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| The Pastor of Holy Spirit, Rev. Patrick R. Driscoll, Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi and Rev. Msgr. F. Charles Troncale, Pastor Emeritus bless the new building. |
The Holy Spirit Catholic Church Parish along
with Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School celebrated the dedication of the
new Holy Spirit Education Complex on Sunday, August 12th. The first new building in the Education
Complex will serve as both Religious Education classrooms and church meeting
rooms for the Parish and as the second elementary campus for Montgomery
Catholic, joining the St. Bede Campus in serving students pre-kindergarten
through 6th grades.
The dedication ceremony began with Mass at 11 AM
at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, followed by the dedication and blessing of the
complex by Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi. The Pastor of Holy Spirit, Rev. Patrick
R. Driscoll, welcomed guests as the ceremony began. Special recognition and speakers included: Rev.
Msgr. F. Charles Troncale, Pastor Emeritus; Mr. Nap Barranco, Chairman of the
Options Committee; and Mrs. Anne Ceasar, President of Montgomery Catholic
Preparatory School; all of whom spoke of the excitement
of the project and the success and joy of opening a new school. The celebration concluded with classroom
tours and lunch in the Parish Hall. The hosts of the day’s events were: Holy
Spirit’s Pastoral Council, Finance Council, Building in the Spirit Committee
and the Knights of Columbus.
The new campus comprised of 19.6 acres has
completed Phase I, which includes the 26,000 square-foot two-story classroom
building for pre-kindergarten through 6th grades. Phase II will include a multi-purpose
building that will house the gym and finally, Phase III will include a Church
and School Administrative building.
Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School, founded
in 1873 is the oldest continually operating non-public school in the state of
Alabama. As it opens for classes on
August 20th, the Holy Spirit elementary campus, located at 8580
Vaughn Road across from the Wynlakes subdivision, will serve the growing Holy
Spirit Parish and add a fourth campus for MCPS. Joining the St. Bede elementary
campus, and the middle and high school campuses. Montgomery Catholic offers K4
through grade 12 and is accredited by SACS.
