[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF REV. NICHOLAS FEDETZ ON HIS 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND 
                 THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ORDINATION

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 28, 1996

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a dedicated 
man of God and a loving husband, the Rev. Nicholas Andrew Fedetz for 
his esteemed service to the community. Friends, parishioners, community 
and religious leaders will join Father Nicholas in celebrating his 50th 
wedding anniversary and the 50th anniversary of his ordination on 
Sunday, October 27, 1996. This commemorative celebration, hosted by the 
church committee and parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul Russian 
Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, will be held at the Hi-Hat Caterers in 
Bayonne.
  Born on April 17, 1923, Father Nicholas, who is a graduate of 
Columbia University, attended St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological 
Seminary in Crestwood, NY. Shortly thereafter, on July 7, 1946, Father 
Nicholas was ordained at a cathedral in New York City. He began his 
public ministry by spreading the word of God throughout the country, 
before finally settling down in Bayonne, NJ. Father Nicholas has served 
Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church with much 
dignity and respect. He is unquestionably a man committed to helping 
the people through service to God.
  The son of the late Archpriest Andrew Fedetz and Mrs. Mary Fedetz, 
Father Nicholas married the former Geraldine Schevchuk in June 1946. 
Their joyful union of 50 years produced two lovely children, Kyra and 
Tais. Mrs. Fedetz is the daughter of Mrs. Eva Svechuk Archpriest 
Theodot, who served parishes in Maryland and Pennsylvania for over 50 
years.
  The parishioners of Father Fedetz's church are part of the more than 
900,000 descendants of the southern Poland area in the Galicia region. 
They are a hard-working, family-loving people who had dreams of a 
bounteous America and built foundations under those dreams with their 
bare hands to create a better place for future generations. Father 
Fedetz through his sterling leadership, has molded the lives of all his 
parishioners into the greatness of America. They have become an 
intricate part of the beautiful mosaic that represents the 13th 
congressional district.
  I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring Father Fedetz on the 
anniversary of both his wedding and ordination. For 50 years, he has 
selflessly dedicated himself to his beautiful wife and his parish. 
Father Nicholas is a man revered by all and loved by his colleagues, 
parishioners, and friends.

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