[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                WELCOMING THE REVEREND JOSEPH L. LOGRIP

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
welcome to our Nation's Capitol and to this House Chamber Father Joseph 
Logrip of Immaculate Conception Parish in Levittown, Pennsylvania, and 
to thank him for offering this morning's prayer, a custom dating back 
to the Continental Congress, and one that is deeply embedded in the 
history and tradition of this body.
  Father Logrip is a teacher, a pastor, and a spiritual leader. He has 
been a friend and mentor for me and for thousands of others. Father 
Logrip's contributions both in Bucks County and throughout our 
Commonwealth have made him an invaluable spiritual leader for 
Pennsylvanians of all faiths. Under his guidance as pastor, the Church 
of Immaculate Conception in Levittown, Pennsylvania has grown in size 
and in faith, and it has enriched the lives of its parishioners and 
also the community around it. Father has devoted his life to the well-
being of his church. He is a man of the people in a working-class 
community. He is a great communicator, and he is a spiritual man who 
conveys his spirituality in a very gentle and unassuming way. We thank 
him for his service and for traveling to the Nation's Capitol this 
morning and for offering the morning's prayer.

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