[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E815]
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 IN HONOR OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. ANGELA MERICI CATHOLIC CHURCH

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 12, 1998

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 75th anniversary 
of the first mass held at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in Fairview 
Park, Ohio. The parishioners of St. Angela Merici and all the citizens 
of Fairview Park will join to celebrate the church's anniversary. Mayor 
Karl Kubb has dedicated May 17 as Diamond Jubilee Celebration Day for 
St. Angela Merici Parish.
  The parish has come a long way from meeting in the basement of the 
old Fairview Village Town Hall in 1923. The early parishioners were 
dedicated to outreach programs in the community and to the education of 
their children. With the continued faith and dedication of the over 
3,500 families in the church community today, the parish has carried on 
these original goals and grown rapidly. The parishioners believe that 
the young people in the community are their future and invest their 
time and talents to provide sports and scouting programs, day school 
and religious education as well as a teen ministry for the youth in the 
parish.
  An extensive schedule of jubilee events includes a one-mile and five-
mile run, a consecration of families, a family picnic, a clambake, and 
a choral concert. Special masses, a school reunion, a golf outing, and 
the first annual Founders Day celebration are also planned for the 
following years. The jubilee celebration will close with an outdoor 
mass.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in recognizing the dedication 
and faith of the parishioners of St. Angela Merici Catholic Church as 
they celebrate 75 years of serving the Fairview Park community.

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