第一篇：Father Day 2008年父親節(jié)2550

FATHER’S DAY 2008

June 15, 2008 | Apostolic Church of God | Chicago, Illinois Good morning.It’s good to be home on this Father’s Day with my girls, and it’s an honor to spend some time with all of you today in the house of our Lord.At the end of the Sermon on the Mount , Jesus closes by saying, ―Whoever hears these words of mine, and does them, shall be likened to a wise man who built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.‖ [Matthew 7:24–25] Here at Apostolic , you are blessed to worship in a house that has been founded on the rock of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.But it is also built on another rock, another foundation—and that rock is Bishop Arthur Brazier.In fortyeight years, he has built this congregation from just a few hundred to more than twenty thousand strong—a congregation that, because of his leadership, has braved the fierce winds and heavy rains of violence and poverty;joblessness and hopelessness.Because of his work and his ministry , there are more graduates and fewer gang members in the neighborhoods surrounding this church.There are more homes and fewer homeless.There is more community and less chaos because Bishop Brazier continued the march for justice that he began by Dr.King’s side all those years ago.He is the reason this house has stood tall for half a century.And on this Father’s Day, it must make him proud to know that the man now charged with keeping its foundation strong is his son and your new pastor, Reverend Byron Brazier.Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.And we are called to recognize and honor how critical every father is to that foundation.They are teachers and coaches.They are mentors and role models.They are examples of success and the men who constantly push us toward it.But if we are honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that what too many fathers also are is missing—missing from too many lives and too many homes.They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men.And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it.You and I know how true this is in the African-American community.We know that more than half of all black children live in single-parent households , a number that has doubled—doubled—since we were children.We know the statistics—that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime;nine times more likely to drop out of schools;and twenty times more likely to end up in prison.They are more likely to have behavioral problems, or run away from home, or become teenage parents themselves.And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it.How many times in the last year has this city lost a child at the hands of another child? How many times have our hearts stopped in the middle of the night with the sound of a gunshot or a siren? How many teenagers have we seen hanging around on street corners when they should be sitting in a classroom? How many are sitting in prison when they should be working, or at least looking for a job? How many in this generation are we willing to lose to poverty or violence or addiction ? How many? Yes, we need more cops on the street.Yes, we need fewer guns in the hands of people who shouldn’t have them.Yes, we need more money for our schools, and more outstanding teachers in the classroom, and more after-school programs for our children.Yes, we need more jobs and more job training and more opportunity in our communities.But we also need families to raise our children.We need fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception.We need them to realize that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child—it’s the courage to raise one.We need to help all the mothers out there who are raising these kids by themselves;the mothers who drop them off at school, go to work, pick them up in the afternoon, work another shift , get dinner, make lunches, pay the bills, fix the house, and all the other things it takes both parents to do.So many of these women are doing a heroic job, but they need support.They need another parent.Their children need another parent.That’s what keeps their foundation strong.It’s what keeps the foundation of our country strong.I know what it means to have an absent father, although my circumstances weren’t as tough as they are for many young people today.Even though my father left us when I was two years old, and I only knew him from the letters he wrote and the stories that my family told, I was luckier than most.I grew up in Hawaii , and had two wonderful grandparents from Kansas who poured everything they had into helping my mother raise my sister and me—who worked with her to teach us about love and respect and the obligations we have to one another.I screwed up more often than I should’ve, but I got plenty of second chances.And even though we didn’t have a lot of money, scholarships gave me the opportunity to go to some of the best schools in the country.A lot of kids don’t get these chances today.There is no margin for error in their lives.So my own story is different in that way.Still, I know the toll that being a single parent took on my mother—how she struggled at times to pay the bills;to give us the things that other kids had;to play all the roles that both parents are supposed to play.And I know the toll it took on me.So I resolved many years ago that it was my obligation to break the cycle —that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father to my girls;that if I could give them anything, I would give them that rock—that foundation— on which to build their lives.And that would be the greatest gift I could offer.I say this knowing that I have been an imperfect father— knowing that I have made mistakes and will continue to make more;wishing that I could be home for my girls and my wife more than I am right now.I say this knowing all of these things because even as we are imperfect, even as we face difficult circumstances, there are still certain lessons we must strive to live and learn as fathers —whether we are black or white;rich or poor;from the South Side or the wealthiest suburb.The first is setting an example of excellence for our children— because if we want to set high expectations for them, we’ve got to set high expectations for ourselves.It’s great if you have a job;it’s even better if you have a college degree.It’s a wonderful thing if you are married and living in a home with your children, but don’t just sit in the house and watch SportsCenter all weekend long.That’s why so many children are growing up in front of the television.As fathers and parents, we’ve got to spend more time with them, and help them with their homework, and replace the video game or the remote control with a book once in a while.That’s how we build that foundation.We know that education is everything to our children’s future.We know that they will no longer just compete for good jobs with children from Indiana, but children from India and China and all over the world.We know the work and the studying and the level of education that requires.You know, sometimes I’ll go to an eighth-grade graduation and there’s all that pomp and circumstance and gowns and flowers.And I think to myself, It’s just eighth grade.To really compete, they need to graduate high school, and then they need to graduate college, and they probably need a graduate degree , too.An eighth-grade education doesn’t cut it today.Let’s give them a handshake and tell them to get their butts back in the library!It’s up to us—as fathers and parents—to instill this ethic of excellence in our children.It’s up to us to say to our daughters, don’t ever let images on TV tell you what you are worth, because I expect you to dream without limit and reach for those goals.It’s up to us to tell our sons, those songs on the radio may glorify violence, but in my house we give glory to achievement, self-respect , and hard work.It’s up to us to set these high expectations.And that means meeting those expectations ourselves.That means setting examples of excellence in our own lives.The second thing we need to do as fathers is pass along the value of empathy to our children.Not sympathy, but empathy—the ability to stand in somebody else’s shoes;to look at the world through their eyes.Sometimes it’s so easy to get caught up in ―us,‖ that we forget about our obligations to one another.There’s a culture in our society that says remembering these obligations is somehow soft —that we can’t show weakness, and so therefore we can’t show kindness.But our young boys and girls see that.They see when you are ignoring or mistreating your wife.They see when you are inconsiderate at home;or when you are distant;or when you are thinking only of yourself.And so it’s no surprise when we see that behavior in our schools or on our streets.That’s why we pass on the values of empathy and kindness to our children by living them.We need to show our kids that you’re not strong by putting other people down—you’re strong by lifting them up.That’s our responsibility as fathers.And by the way—it’s a responsibility that also extends to Washington.Because if fathers are doing their part;if they’re taking their responsibilities seriously to be there for their children, and set high expectations for them, and instill in them a sense of excellence and empathy, then our government should meet them halfway.We should be making it easier for fathers who make responsible choices and harder for those who avoid them.We should get rid of the financial penalties we impose on married couples right now and start making sure that every dime of child support goes directly to helping children instead of some bureaucrat.We should reward fathers who pay that child support with job training and job opportunities and a larger Earned Income Tax Credit that can help them pay the bills.We should expand programs where registered nurses visit expectant and new mothers and help them learn how to care for themselves before the baby is born and what to do after—programs that have helped increase father involvement, women’s employment, and children’s readiness for school.We should help these new families care for their children by expanding maternity and paternity leave , and we should guarantee every worker more paid sick leave so they can stay home to take care of their child without losing their income.We should take all of these steps to build a strong foundation for our children.But we should also know that even if we do;even if we meet our obligations as fathers and parents;even if Washington does its part, too, we will still face difficult challenges in our lives.There will still be days of struggle and heartache.The rains will still come and the winds will still blow.And that is why the final lesson we must learn as fathers is also the greatest gift we can pass on to our children—and that is the gift of hope.I’m not talking about an idle hope that’s little more than blind optimism or willful ignorance of the problems we face.I’m talking about hope as that spirit inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better is waiting for us if we’re willing to work for it and fight for it.If we are willing to believe.I was answering questions at a town hall meeting in Wisconsin the other day and a young man raised his hand, and I figured he’d ask about college tuition or energy or maybe the war in Iraq.But instead he looked at me very seriously and he asked, ―What does life mean to you?‖ Now, I have to admit that I wasn’t quite prepared for that one.I think I stammered for a little bit , but then I stopped and gave it some thought, and I said this: When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—how do I make my way in the world, and how do I become successful and how do I get the things that I want.But now, my life revolves around my two little girls.And what I think about is what kind of world I’m leaving them.Are they living in a country where there’s a huge gap between a few who are wealthy and a whole bunch of people who are struggling every day? Are they living in a country that is still divided by race? A country where, because they’re girls, they don’t have as much opportunity as boys do? Are they living in a country where we are hated around the world because we don’t cooperate effectively with other nations? Are they living in a world that is in grave danger because of what we’ve done to its climate? And what I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children— all of our children—a better world.Even if it’s difficult.Even if the work seems great.Even if we don’t get very far in our lifetime.That is our ultimate responsibility as fathers and parents.We try.We hope.We do what we can to build our house upon the sturdiest rock.And when the winds come, and the rains fall, and they beat upon that house, we keep faith that our Father will be there to guide us, and watch over us, and protect us, and lead His children through the darkest of storms into the light of a better day.That is my prayer for all of us on this Father’s Day, and that is my hope for this country in the years ahead.May God bless you and your children.Thank you.

第二篇：父親節(jié)

山西財(cái)經(jīng)大學(xué)

校 學(xué) 生

會(huì)

女 工 部

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活動(dòng)策劃

2011年5月8號(hào)

隨著新的一學(xué)期的到來(lái)，我部總結(jié)了過(guò)去的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，同時(shí)，也迎來(lái)了新一階段的工作。在本學(xué)期學(xué)生會(huì)的工作上，我對(duì)我部的未來(lái)充滿信心。與此同時(shí)，我也了解自己所肩負(fù)的責(zé)任與使命，因此，我會(huì)用更加努力的行動(dòng)，在校團(tuán)委和主席團(tuán)的帶領(lǐng)下，以團(tuán)結(jié)求實(shí)的工作作風(fēng)，奮發(fā)向上的工作精神，竭誠(chéng)地為我校女生服務(wù)。

好的計(jì)劃是成功的一半，作為女工部的部長(zhǎng)，我總結(jié)了往屆女工部以及我部門上學(xué)期的工作情況，吸取了其中的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和教訓(xùn)，準(zhǔn)備打破傳統(tǒng)的思維，在基本工作程序化下開(kāi)拓創(chuàng)新，突破女工部單一化的禮儀職責(zé)。在豐富我校女生課余文化生活的同時(shí)，設(shè)法讓更多的男生把目光投向女工部，參與女工部的工作。

活動(dòng)安排

為配合藝術(shù)團(tuán)所舉辦的校園文化藝術(shù)節(jié)，我部決定舉辦以“父愛(ài)如山，真情永恒—爸爸，我想對(duì)你說(shuō)”為主題的全校性活動(dòng)。

活動(dòng)時(shí)間

2011年6月18日——6月19日 活動(dòng)地點(diǎn)

一食堂與中快餐飲之間空地 活動(dòng)道具

宣傳部出的宣傳板一塊，桌子兩張、帳篷一頂、條幅一條、椅子、膠帶、剪刀、貼紙、簽字筆若干

活動(dòng)預(yù)算

條幅一條：8*8=64元 寬膠帶2卷 2*4=8元 細(xì)膠帶5卷 5*1=5元 剪刀4*5=20元 貼紙10*3=30元 簽字筆5*3=15元 明信片20*1=20元 郵票20*1.5=30元 共計(jì)192元 活動(dòng)內(nèi)容

6月17號(hào)講寫(xiě)好的關(guān)于父親節(jié)活動(dòng)的宣傳稿交與廣播站，通過(guò)廣播讓全校同學(xué)知道這個(gè)活動(dòng)。我部安排的部員和部長(zhǎng)于18號(hào)上午10點(diǎn)集合，10點(diǎn)半及時(shí)準(zhǔn)備完畢，工作人員就位，由工作人員邀請(qǐng)全校同學(xué)在貼紙上寫(xiě)上想對(duì)父親說(shuō)的話，貼于宣傳板上，聯(lián)系心彩攝影協(xié)會(huì)，粘貼幾張與父親的合照。準(zhǔn)備明信片，讓所有參與的同學(xué)寫(xiě)上對(duì)父母的話和地址，隨即抽取部分幫他們寄出。讓全校學(xué)生都能參與進(jìn)來(lái)，活動(dòng)為期兩天，于6月19號(hào)晚上6點(diǎn)結(jié)束。

以上是女工部對(duì)這一學(xué)期的第一個(gè)活動(dòng)的策劃，當(dāng)然在這學(xué)期中還會(huì)有臨時(shí)性的活動(dòng)，應(yīng)視具體情況而定。在工作中,我部將不斷地總結(jié)各項(xiàng)活動(dòng)中的經(jīng)驗(yàn)計(jì)教訓(xùn)，為下學(xué)期開(kāi)展工作做好準(zhǔn)備,高質(zhì)高量的完成工作任務(wù).我部干部干事會(huì)相互協(xié)作,認(rèn)真執(zhí)行好此計(jì)劃,同時(shí)也希望得到領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和廣大同學(xué)的支持,學(xué)生會(huì)各部門的配合。

女工部部長(zhǎng)：任遠(yuǎn)

2011年5月8號(hào)

第三篇：父親節(jié)

父親，是你讓我擁有了更廣闊的天空，是你讓我看得更高更遠(yuǎn)，您是我生命中的榜樣，您的言語(yǔ)雖少，我卻如視珍寶。希望您永遠(yuǎn)快樂(lè)！您是我生命中的太陽(yáng)，您不但給了我生命也指引

父親，是你讓我擁有了更廣闊的天空，是你讓我看得更高更遠(yuǎn)，您是我生命中的榜樣，您的言語(yǔ)雖少，我卻如視珍寶。希望您永遠(yuǎn)快樂(lè)！

您是我生命中的太陽(yáng)，您不但給了我生命也指引了我成長(zhǎng)的方向，今天是父親節(jié)，祝我們的父親節(jié)日快樂(lè)。

您堅(jiān)忍不拔和錚錚硬骨我永遠(yuǎn)榜樣，我從您那兒汲取到奮發(fā)力量，走過(guò)挫折，邁向成功，爸爸，您我榜樣，我愛(ài)您！

您無(wú)私的奉獻(xiàn)給了我燦爛如金的生活真諦，雖然歲月燃燒了你的青春，但只會(huì)讓它彌久而愈明，關(guān)懷和勉勵(lì)將伴我信步風(fēng)雨人生。爸爸，節(jié)日快樂(lè)！

獻(xiàn)給您無(wú)限感激和溫馨祝愿，還有那許多回憶和深情思念因?yàn)槟认闊o(wú)比，難以言表，祝您父親節(jié)快樂(lè)！

爸爸，坦白講你有時(shí)非常狡猾，有時(shí)又非常滑稽可笑，但是我更想說(shuō)：最令我引以為榮的正是你的幽默風(fēng)趣！祝父親節(jié)快樂(lè)！

獻(xiàn)給您無(wú)限感激和溫馨的祝愿，還有那許多回憶和深情的思念。因?yàn)槟认闊o(wú)比，難以言表，祝您父親節(jié)快樂(lè)！父親節(jié)短信

您的堅(jiān)忍不拔和錚錚硬骨是我永遠(yuǎn)的榜樣，我從您那兒汲取到奮發(fā)的力量，走過(guò)挫折，邁向成功，爸爸，您是我的榜樣，我愛(ài)您！

今天所有的事我來(lái)扛，所有的清閑你來(lái)享;不高興的事遠(yuǎn)離你，快樂(lè)的事盡找你，因?yàn)榻裉焓歉赣H節(jié)嘛！老爸，祝你天天開(kāi)心！

多少座山的崔嵬也不能勾勒出您的偉岸；多少個(gè)超凡的歲月也不能刻畫(huà)出您面容的風(fēng)霜，爸爸，謝謝您為我做的一切。父親節(jié)快樂(lè)！

爸爸的教誨像一盞燈，為我照亮前程；爸爸的關(guān)懷像一把傘，為我遮蔽風(fēng)雨。祝您父親節(jié)快樂(lè)！

您常在給我理解的注視，您常說(shuō)快樂(lè)是孩子的禮物。所以今天，我送上一個(gè)笑，溫暖您的心。爸爸，祝父親節(jié)快樂(lè)！

老爸！今天是父親節(jié)，你不知道吧？祝老爸身體健康，生意興隆，股票“變紅”，要不要什么禮物啊？不過(guò)，得要你報(bào)銷啊！

父親的眼神是無(wú)聲的語(yǔ)言，對(duì)我充滿期待;父親的眼神是燃燒的火焰，給我巨大的熱力;它將久久的，久久的印在我的心里。祝您節(jié)日快樂(lè)！

如果，您是一顆滄桑的老樹(shù)，那么，我愿是那會(huì)唱歌的百靈，日夜棲在您的枝頭鳴叫，換回您的年輕，讓您永遠(yuǎn)青翠。爸爸，我愛(ài)您！

只一句“父親節(jié)快樂(lè)”當(dāng)然算不了什么，但是在喜慶吉日里對(duì)您格外親切的祝福，包含多少溫馨的情義都出自我的內(nèi)心深處。父親節(jié)祝福短信

我的脈博流淌著您的血；我的性格烙著您的印記；我的思想繼承著您的智慧??我的錢包，可不可以多幾張您的鈔票？老爸，父親節(jié)快樂(lè)！

也許我總令您操心、惹您生氣，但在今天---在父親節(jié)之際，讓我對(duì)您說(shuō)：爸爸，其實(shí)我很愛(ài)您！

爸爸，不論何時(shí)你都是我的拐杖，給我力量！讓我可以走好今后的每一段路，也許有一天，你老到無(wú)法再給我支持，但我心里那份父愛(ài)仍然會(huì)幫助我直到永遠(yuǎn)。歲月的白發(fā)雖然爬上了您的兩鬢，在我看來(lái)您卻永遠(yuǎn)年輕，因?yàn)樵谥腔鄣拇蠛＠铮冀K與時(shí)代的先行者并駕齊驅(qū)。爸爸，祝您節(jié)日快樂(lè)！

當(dāng)我在海洋中漂泊，父親是我的燈塔;當(dāng)我在沙漠中跋涉，父親是我的綠洲;當(dāng)我在草原上馳騁，父親卻化作了遠(yuǎn)方的白云。爸爸，節(jié)日快樂(lè)！

是誰(shuí),用瘦弱的身軀為我們撐起一片充滿愛(ài)的天?

是誰(shuí),用勤勞的雙手為我們構(gòu)建一個(gè)幸福的家園?

是您,我的父親!

我平凡而又偉大的父親!

當(dāng)我還是個(gè)小孩子

您就把我放在手心里

把我當(dāng)成您的一切

像所有的小孩一樣

父親

在我的眼里您是無(wú)所不能的!

當(dāng)我漸漸地長(zhǎng)大

我們注定要分離

但在我心靈深處

始終有一個(gè)位置

那就是您

我的父親

我永遠(yuǎn)不老的父親!

如今我已長(zhǎng)大

樹(shù)葉朝天

但根卻在您那里

您雖不在我身邊

但我卻始終感覺(jué)有您相伴!

忘不了您諄諄教導(dǎo)的情景

忘不了您那滿懷愛(ài)的眼神

忘不了您強(qiáng)壯有力的臂膀

忘不了您充滿活力的聲音

忘不了您在風(fēng)雨中的背影

忘不了.....父親

您是我前進(jìn)的動(dòng)力

給我戰(zhàn)勝困難的勇氣

您雖如此的平凡

但您卻是我心中最偉大的人

父親是條河,流轉(zhuǎn)著歲月,訴說(shuō)人世的滄桑 父親是片海,擎起了太陽(yáng),放飛天空的翅膀 父親是座山,堅(jiān)韌起脊梁,挺拔大地的芬芳 如山父愛(ài),父愛(ài)如山

我那常年勞累的父親啊

您永遠(yuǎn)都是兒子心中

最最純樸的詩(shī)篇!

第四篇：父親節(jié)

迎父親節(jié)輔導(dǎo)案

八年一班金紅子

今年的6月16日是父親節(jié)，同學(xué)生們你們了解父母之愛(ài)，感受父母之情，體驗(yàn)親情的無(wú)私和偉大嗎？

1909年，美國(guó)華盛頓一位叫布魯斯·多德的夫人，在慶賀母親節(jié)的時(shí)候，想到撫養(yǎng)他們長(zhǎng)大成人的父親，突然產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)念頭：既然有母親節(jié)，為什么不能有父親節(jié)呢？她提筆給州政府寫(xiě)了一封信，呼吁建立父親節(jié)。州政府采納了她的建議，并確定每年6月的第三個(gè)星期日為父親節(jié)。以后很多地方都開(kāi)始慶祝這一節(jié)日。1972年，尼克松總統(tǒng)正式簽署了建立父親節(jié)的文件，這個(gè)節(jié)日被以法律的形式確定下來(lái)，并沿用至今。父親節(jié)雖然是由美國(guó)人率先設(shè)立的，但它表達(dá)了人們對(duì)父親的尊敬和愛(ài)戴，因此逐漸被全世界人民所接受。

父愛(ài)是世上最偉大而深沉的感情，也許不如母愛(ài)那樣細(xì)膩,也許沒(méi)有母愛(ài)那樣無(wú)微不至，但我們脆弱之際，父親總會(huì)給予我們最堅(jiān)定的支持。父親沒(méi)有母親那樣的千般叮囑，但總是用無(wú)言的行動(dòng)影響著我們。從呱呱墜地到蹣跚學(xué)步，從幼兒園時(shí)的頑皮孩童到現(xiàn)在逐步 懂事的少先隊(duì)員，在這漫長(zhǎng)的過(guò)程中，父親們傾注了無(wú)數(shù)的心血。我們的茁壯成長(zhǎng)，離不開(kāi)父親的默默付出，他們不辭辛苦為我們支撐起生活的藍(lán)天。慢慢的我們變高變壯，我們不斷的成長(zhǎng)，但父親的頭上卻漸漸的長(zhǎng)出醒目的白發(fā)，他們的腰背也不如過(guò)去挺拔，但他們無(wú)怨無(wú)悔，因?yàn)樗麄兊膬?nèi)心充滿了對(duì)我們的無(wú)限關(guān)愛(ài)。雖然他們有時(shí)會(huì)嚴(yán)厲的責(zé)罵我們，甚至狠狠的在我們的屁股上打上幾巴掌，但這也是出于對(duì)我們的關(guān)愛(ài)，源自恨鐵不成鋼的心情。我們不能因此而無(wú)視他們的艱辛付出，甚至對(duì)他們有所怨言。為了讓我們過(guò)上安穩(wěn)快樂(lè)的生活，父親們付出了無(wú)數(shù)的汗水和努力，我們?cè)鯓硬拍芑貓?bào)他們對(duì)我們的關(guān)愛(ài)呢？現(xiàn)階段的我們，唯有用功讀書(shū)，專心聽(tīng)講，積極向上，逐漸成長(zhǎng)為有知識(shí)、有紀(jì)律、有理想、有道德，對(duì)社會(huì)有用的人，以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)來(lái)回報(bào)自己的親人，才能不辜負(fù)父親對(duì)我們的期望，才能對(duì)的起父親為養(yǎng)育我們而付出的辛勞。

父愛(ài)如山，情深似海，但又有多少同學(xué)曾經(jīng)向自己的父親表達(dá)過(guò)感激之情？希望同學(xué)們能用最真誠(chéng)的心去感謝我們的父親。在力所能及的范圍內(nèi)幫爸爸盛碗飯，敲敲背，整理下自己的房間，減輕爸爸的負(fù)擔(dān)。回家后能微笑著向父親說(shuō)一聲“爸爸您辛苦了！爸爸我愛(ài)你”。

第五篇：父親節(jié)

父親節(jié)的由來(lái)

世界上的第一個(gè)父親節(jié)，1910年誕生在美國(guó)

1909年，華盛頓一位叫布魯斯多德的夫人，在慶賀母親節(jié)的時(shí)候突然產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)念頭：既然有母親節(jié)，為什么不能有父親節(jié)呢？多德夫人和她的5個(gè)弟弟早年喪母，他們由慈愛(ài)的父親一手養(yǎng)大的。許多年過(guò)去了，姐弟6人每逢父親的生辰忌日，總會(huì)回想起父親含辛茹苦養(yǎng)家的情景。在拉斯馬斯博士的支持下，她提筆給州政府寫(xiě)了一封措辭懇切的信，呼吁建立父親節(jié)，并建議將節(jié)日定在6月5日她父親生日這天。州政府采納了她的建議，倉(cāng)促間將父親節(jié)定為19日，即1909年6月第3個(gè)星期日。

翌年，多德夫人所在的斯波堪市正式慶祝這一節(jié)日，市長(zhǎng)宣布了父親節(jié)的文告，定這天為全州紀(jì)念日。以后，其他州也慶父親節(jié)。

在父親節(jié)這天，人們選擇特定的鮮花來(lái)表示對(duì)父親的敬意。人們采納了多德夫人的建議，佩戴紅玫瑰向健在的父親們表示愛(ài)戴，佩戴白玫瑰對(duì)故去的父親表示悼念。后來(lái)在溫哥華，人們選擇了佩戴白丁香，賓夕法尼亞人父與子用蒲公英向父親表示致敬。

為了使父親節(jié)規(guī)范化，各方面強(qiáng)烈呼吁議會(huì)承認(rèn)這個(gè)節(jié)日。1972年，尼克松總統(tǒng)正式簽署了建立父親節(jié)的議會(huì)決議。這個(gè)節(jié)日終于以法律的形式確定了下來(lái)，并一直沿用至今。