[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18281]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished majority leader 
and minority leader for allowing me to welcome and congratulate our 
guest chaplain today, Rev. Cathy Quinn, who has been noted as the 
senior assistant rector at St. John's Episcopal Church here in 
Washington, DC. That church, as my colleagues know, is also referred to 
occasionally as the Church of the Presidents.
  Reverend Quinn plays an integral role in leading the congregation in 
their faith and spiritual growth. She is not new to Capitol Hill, 
having served as a legislative assistant for former New York 
Congressman Amo Houghton. Her experiences while at Yale Divinity School 
ranged from working at hospitals ministering to patients in the 
pediatric intensive care units and the oncology ward to assisting with 
the Children's Mission at St. Paul and St. James Episcopal Church. Her 
many accomplishments have prepared her well for a life of ministry. 
Along with her growing number of ministerial duties at St. John's, 
Reverend Quinn also manages to balance the needs of her family--her 
husband Peter, who is in the Chamber today, and her two daughters, Nora 
and Molly. Her level of commitment to both aspects of her life is a 
model for many to follow.
  I wish to thank Reverend Quinn for her contributions to her community 
and for her service to the members of St. John's Church.
  So I wish to acknowledge her good work and her spiritual guidance. I 
am particularly pleased because I have a parochial interest. As I said, 
not only does my family belong to that church, but my wife Lilibet 
serves on the vestry there. So not only am I always tuned in, but I pay 
particular attention in this case.
  Again, we are very proud of her and the work she does, the work of 
St. John's, and all who are associated with that church and that 
ministry.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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