[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E541]
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               IN HONOR OF THE PARMA PARK REFORMED CHURCH

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Parma Park Reformed Church, also known as the ``Church in the Woods,'' 
which will be closing its doors following fifty years of ministry.
  The congregation of Parma Park Reformed Church began in 1960. They 
met in a local grade school until the Church in the Woods was 
constructed in 1962. Since then, the congregation has been deeply 
involved in the community. The church offered Bible studies, Alcoholics 
Anonymous groups, and grief support groups. Community outreach projects 
included a meal program called ``Pay it Forward'' and a program in 
which the congregation's children sent gifts and correspondence to 
military units in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Church in the Woods has 
also been a popular location for private, intimate wedding ceremonies.
  At the end of March, Parma Park Reform Church will host its final 
service. The congregation intends to continue its services through 
other nearby churches.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Parma Park 
Reform Church. Its presence will be sorely missed; however, I have no 
doubt that its mission will live on. We need only look to the words 
written on every Sunday worship bulletin: ``Our Service has ended; our 
Worship continues.''

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