[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ACKNOWLEDGING TODAY'S GUEST CHAPLAIN, THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN CLARK 
          BUCHANAN, RETIRED EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF WEST MISSOURI

  (Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to 
acknowledge our guest chaplain today, the Right Reverend John Clark 
Buchanan. What a joy it was to hear his voice once again, inspiring me 
and others to do good work.
  John Clark Buchanan is the retired Episcopal bishop of West Missouri, 
having served our area from 1989 to 2000. He has a diverse background, 
having been a lawyer in private practice and in the insurance industry 
prior to his ordained ministry.
  Bishop Buchanan currently serves as a parliamentarian for the House 
of Bishops of the Episcopal Church. We in western Missouri are very 
grateful for the 11 years he served us. He created the most successful 
Bishop Spencer Place, a moderately priced retirement center for our 
elderly.
  He also, in his 11 years, established stable financial funding for 
the church, and also did extensive planning for new churches in the 
area outside of greater Kansas City. Key among his reforms and his 
instrumental efforts were, of course, reaching out and creating and 
establishing Hispanic missions.
  Bishop Buchanan lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife 
Peggy. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. I thank him for 
taking his time to come and deliver this thoughtful prayer with us this 
morning.

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