[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 130 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF REVEREND JOHN J. BRYK

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2007

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Reverend John 
J. Bryk, on the occasion of his retirement as pastor of St. Hedwig's 
Parish in Lakewood, Ohio. Father John has devoted his entire life to 
the work of the church, and Cleveland has been blessed with Father 
John's commitment to living the gospel imperative of service to and 
love of others.
  Since his ordination in 1953, Father John has been a faithful servant 
to the Cleveland community. As a parish priest, Father John has been 
responsible for the spiritual well-being of a whole community, a 
responsibility he took very seriously and fulfilled with enthusiasm and 
total commitment to his congregation. As an educator, Father John 
imparted to Cleveland's youth the wisdom to be well-rounded, upstanding 
adults committed to serving all humans. As a former student of Father 
John at Saint John Cantius in Cleveland, I have firsthand experience of 
Father John's ability to affect the lives of those around him.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Reverend 
John J. Bryk's 54 years of ministry to the city of Cleveland. I am 
grateful for his dedication to the spiritual and communal needs of 
Cleveland. May his simple and abundant love of his congregation and 
Cleveland serve as an example for us all.

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