[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDINATION OF REV. MONSIGNOR 
                          STANLEY E. MILEWSKI

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to call my colleagues' 
attention to plans to honor a distinguished religious leader in 
Michigan, Monsignor Stanley Milewski. Monsignor Milewski will be 
honored at a special service of thanksgiving followed by a dinner 
reception on Sunday, June 5, 2005, on the St. Mary's Orchard Lake 
Schools campus. The tribute will mark his 50th anniversary as a Polish-
American diocesan priest.
  Since his ordination into the priesthood on June 4, 1955, by Cardinal 
Edward Mooney in Detroit, Monsignor Milewski has been an important part 
of the history of the Polish pastoral ministry in Michigan and in the 
United States. Monsignor Milewski has earned the respect and admiration 
of people throughout Michigan and across the United States, and is 
especially admired by the approximately three-quarters of a million 
people of Polish descent who are part of the Archdiocese of Detroit, 
because of his devotion to service and confident leadership through 
years of ministry.
  Born in Detroit to Polish immigrants on November 30, 1929, Monsignor 
Milewski received his primary and secondary education in Catholic 
parochial schools in Detroit. He earned his undergraduate degree from 
St. Mary's College of Orchard Lake and completed graduate studies at 
St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, MI, and at SS. Cyril and 
Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake. SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary 
enjoys the distinction of being the only Polish seminary in the United 
States and was founded in Detroit in 1885. Monsignor Milewski was 
awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Alliance College in 
Pennsylvania and an honorary doctorate of theology degree from Madonna 
University in Livonia, MI. He was later appointed to the faculty of the 
Orchard Lake Schools in January 1957, and his responsibilities have 
included procurator-treasurer, teacher, athletic director, and vice 
rector. He served as chancellor of the Lake Orchard Schools from 1977 
to 2000.
  Monsignor Milewski's appointments include the Prelate of Honor of His 
Holiness John Paul II on March 20, 1990, Honorary Canon of the Diocese 
of Plock, and Honorary Canon of the Diocese of Lomza. In addition to 
the many recognitions and awards he has received, Monsignor Milewski 
was honored to have the Pope visit the 120-acre Orchard Lake Schools 
campus in 1969. Of that visit, Monsignor said, ``From that point on, I 
really got to know what a great man he was and what a tremendous memory 
he had.'' He recalls how the Pope once remarked that the seminary at 
Orchard Lakes was the most beautiful Polish seminary in the world. The 
campus includes the John Paul II center, a museum of artifacts and 
photos.
  I know my colleagues join me in congratulating Monsignor Milewski on 
his faithfulness to his calling and on his many achievements in the 
pastoral ministry. I am pleased to express my sincere appreciation to 
him on his 50th anniversary and to wish him many more years of good 
health and happiness.

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