[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SALUTING MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH

  (Mr. Latimer of New York was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute the outstanding presence 
in the city of Mount Vernon of Macedonia Baptist Church. Founded 113 
years ago, Macedonia has been a bedrock of faith and community service 
in the African-American community on the south side of Mount Vernon, 
where I grew up.
  The church is led by Pastor Rev. Dr. Darren Morton, also a local 
Mount Vernon boy, who holds a degree in business administration and a 
doctorate in education and is a graduate of the Tabernacle Bible 
Institute and the Manhattan Bible Institute.
  The Macedonia family holds weekly Sunday services, Sunday school for 
young people, Wednesday Bible study every week at 7 p.m., and midweek 
Lunch with Jesus fellowship discussion over lunch.
  As they approach the solemn Christian season of Good Friday and 
Easter, Macedonia provides a daily 40 Day Lenten Journey series.
  Macedonia's outreach into the community as well--feeding those in 
need, clothing those in need, providing positive outlets for young 
people, and attention and care for our seniors--helps put their 
Christian values on display every day to the people of Mount Vernon.
  From the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, we salute 
Macedonia Baptist Church, its lay leaders, and its spiritual leaders 
for its vibrant presence in Mount Vernon.


                        Hastings Farmers' Market

  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, along the Hudson River in Westchester 
County, there is a place to go on a Saturday morning where you can find 
farm-fresh produce and goods from the Hudson Valley, the Hastings 
Farmers' Market.
  The market supports regional agriculture by bringing these products 
close to home on alternate Saturday mornings in the winter season and 
every Saturday throughout the spring and summer seasons, in the winter 
season from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  The Hastings Farmers' Market opened the summer of 1998. Now, under 
the leadership of Ms. Pascale Le Draoulec, it features dozens of 
vendors with a wide variety of offerings in the strategic location 
across from the Hastings-on-Hudson Metro-North Railroad station.
  The market, along with its sister market in Irvington, the Irvington 
Farmers Market, which is on Sundays, is convenient to all the 
Rivertowns residents and the city of Yonkers residents.
  The market's mission also includes educating and inspiring the market 
community about the benefits of local farming and sustainable 
practices. They invite charitable nonprofits and organizations to 
participate in the farmers' market, groups from the Girl Scouts of 
Hastings to the local volunteer fire department.
  From the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, we salute the 
Hastings Farmers' Market as a valuable and estimable community asset.


     Saluting Knights of Columbus Father John M. Grady Council 503

  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to salute the leadership and 
the membership of the Knights of Columbus Father John M. Grady Council 
503 located in Port Chester, New York, for their service to the 
community.
  The Knights, an organization of Catholic men nationwide, are 
organized into local councils and draw their membership in Council 503 
from the parishes of St. John Bosco and the churches within the parish, 
including Corpus Christi-Holy Rosary, and formerly named Our Lady of 
Mercy.
  The Knights of Council 503, led by Grand Knight Mark Scocchera and 
Deputy Grand Knight Phil Dorazio, have an active program that works to 
support the parish with local dinners and fundraising events, programs 
for the seniors and the veterans of the Port Chester community and the 
Rye Brook community, and programs for young people, especially through 
the Scouting troop programs.
  They maintain an active Knights of Columbus hall that hosts their 
events and other events in the village with the ever-present chef, past 
Grand Knight Charlie Sacco, and his wife, the head of the Ladies 
Auxiliary, Toni Sacco, in charge. You can join them for Pasta Fridays 
every Friday night during Lent. It is very affordable.
  From the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, we salute the 
Knights of Columbus Father John M. Grady Council 503 for their service 
to Catholic values and their service to the local Port Chester and Rye 
Brook communities.

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