[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     INTRODUCING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  (Mr. SKELTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to introduce to the 
House the guest chaplain who is with us today, the Reverend Dr. Peter 
M. Kurowski. The Reverend is affectionately referred to as ``Pastor 
Pete'' by his congregation at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in California, 
Missouri, which is located in Missouri's Fourth Congressional District.
  In recent years, I have had the privilege of getting to know Pastor 
Pete through our discussions of history and the Missouri Tigers. I have 
found his spiritual guidance to be uplifting as well as inspirational. 
Pastor Pete, along with his wife of 25 years, Janice, continue to make 
such an outstanding contribution to their communities.
  A native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Pastor Pete has attended Oshkosh 
State University, Concordia College and Fort Wayne Senior College. He 
later attended Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
  He has served congregations in St. Louis, Missouri, Joylston, 
Illinois, and New Orleans, Louisiana, prior to serving the California, 
Missouri community.
  Pastor Pete is the author of the book, Lifelines of Love, and has 
done script writing for the Lutheran Layman League animated video ``Red 
Boots for Christmas.'' He has also written a number of theological and 
sports articles for various periodicals.
  I am truly proud to have such a distinguished leader from California, 
Missouri give the opening prayer to my colleagues here in the House 
this morning.

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