[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E194-E195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNITION OF THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF 
                               CARONDELET

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                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 2012

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
hard work of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
  They recently celebrated their 175th anniversary of serving those in 
need.
  Dedicated to a mission of unity and reconciliation, nonviolence and 
peacemaking, the Sisters have worked tirelessly to make the St. Louis 
community a better place.
  Sisters of St. Joseph celebrate 175 years in the United States.
  Having arrived from France in New Orleans in March 1836, the first 
six sisters traveled up the Mississippi River to reach St. Louis.
  They spent some time learning English and then opened their first 
mission in Cahokia, Illinois, in April, 1836.
  On September 12, 1836, they moved into a log cabin in Carondelet, a 
small village south of St. Louis.
  Today, the Sisters continue their social justice work in the 
Carondelet neighborhood in South St. Louis City.
  They serve in a variety places and work in an array of areas, such as 
health care, child care, deaf education, youth ministry and adult 
education.
  Our community, state, and country are beneficiaries of the mission 
and work of the

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Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, and I am proud to honor them and 
their work today.

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