[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 96 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                               speech of

                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 15, 2003

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I call the attention of the House 
of Representatives to the 75th anniversary of Saint Anthony of Padua 
Parish of Exeter, Pennsylvania. The parish will celebrate this 
milestone with a Mass and dinner on May 18, 2003, with the dinner 
chaired by Attorney Charles J. Bufalino.
  At the start of the 20th century, thousands of Italian immigrants 
came to America in search of a better life for themselves and their 
families. Many of them came to work in the coal mines of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania, with quite a few settling in the Exeter area. In addition 
to their common heritage and language, they shared a common faith, so 
they founded a parish where they could come together as a community.
  The first church serving Saint Anthony of Padua Parish was built in 
1928 and 1929, to be followed by a new church in 1963. Father Alphonse 
Manley, a diocesan priest, staffed the parish until the arrival of 
Father Emilio Boccalatte, O.S.J., an Oblate of Saint Joseph, in 1930. 
The Oblates of Saint Joseph have staffed the parish ever since. The 
present pastor is the Rev. Daniel Schwebs.
  I am told it is quite common to find parishioners, young and old 
alike, in the church offering prayers throughout the day, and this is 
an example of the faith that abides at Saint Anthony's.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the attention of the House the 
75th anniversary of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, and I extend my 
congratulations to all who are associated with the parish.

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