[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 142 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO S. S. PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 24, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate a special Iowa church congregation in Atlantic, Iowa. Sts. 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church celebrated Mass to commemorate its 125th 
anniversary on Sunday, August 5, 2018.
  In 1870, Father Moynaghan gathered families together and organized an 
Atlantic congregation. Father Edward Gaule became the first resident 
priest for the local parish in 1873. The Diocese of Des Moines was 
formed in 1911 and included southwest Iowa and Sts. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church. The church has been through many changes and 
renovations, including new buildings, a rectory, and a Parish Center. 
On September 15, 2017, Father Chinnappan Devaraj became the current 
pastor and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church remains one of the 
bedrock institutions of this Iowa town.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate the members of Sts. Peter and 
Paul Catholic Church for their many years of faithful attendance and 
service to God. I am proud to represent them in the United States 
Congress. I know that my colleagues will join me in congratulating Sts. 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church and wishing the Church and the community 
of Atlantic nothing but joy in the years ahead.

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