[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E649]
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                      IN HONOR OF ST. ROCCO PARISH

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 14, 1999

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 75th 
anniversary of the Holy Family Sodality of St. Rocco Parish in 
Cleveland, Ohio.
  The church was established in 1924 and one of the first acts of the 
founding Pastor, Father Sante Gattuso, was to institute the Sodality. 
Today, it is the largest organization in the Parish. Including the new 
members to be initiated this weekend, the membership numbers 225 
people. Most of the members are second and third generation members and 
a few are even fourth generation members.
  The members of the Sodality have made invaluable contributions to the 
Parish. Because of their efforts, church activities, dinners, and the 
annual St. Rocco Festival are always well-attended and very successful. 
The success of these events is essential to the financial stability of 
the church and the school, so the help of the members of the Sodality 
is invaluable.
  In addition to participating in religious functions and helping at 
church activities, members also visit the sick and shut-in members of 
the parish, pray the Rosary at the funeral home for deceased members 
and accompany them to the cemetery after the funeral mass. Every year, 
the members fill two buses to make a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our 
Lady of Lourdes.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in honoring the ministry of love 
and service provided by the Holy Family Sodality of St. Rocco Parish.

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