[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8217]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      WATERTOWN BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD MONASTERY

 MR. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, with great honor, 
today I congratulate the Watertown Benedictine Sisters of the Mother of 
God Monastery in their celebration of providing 50 years of faith-based 
service.
  Founded in 1961, the Watertown Benedictine Sisters have served in 
hospitals, schools, prisons, parishes, reservations, and nursing homes 
in communities throughout South Dakota. Originally the Watertown 
Benedictine Sisters focused on serving in elementary and secondary 
Catholic schools in North Dakota and South Dakota. Many of the children 
that the sisters have helped can still recount their fond memories of 
the important and caring deeds that the Sisters preformed.
  Today the Sisters work for parish ministries, schools, pastoral care, 
hospitals, and care facilities. The Sisters, through their 50 years of 
service, have developed strong ties with the Watertown community and 
have always offered a hand to those in need.
  In honor of this momentous occasion the Sisters plan to host an 
interfaith discussion of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and to 
create a book detailing the rich history of the Watertown Benedictine 
Sisters of the Mother of God Monastery.
  I am proud to have this opportunity to honor the Watertown 
Benedictine Sisters of the Mother of God Monastery for their 
outstanding service. It is an honor for me to share with my colleagues 
the strong commitment the Sisters have for relentlessly caring for 
those in need. I strongly commend their years of hard work and 
dedication, and I am very pleased that their substantial efforts are 
being publicly honored and celebrated.

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