[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO THE SISTERS OF ST. EMMA ON THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate the Sisters of St. Emma for their 75th anniversary this 
month.
  Many in western Pennsylvania are familiar with the Sisters of St. 
Emma's years of service at Saint Vincent College and Arch abbey, where 
until 1987 they prepared and served thousands of meals to students, the 
Benedictine Brothers, and even to the Pittsburgh Steelers during their 
Summer Training Camps at Saint Vincent. From 1987 until the present, 
the Sisters of St. Emma have continued to be a vibrant part of the area 
by operating a thriving retreat house just outside of Greensburg, PA. 
At the retreat house, the Sisters prepare meals, offer hospitality, and 
a place for hundreds of people annually who come to Saint Emma for 
Spiritual growth and fulfillment.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in congratulating the Sisters of St. Emma for their 75th 
anniversary. It is an honor to represent the Fourth Congressional 
District of Pennsylvania and a pleasure to salute a dedicated community 
such as the Sisters of St. Emma.

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