This year we are thrilled that our National Day of Prayer is themed “Praying for the Next Generation”, and so we are including students and educators as our central focus. A mass choir of our county and city high school students will be accompanying our adult choirs from many local churches, singing several musical selections. Additionally we’ll utilize the Jr ROTC honor guard from Cass High and the drum corps from Woodland High to escort the pastors and other participants down Cherokee Street toward the courthouse at Noon. We are utilizing students in every aspect of our program this year, to include Kindergartners from Sam Jones Preschool leading our Pledge of Allegiance with Mr. Parnick Jennings, Commissioner Taylor’s granddaughter to read the Proclamation, Pastor King’s oldest son to open us in prayer, and then 4 students and their parent/grandparent praying for safety, families, educators and children. We will have a special guest speaker, Mr. Robert Green, the Area Director of Ocoee Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Tennessee, charging the students and adults with leading our generation. The new City Schools superintendent, Marc Feuerbach has agreed to close the event in prayer.
