[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


         THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR LADY OF REDEMPTION CHURCH

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to recognize an 
impressive milestone which will soon be achieved by a church in Warren, 
MI. On May 13, 1995, Our Lady of Redemption Church will celebrate its 
75th anniversary. The church serves over 4,000 parishioners in the 
Detroit area. In fact, it is the largest Melkite-Catholic Eastern Rite 
Parish in the United States.
  The Detroit community benefits from a number of community service 
activities performed by members of this historic church. Our Lady of 
Redemption regularly holds food drives and their contributions reach 
far and wide to Detroit area food banks. Parishioners provide volunteer 
help to area hospitals, they support the Hunger Action Coalition, and 
they participate in the Metro Detroit Youth Day. The parish annually 
donates its facilities for use by the city of Warren's Parks and 
Recreation Department. Not only is Our Lady of Redemption the spiritual 
center for its members, but the church regularly organizes activities 
with parishes of other denominations to interchange fellowship in the 
spirit of ecumenism.
  Please join me in saying congratulations to an integral member of the 
Detroit community--Our Lady of Redemption Church. I thank the clergy 
and members of this church for their dedicated service and wish them 
many more years of fellowship.


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