[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10933]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE RESILIENCE OF OUR FAITHS

  (Mr. ISRAEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, with so many challenges in the world today--
student loan rates, turmoil in Egypt and in Syria, and jobs at home--I 
think it's important for us to remind ourselves of the resilience of 
our faiths.
  Recently, in New York, I joined Monsignor Brendan Riordan and the 
congregation of the St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck to celebrate 
their centennial jubilee.
  St. Aloysius was established in 1876. In 1913, ground was broken for 
the beautiful church that stands today. It stands today with 1,200 
families, worshiping in English, in Spanish, and in Korean, with food 
banks and immigration counseling and human services and interfaith 
partnerships.
  I am privileged to represent St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck, Mr. 
Speaker, and I am especially privileged to talk about it on the floor 
of this Congress today.

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