[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H7997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WELCOMING THE REVEREND MARTIN B. LAVENGOOD

  (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, it's my pleasure to welcome Reverend 
Martin Lavengood and to thank him for the prayer he just delivered, and 
to welcome his family and many residents of the Evangelical Manor who 
are here today.
  Reverend Lavengood has a long and honorable history of service to the 
community. Prior to being ordained in 1991, Reverend Lavengood taught 
high school English in New York. Shortly after his ordination, he 
studied in Jerusalem as the first Roberta Rudin Scholar for Jewish-
Christian Studies. After his experience in Israel, the reverend 
returned to the United States and became active in prison ministry 
while serving in parishes in New York and Indiana.
  In 2003, Reverend Lavengood moved to Philadelphia where he became a 
chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. While working 
there, he developed an interest in ministering to people of all ages, 
especially the elderly. This interest led him to his current position 
as chaplain of the Wesley Enhanced Living at Evangelical Manor in 
Philadelphia, where he's honored, he says, to serve members of the 
World War II generation.
  I commend Reverend Lavengood for his service to seniors and for 
taking time to come to Washington and offering this prayer before the 
House of Representatives.

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