[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E103]
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  COMMEMORATING ILLINOIS' 18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

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                           HON. DARIN LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2019

  Mr. LaHOOD. Madam Speaker, as we recognize National Catholic Schools 
Week of 2019, I would like to recognize all the Catholic schools and 
parishes in the 18th Congressional District of Illinois and across the 
nation that will be participating in this year's activities. This week, 
over six thousand Catholic schools will host more than two million 
students to celebrate this year's theme: ``Learn. Serve. Lead. 
Succeed.''
  As a graduate of St. Anne Grade School in East Moline, Illinois and 
Spalding Catholic High School in Peoria, Illinois, it is my privilege 
to celebrate with Catholic schools across my District. The education 
and religious values that these institutions instill serve as a strong 
foundation for a devoted relationship with God and inform our daily 
lives with lessons of faith.
  This week we recognize the value Catholic education provides to young 
people and its contributions to Church, communities, and the nation. I 
would like to formally recognize the Catholic Schools in Illinois' 18th 
Congressional District celebrating this week:
  St. Edward Catholic--Chillicothe; Our Saviour--Jacksonville; Blessed 
Sacrament--Quincy; Holy Cross Catholic--Mendota; St. Patrick Catholic--
Springfield; Carroll Catholic--Lincoln; St. Patrick Catholic--
Washington; St. Mary's--Bloomington; Holy Family Parish--Peoria; St. 
Philomena--Peoria; Corpus Christi--Bloomington; Epiphany Catholic--
Normal; Routt Catholic High--Jacksonville; Quincy Notre Dame High--
Quincy; Christ the King--Springfield; St. Vincent de Paul Catholic--
Peoria; Peoria Notre Dame High--Peoria; St. Mary's Grade School--
Metamora; St. Mary's Catholic--Kickapoo; Central Catholic High--
Bloomington; Little Flower Catholic--Springfield; Blessed Sacrament 
Catholic--Morton; St. Thomas the Apostle--Peoria Heights; St. Agnes--
Springfield; St. Paul Catholic--Macomb; Sts. Peter & Paul--Nauvoo; St. 
Jude Catholic--Peoria; St. Peter--Quincy; St. Joseph Catholic--Pekin; 
St. Francis Solanus--Quincy; St. Aloysius--Springfield; St. Dominic--
Quincy; St. Mary--Mt. Sterling; St. Mark Catholic--Peoria.
  While we reflect this week on the impact that our schools have had on 
our spiritual growth, let us also recognize the contributions that the 
National Catholic Educational Association continually provides for our 
communities. Once again, I am pleased to commemorate the 2019 National 
Catholic Schools Week and I look forward to many more years of 
continued success and celebration.

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