[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 118 (Friday, June 26, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN HONOR OF MONSIGNOR J. GASTON HEBERT'S 60TH ORDINATION

  (Mr. HILL of Arkansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Monsignor 
J. Gaston Hebert's 60th ordination as a priest as well as to salute his 
lasting contributions to our Catholic diocese in Arkansas.
  He was baptized and received his First Communion at St. Mary Church 
in Hot Springs, where he also celebrated his first mass as an ordained 
priest in 1960.
  I was privileged to have Monsignor Hebert as my teacher at Catholic 
High School in Little Rock, where he served as an English and drama 
teacher from 1960 to 1965.
  Even after he retired from serving as the pastor of Christ the King 
Church in Little Rock for 20 years, he continued to serve the diocese 
in Arkansas as vicar general under Bishop Andrew McDonald and 
Archbishop J. Peter Sartain. And again, importantly, as our diocesan 
administrator from 2006 to 2008, prior to the Holy Father's appointment 
of Bishop Anthony Taylor.
  Monsignor Hebert has served our community faithfully, and I thank him 
for his love, dedication, and years of service.
  Madam Speaker, we miss seeing him and are forever grateful.

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