[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH R. CISTONE

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                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  Mr. CAMP. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to The Most 
Reverend Joseph R. Cistone on his installation as the sixth bishop of 
the Diocese of Saginaw.
  A lifelong resident of Philadelphia, Bishop Cistone knew he wanted to 
be a priest from an early age. His life's calling has now led him to 
mid-Michigan as the new leader of more than 130,000 Catholics in the 
11-county diocese.
  Without question, this is a region in transition; one hit especially 
hard by worldwide economic downturn severely impacting this longtime 
manufacturing community. We look to our faith now more than ever to 
carry us though these difficult times and strengthen us during 
hardship.
  In the midst of these challenges, we are thankful His Holiness Pope 
Benedict XVI led Bishop Cistone to Saginaw as a powerful sign that we 
are not alone in this journey. We believe Bishop Cistone has been led 
to Saginaw to richly bless us with his talents in our time of greatest 
need.
  As members of the community of believers in the diocese, we offer our 
prayers and congratulations to Bishop Cistone as he starts his ministry 
in mid-Michigan. We pray for his family, especially his parents and 
brothers today as their son and brother takes on a new role in the 
Church. We also pray for his new family, the people of the Diocese of 
Saginaw. We hope that Bishop Cistone's example of faith in God will 
inspire not just Catholics but people of all faiths and even non-
religious backgrounds to seek the Lord.
  For the many Catholics I represent in Michigan's Fourth Congressional 
District, may God lead and guide Bishop Cistone and the Saginaw Diocese 
to do His will.

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