[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, today, I rise to welcome Rev. Dennis Ellisen 
to the Senate and to thank him for this morning's heartfelt and timely 
prayer.
  Reverend Ellisen is the senior pastor at Our Saviour's Lutheran 
Church in Appleton, WI. He has served his parish for the last 31 years. 
Early on, his church had just a few hundred members. He has seen kids 
in his parish grow up to have kids of their own. Now his congregation 
is well over 2,600 strong.
  As many in Appleton will tell you, Reverend Ellisen's ministry has 
touched so many families beyond his church's walls. He has been a 
tireless advocate for cancer research, treatment, and education. His 
work as an ambassador and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society 
has taken him to every corner of our State and every corridor of 
Congress. His message is unwavering: If we work together, we can beat 
this terrible disease.
  Yet he may be best known in the community for helping comfort the 
terminally ill. Through his work with the Visiting Nurse Association, 
he started the first hospice program in Appleton many years ago.
  I had the privilege of introducing Reverend Ellisen on the Senate 
floor in 1997. Much has changed in the world, but he has remained the 
humble, compassionate person I met a decade ago. And, thankfully, his 
important work endures.
  We need to hear his hopeful invocation today. I thank Reverend 
Ellisen and his family for joining us.
  I yield the floor.

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