2007 PRAYER BREAKFAST DETAILS

 

December 7, 2007
Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom
720 S. Michigan Avenue
7:30 am – 8:59 am

 

 

 

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      The 2007 Prayer Breakfast Program 



Chair & Master of Ceremonies:             H. Hill Hammock
                                                              Chief Administrative Officer, Chicago Public Schools
                                                              Former Vice Chairman, LaSalle Bank

 

Keynote Speaker:                                 The Rev. Otis Moss III
                                                              Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago.

Otis Moss,III         Otis recently moved to Chicago from Augusta, Georgia, where he was pastor of the historic
         Tabernacle Baptist Church for nine years. He was a Ford Foundation Scholar and All-American
         Track and Field athlete at Morehouse College before earning a Master of Divinity degree from
          Yale University.

 

         His love for God and young people has led him to speak and preach in churches, seminaries
         and colleges across the globe, including South Africa, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Egypt.
                                                             Newsweek magazine recently cited Rev. Moss as one of “God's foot Soldiers,”
                                                             committed to transforming the lives of youth.

 

Music:                                                    Harmony Hope & Healing Choir

 

Special Presentation:                            Interfaith Youth Core

 

Prayer for Blessing of the Food:           David Rudis
(from the Jewish tradition)                  

 

Opening Prayer:                                    Dr. Shakeela Hassan
(from the Muslim tradition)                  

 

Prayer for Those in Public Service:       Judy Valente
(from the Roman Catholic tradition)

 

Closing Prayer:                                      Brenda Russell
(from the Protestant tradition)