[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11054]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              WELCOMING REV. GRZEGORZ ``GREG'' BROZONOWICZ

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. 
Courtney) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to introduce this 
morning Father Grzegorz Brozonowicz, otherwise known as ``Father 
Greg,'' at St. Mary's, Mother of the Redeemer Parish, in Groton, 
Connecticut, who delivered a beautiful prayer this morning, and he has 
a wonderful story in his life.
  He was born in Poland, was educated in Poland, came to the U.S. in 
1990, went through the seminary in our country, was ordained as a 
parish priest by the Archdiocese of Norwich in 1996, and is now a 
leader at his church in Groton, Connecticut.
  He does appear to have a humble demeanor, but I would just say, Madam 
Speaker, that he is a very dynamic priest. He has a growing parish. He 
has many programs reaching out to young people, having them involved in 
the community, helping the disadvantaged. He is setting up a twinning 
parish program in Haiti to try and reach out, again, to deal with the 
huge challenges that that impoverished country faces.
  He became an American citizen a few days before Christmas, this past 
Christmas of 2008, and like many Roman Catholic churches throughout our 
country, there clearly is a pipeline from Poland now that is populating 
our parishes and keeping a vibrant church alive and well in the U.S.
  I want to thank him for his great service and for his great words 
this morning.

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