[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 13, 2015

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to the parishioners of 
St. Bede the Venerable on the anniversary of the founding of the church 
that has provided spiritual guidance for 50 years, the first Catholic 
church in Northampton Township. St. Bede parishioners also are 
recognized and commended for the contributions they have provided to 
the spiritual and moral well-being of the greater Northampton 
community. Yours is a history that began on May 26, 1963 with the 
announcement of the founding by His Eminence John Cardinal Krol, 
Archbishop of Philadelphia. An elementary school followed in 1966 and 
continued until the 2012-13 school year when St. Bede the Venerable 
School was merged with Assumption BVM, of Feasterville to become St. 
Katharine Drexel Regional School. This school, kindergarten through 8th 
grade, continues the tradition of providing an exemplary, faith-based 
curriculum, while the parish has grown to include more than 3,200 
families and 11,000 parishioners. May your mission continue to the 
community of the faithful--with all good wishes for the future.

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