[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E558]
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     TRIBUTE TO MONSIGNOR JOHN MORETTA ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 50TH 
ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION INTO THE PRIESTHOOD AND HIS 35TH ANNIVERSARY 
           AS PASTOR OF RESURRECTION CHURCH IN BOYLE HEIGHTS

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                            HON. JIMMY GOMEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2018

  Mr. GOMEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 50 years of priesthood 
for Father John Moretta from Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights.
   Father John has worked tirelessly to empower his community through 
the activism he leads from Resurrection Church.
   From paving the way forward on environmental justice issues, to 
keeping crime away from marginalized families through its Neighborhood 
Watch Group, and working with grassroots advocates like the Mothers of 
East L.A. to fight for DREAMers, Father John has served as the lynchpin 
of the Boyle Heights community for 50 years.
   As we mark his Golden Jubilee, I'd like to thank Monsignor John 
Moretta for his service to Boyle Heights.
   It is my honor to work with him to serve California's 34th 
Congressional District.

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