mr. perlmutter. mr. perlmutter: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. shuler, is recognized for one minute. mr. shuler sprk mr. speaker, i rise -- mr. shuler: i rise today to recognize today's guest chaplain, dr. michael catt. he's the senior pastor at sherwood baptist church in albany, georgia. i'm honored to welcome him, his wife terry, his daughter haley to the united states house of representatives today. he's served as senior pastor at sherwood baptist since 1989. the church has 3,000 members and has averaged 100 baptisms each year. thousands of joined the church from albany and 29 surrounding community thesms church has evolved from a neighborhood church to a regional, multiethnic congregation with members from 11 nations. most notable, under his leadership, sherwood baptist developed an out-of-