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Rev. Daniel Waldo (1762–1864), Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives 1856-1857. The election of William Linn as first chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Second Continental Congress of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. Shortly after Congress first convened in April ...
Agenda (meeting) An agenda is a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment. It usually includes one or more specific items of business to be acted upon. It may, but is not required to, include specific times for one or more activities.
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ancestor. More generally, prayer can also have the purpose of thanksgiving or praise, and in comparative ...
Benediction. Icon of Jesus Christ Pantokrator by Theophanes the Cretan. His right hand is raised in benediction. A benediction (Latin: bene, 'well' + dicere, 'to speak') is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service. It can also refer to a specific Christian religious service including the ...
Public meetings can involve public comment or input, but do not have to. As the Oregon State Bar points out: "The Public Meetings Law is a public attendance law, not a public participation law ...
Galloway, 572 U.S. 565 (2014), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the court decided that the Town of Greece, New York may permit volunteer chaplains to open each legislative session with a prayer. [2][3] The plaintiffs were Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens, represented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. [4]
Since 1937, the United States presidential inauguration has included one or more prayers given by members of the clergy. [1][2] Since 1933 an associated prayer service either public or private attended by the president-elect has often taken place on the morning of the day. [3] At times a major public or broadcast prayer service takes place ...
Town meeting, also known as an "open town meeting," is a form of local government in which eligible town residents can directly participate in an assembly which determines the governance of their town. Unlike representative town meeting where only elected representatives can participate in the governing assembly, any town voter may participate ...