[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H9210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. COLUMBAN ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

  (Mrs. SCHMIDT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to recognize the 150th 
anniversary of my childhood parish, St. Columban Roman Catholic Church 
of Loveland, Ohio.
  In 1859, Father John Baptist O'Donoghue, of St. Andrew's Parish in 
Milford, and 10 families worked together to raise enough money to 
purchase an old, one-room schoolhouse from the Village of Loveland on 
Broadway Avenue.
  Like many budding parishes, the original rectory did not meet the 
needs of the local Catholic community for very long. In 1893, St. 
Columban built their second house of worship on that site. A few years 
later, the first school was built. This church will always hold a 
special place in my heart because my home was built from its bricks.
  As the parish was celebrating its 100th anniversary, St. Columban 
was, once again, forced to expand to a new church at a different site. 
I was in attendance that day 50 years ago when Archbishop Karl J. Alter 
dedicated the new school building which housed the church in the 
cafeteria. Rapid growth twice required separate additions to be built 
to house the church. In 2002, the church finally moved out of the 
school and into its own building.
  Each year, I have the privilege to host the St. Columban eighth-grade 
students to the Capitol. I am honored to be their Congresswoman and 
tour guide.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in celebrating St. Columban's 150th 
anniversary and in wishing them continued success.
  God bless them. God bless the United States of America.

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