[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 26 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING SISTER CATHERINE SCHNEIDER ON HER GOLDEN JUBILEE AS A SERVANT 
                 SISTER OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

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                         HON. ROBERT A. BORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2000

  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sister Catherine 
Schneider who is celebrating her Golden Jubilee as a Servant Sister of 
the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 17, 2000.
  Sister Schneider dedicated her entire body of knowledge to the 
educational development and advancement of children of all ages. She 
introduced the fundamentals of primary education to younger children by 
teaching first and second grade at St. Gabriel and St. Raphael 
parishes. She continued this advancement of education with her 
insightful and thought-provoking classroom instructions in Religion and 
Social Studies at St. Cecilia, Assumption, Our Lady of Fatima, and St. 
Laurence parishes.
  Beyond the scope of her classroom responsibilities, she continued to 
enhance the educational prowess of her students. She selflessly did 
this by sacrificing her lunch periods to tutor her students who may be 
floundering in certain areas of their education. She implemented 
several student-centered programs such as the May Procession and the 
altar servers to ensure the stewardship and spirituality of a Catholic 
education.
  Constantly striving to serve her devotion in all of its capacities, 
Sister Schneider held two secretarial positions at St. Augustine and 
the Holy Name of Jesus parishes. She willingly accepted the tasks that 
were presented to her and genuinely welcomed visitors to both schools. 
She freely served the infirmary patients at Camilla Hall by simply 
listening to their needs and by offering them a kind word of 
inspiration. Even as a patient herself, she toiled with the switchboard 
as an operator. Sister Schneider continually served and educated others 
which had reciprocal benefits and values on her own life.
  Mr. Speaker, Sister Catherine Schneider should be commended for her 
tireless pursuit to support and value the advancement of education and 
her deep devotion to duty. I congratulate and highly revere Sister 
Schneider upon this most glorious occasion of her Golden Jubilee, and I 
offer her my best wishes for continued faith and dedication in the 
coming years.

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