By Troy Krause, Redwood Falls Gazette
Pastor Scott Prouty of the Redwood Falls Presbyterian Church prayed for the Senate at the opening of the session May 2.
A while back, Scott Prouty, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Redwood Falls, received a call from the office of Sen. Gary Dahms. “They asked me if I was interested in serving as chaplain for a day,” Prouty said, adding he expressed his interest in the idea.
Finding an open date, May 2, Prouty and wife, Pam, traveled to St. Paul. “We stayed at a hotel the night before and arrived at the Capitol at 9 a.m.,” said Prouty. After getting a tour of the historic Capitol building, Prouty was led to the Senate Fireside Room.
“I had a chance to talk with a lot of the Senators,” said Prouty, adding that was a great opportunity him to serve as chaplain. As the chaplain for the day, Prouty was given the chance to offer a prayer at the opening of the session for the day. “The session was set to open at 11 a.m.,” said Prouty, adding however, for the session to open it requires a quorum of the Senate members in the chamber. “I think it was about 11:15 a.m. when the session actually opened.” Prouty was given one minute to offer his prayer.