Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise and pay tribute to my dear friend Father Stefano Penna. Father Penna is returning to the diocese of Saskatoon after many years serving the good people of Edmonton at Neuman College, the Annunciation Catholic Church in my riding, and many other organizations. He has a heart the size of the Prairies and continues to give to anyone in need.
Father Penna is one of those lifelong learners, with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. His alma mater includes the University of Saskatchewan, the Toronto School of Theology, Rome's Gregorian University, and a school you might have heard of, Yale University. However, despite all his schooling, he has never learned how to deliver a homily in a timely fashion.
I would need the whole day to note all that Father Penna has done in serving his community and his faith. However, seeing as I have only a minute, I will thank Father Penna for his friendship, his guidance, his wisdom, and all that he has done in serving his community. Saskatoon is blessed to have him back, and Edmonton is blessed for having had him.