[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E53-E54]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE LIFE, SPIRIT, AND LEADERSHIP OF REVEREND PETER C. WEISS

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                          HON. TROY A. CARTER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 20, 2022

  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise to remember the life, 
spirit, and leadership of The Very Reverend Peter C. Weiss, S.S.J.
  I knew Father Weiss during his service as a Pastor to All Saints 
Catholic Church in my home community of Algiers and his time as 
Chaplain at the New Orleans Fire Department.
  He was an inspiring orator and a kind soul that steered the church 
through difficult times.
  Peter C. Weiss was born in Brooklyn on June 26, 1951 to Mr. and Mrs. 
Henry W. Weiss.

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  He was a member of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart for 
43 years until he passed away last week at the age of 70.
  Ordained in 1979, Father Weiss ministered primarily to African 
American communities across the country, including in Baltimore, 
Houston, Birmingham, and Washington, D.C.
  However, his longest ministerial service was in New Orleans, where he 
made a lasting mark on the community.
  Along with ministering to elderly, sick and homebound parishioners, 
Rev. Peter Weiss was a reserve fireman, a Chaplain to the local branch 
of the FBI, and taught at St. Augustine High School for 30 years.
  At the school he played indispensable roles as a Theology Teacher, 
Director of Color Guard, and Chief Religious Officer.
  In everything he did for St. Augustine, All Saints Catholic Church 
and the community, he kept Christ at the forefront.
  I'm sending prayers to Father Weiss' family, friends, students, 
colleagues, and church community.
  He will be so missed.
  I take comfort that now, he is at peace with his Savior in heaven.

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