Mr. Speaker. I rise today to pay tribute to Immaculate Conception Lithuanian Catholic Parish as it celebrates its 110th Anniversary on October 16. 2005. Since its founding in 1895. the Parish has been symbol of faith to the East St. Louis community. The church was founded by Lithuanian immigrants after they fled religious bondage and famine occurring in Russia during the late 1800s. The first purely Lithuanian Catholic congregation was organized in 1885 in New York. Soon afterwards separate Lithuanian churches were built in other places like Immaculate Conception of East St. Louis in The challenge of the Church is to be a constant light in a dark world and to bring resilience and hope to the people who need it most.
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