[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             WELCOMING THE REVEREND MONSIGNOR JOHN BRENKLE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have such a 
truly genuine servant and good friend lead us in today's opening 
prayer. Father John Brenkle--Monsignor John Brenkle--has humbly and 
effectively served our diocese for over 30 years and has been pastor at 
the St. Helena Catholic Church for nearly 20 years.
  He has worked tirelessly with local, State and Federal officials, 
housing advocates and the wine industry within the Napa Valley to 
improve farm worker housing in our area.
  In addition to St. Helena, Father Brenkle has served the diocese by 
leading two other parishes and serving as a school principal. He has 
been both a forceful presence and silent leader and has the respect and 
the admiration of our entire community regardless of their religious 
affiliation.
  I thank my colleagues for allowing him to lead us in prayer today.

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