ADVISORY/Bishop T.D. Jakes to Offer Prayers for Governor's Inauguration.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (January 21) DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2003 Bishop T.D. Jakes to Offer Pastoral pastoral, literary work in which the shepherd's life is presented in a conventionalized manner. In this convention the purity and simplicity of shepherd life is contrasted with the corruption and artificiality of the court or the city. Prayer and Benediction benediction [Lat.,=blessing], solemn blessing usually administered in the name of God by a priest or a minister. The temple worship at Jerusalem had fixed forms of benedictions, and Christians have always given them an important place in ceremony, especially at the for the Inauguration INAUGURATION. This word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation (q.v. Services of Texas Governor Rick Perry James Richard Perry (b. March 4, 1950) is a Republican politician and the Governor of Texas. He assumed office in December 2000 when then-Governor George W. Bush resigned to prepare for his inauguration as President of the United States. Gov. Bishop T.D. Jakes will join other ministry leaders from across Texas at the Governor's Prayer Service in Austin on Tuesday, January 21, 2003. Jakes will be offering the "Pastoral Prayer" as well as the Benediction for this service. The prayer service is scheduled at 10 a.m. prior to the other inaugural activities. "I will be praying that God will give Governor Rick Perry divine wisdom as he continues the task of leading the State of Texas through a challenging time in American history," said Bishop T.D. Jakes. "I will be praying for a practical, pragmatic approach to leadership that responds with sensitivity to the diverse concerns and ever-increasing needs within our state." About The Potter's House The Potter's House is the vibrant home to more than 26,000 members from a wide breadth of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. As one of the largest churches in the nation, The Potter's House brings together the down and out - the homeless and released offender offender n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one convicted of a crime. (See: defendant, accused) - to sit beside the up and coming - the celebrity and community leader. |
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