[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              WELCOMING THE REVEREND THOMAS A. CAPPELLONI

  (Mr. SHERWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to welcome as our guest 
chaplain Father Thomas Cappelloni of the Holy Name of Jesus Church in 
Scranton, Pennsylvania. I would also like to take this opportunity to 
thank him for that wonderful invocation as well as to offer the Father 
my congratulations. This year marked 25 years since Father Cappelloni 
was ordained as a priest and gave his life to God and the community.
  Father was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he attended high 
school and continued his education at the University of Scranton. Then 
he continued his studies and his desire to become a priest led him to 
Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary where he earned a master's in 
systematic theology and in theology in counseling.
  When Father Cappelloni returned to northeastern Pennsylvania, he 
spent time on the faculties of several schools and took the time to 
guide and counsel young students. He received his first pastoral 
assignment to St. Martin of Tours in Jackson, Pennsylvania, where he 
restored the church into a beautiful house of worship and served there 
until recently when he was transferred to Holy Name of Jesus in 
Scranton.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to say that not only has Father 
Cappelloni earned the respect of his parishioners for his altruism and 
kindness but also his peers have recognized his intelligence and wisdom 
by naming him the Dean of Catholic Clergy for all of Susquehanna 
County.
  Mr. Speaker, the good Father is an accomplished chef, an excellent 
musician, a host without par and a humanitarian above all. I thank him 
for being here today. His presence and blessing on this House means so 
very much to me and the people I represent.

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