[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11739-11740]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN RECOGNITION OF THE CHURCH OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, today I invite my colleagues to join 
in recognizing a wonderful celebration that will take place in my 
hometown, Detroit. On Sunday, June 13, 2004, the Church of the Precious 
Blood will celebrate its 75th Anniversary.
  Founded in 1929 by Father William Hermes with a congregation of only 
94, the church grew to a membership of nearly 900 families. Its numbers 
are moderately lower today, but the work performed in the community by 
the active members has never waned and is no less vital.
  The Church of the Precious Blood, under the outstanding and 
accomplished leadership of Father Hermes, succeeded by Father Marvin 
Young, succeeded by Father Leo Priemer and then Father Donald Clark, 
followed by Father Ronald Kurzawa, succeeded by Bishop Moses Anderson 
and now led by Deacon Wyatt Jones, has experienced great transition, 
encountered enormous challenges, overcome monumental obstacles and 
celebrated wonderous victories to become the oasis, the Hidden 
Treasure, in Detroit's northwest community.
  For 75 years, the Church of the Precious Blood has been committed to 
ministering to a diverse community, ethnically, culturally, socially, 
economically, providing the kind of support and encouragement necessary 
to confirm the spirit of faith and hope in

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humankind and our ability as nurturing and loving individuals to make 
this world a better place. Sunday's celebration is a major milestone on 
Precious Blood's committed journey on the path of fostering spiritual 
and economic growth, raising educational standards and providing a 
multitude of services to the women, men and children in the area.
  It is an honor and a pleasure for me to ask my colleagues to join in 
extending our congratulations and the sincere wish for even greater 
victories over the next 75 years for the members and community of the 
Church of the Precious Blood.

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