[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 WELCOMING REVEREND CHRISTOPHER WEIDNER

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Costello) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to welcome and 
introduce our guest chaplain for today, Pastor Christopher L. Weidner, 
the pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania.
  In 1985, Pastor Chris was ordained as a minister of the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For 
30 years, he has played an active and important role in our local 
community, engaging in programs such as the companionship ministries of 
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Synod Council Finance Committee, the Bear Creek Lutheran 
Camp board of directors, and he has helped provide affordable housing 
for seniors through the St. Luke Knolls program. Additionally, he 
volunteers his time as a hospital chaplain.
  This coming Sunday, after 20 years, Pastor Chris will serve his final 
worship service at St. Luke's. We wish him blessings on the next 
chapter in his ministry.
  It is with great pleasure that I welcome Pastor Christopher L. 
Weidner to the people's House today and offer our most heartfelt thanks 
for leading us in prayer this morning as our guest chaplain.

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