Many of the people who have considered the "Building Faith: A New Generation" proposal have immediately asked, "where will the priests live?". That question is one that has challenged us as a parish since our founding 60 years ago. Fr. Winters lived in the original farmhouse (in the current parking lot C) from 1959 until his death in 1983. In 1977 when Fr. Viall arrived he quickly built a priest house in St. Thomas Woods (directly behind the church building). In 1982, the Humility of Mary Sisters ended their ministry at St. Albert, and Fr. Viall had their 1964 convent renovated into the current parish offices and priest residence.
Why isn't the Parish Life Center attached to the church building? The following priorities helped engineers and parish leaders to proposed the new building to be located in the center of our property attached to the school building:
How will this proposal benefit the children of the parish, especiallythose using our school building? One of the three major factors that prompted a Master Planning Process was the need for new and appropriate space inside the current school building. First, an architect we consulted back in 2014 identified the current priest garages as an economical and convenient fix to our need for classrooms, etc. The relocation of the priests to a new residence will open up that garage space for this growth.
A parishioner asked to what extent the proposed Building Faith plan would serve the senior population of the parish. That is a great question and the answer below might surprise you.
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