[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 114 (Tuesday, September 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE CATHERINE McAULEY CENTER ON ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 21, 2004

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the Catherine McAuley Center in Dallas, PA, 
on the occasion of its 20 years of service to homeless mothers and 
children in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.
  Since 1984, the center has provided emergency shelter, transitional 
and permanent housing, food, furniture, and support services to 
thousands of women and children in my district.
  The Catherine McAuley Center is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and 
is named after their founder. Catherine McAuley devoted her life to 
serving others. Even on her deathbed, she is said to have told those 
around her to ``be sure to have a comfortable cup of tea for them when 
I am gone.''
  Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to represent an organization whose 
mission is helping women in need. Please join me in congratulating the 
selfless staff, volunteers, and friends of the Catherine McAuley Center 
on 20 years of service to the women and children of Lackawanna and 
Luzerne Counties.

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