[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THANKING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, very briefly, I want to take a moment to 
thank the Very Reverend Matthew William Searfoorce, who is with us this 
morning, for a truly wonderful and inspiring opening prayer.
  Reverend Searfoorce comes to us from the great State of Connecticut, 
where he has served for the past 33 years in the One Holy Catholic and 
Apostolic Church there. He is currently rector at the Holy Virgin Mary 
Orthodox Church.
  I had the opportunity to meet him through a very close personal 
friend of mine, Ed O'Lear, and his wonderful mother, whom I have known 
for the past, I guess, 34 years. It has been a tremendous friendship 
between me and the O'Lear family, including Ed's dad, who passed away, 
and his mom and Ed.
  Ed has, in effect, become a member of our family and us a member of 
his family. So it is through that friendship that I have had the 
opportunity to meet the Very Reverend Searfoorce, whose prayer we very 
much appreciate today.
  With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor and look forward to a 
good day and will likely be back over the course of the day as we talk 
about further scheduling.

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