor
City Manager: Mark Ryan
City Clerk: Wanda Wells
Police Chief: Anthony C. Bollinger
Fire Chief: Chuck Bogle
VERO BEACH
Mayor: Sabin Abell
Vice Mayor: Thomas White
Council Members: Debra Fromang, Kevin Sawnick, Bill Fish
City Manager: James B. Gabbard
City Attorney: Charles P. Vitunac
City Clerk: Tammy K. Vock
Police Chief: Don Dappen
WEST MELBOURNE
Mayor: Hal Rose
Deputy Mayor: John D’Amico
Council Members: Stephanie Eley, Michael Hazlett, Andy Jones, Bill Mettrick, Pat Bentley
City Manager: David Reynal
Acting City Clerk: Christine Pennington
City Attorney: James Wilson
Police Chief: Brian K. Lock
United States Supreme Court
Chief Justice: John G. Roberts, Jr.
Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, David Hackett Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.
Florida Supreme Court
Chief Justice: Peggy A. Quince
Associate Justices: Charles T. Canady, Jorge Labarga, R. Fred Lewis, Barbara G.. Parienete, James E.C. Perry, Ricky Polston
Fifth District Court of Appeals
Chief Justice: William D. Palmer
Judges: Jay P. Cohen, Kerry I. Evander, Jacqueline R. Griffin, C. Alan Lawson, David A. Monaco, Richard B. Orfinger, Robert J. Pleus, Jr., Thomas D. Sawaya, Vincent G. Torpy, Jr.
Circuit Court, 18th Judicial Circuit
Judges in Brevard County: J. Preston Silvernail, Nancy F. Alley, O. H. “Bill” Eaton, Jr, John M. Harris, Donna L. Mc Intosh,
David Dugan, Lisa Davidson, Bruce Jacobus, George Maxwell, Debra Steinberg Nelson, Marlene Alva, John D. Galluzzo, John D. Moxley, Jr., Jack Griesbaum, Tonya B. Rainwater, Robert > Burger, Charles J. Roberts, Alan A. Dickey, Charlie G. Crawford, Ken Lester, Morgan Laur Reinman, Robert A. Wohn, Jr., Clayton D. Simmons, George B. Turner, Jim Earp
County Court Judges:
David E. Silverman, A. B. Majeed, Michelle Baker, Rhonda E. Babb, William T. McCluan, Kenneth Friedland, Cathleen B. Clarke, Benjamin B. Garagozlo, Kelly G. McKibben, Judith “Judy” Atkin, John Murphy
Brief History of The National Day of Prayer
1775 - The first Continental Congress called for a National Day of Prayer.
1863 - Abraham Lincoln called for such a day.
1952 - Congress established the National Day of Prayer as an annual event by a joint resolution, signed into law by President Truman.
1988 - The law was amended and signed by President Reagan, designating the National Day of Prayer as the first Thursday in May.
