Title
INVESTITURE OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL
INAUGURATION OF THE MAYOR
and
INVESTITURE OF MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY
JUDGES OF TRAFFIC COURT
CITY COMMISSIONERS
SHERIFF
REGISTER OF WILLS
The Academy of Music
Broad and Locust Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Monday, January 2, 2012
10:00 a.m.
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MR. HENDERSON: Ladies and
gentlemen, good morning and Happy New
Year. Welcome to the investiture of
members of Council, the organization of
City Council, the inauguration of the
Honorable Michael A. Nutter as Mayor, and
the investiture of members of the
Judiciary, City Commissioners, Register
of Wills, Sheriff, and Judges of Traffic
Court.
We ask that everyone please
turn off all pagers and cellular devices
for the remainder of the ceremony. Thank
you.
Ladies and gentlemen, please
rise and bow your heads for the
invocation given by His Excellency
Charles Chaput, Archbishop of
Philadelphia.
(All guests rise.)
ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT: Let us
pray.
Father in heaven, make us
honest stewards of the world you place in
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our hands. Make us good guardians of the
dignity that you give as a birthright to
every human person. Help us to reach out
to the suffering and the persecuted and
to protect the poor, the weak, and the
immigrant. Help us to reflect your light
to others and to show by our action that
truth, integrity and service still shape
the purpose of the community life we
share.
In a special way, bless our
leaders, especially Mayor Nutter for his
dedication and service to our city, but
also including all those who serve in
public l...
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