[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 133 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S11932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I am proud to introduce Rev. Sheila 
Gustafson from First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, NM. She has 
devoted her life to the ministry of God and within her work has touched 
many lives.
  She began her service as the first female pastor ever to serve at 
First Presbyterian Church, and she is devoted to their mission and has 
served it faithfully for the past 8 years.
  Reverend Gustafson demonstrates a great leadership style that endears 
her not only to the members of her congregation but to the community of 
Santa Fe. She has taken the lead within the New Mexico Coalition of 
Churches to create a faith-based organization that fights hate crimes 
and recently has dedicated her time to the revitalization and 
modernization of First Presbyterian Church. This project will allow the 
church to become a mission-oriented building that will provide direct 
assistance to the community. First Presbyterian Church will be able to 
provide meeting space for social and faith-based organizations.
  I thank Reverend Gustafson for coming to offer our invocation this 
morning. That is not an easy chore clear from New Mexico, as I know 
when I take that trip every couple of weeks. It is an honor to have her 
here today.

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