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Foxfield church breaks ground for parish center
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St. Joseph Ministry Center to include classrooms and meeting space
By Julie Filby
On Sept. 12, approximately 750 people gathered at Our Lady of Loreto Church in Foxfield to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $7.5 million, 35,000-square-foot ministry center.
“This is the second of three projects we initiated when we became a parish (in April 1998),” said founding pastor Msgr. Edward Buelt, J.C.L. “First was the house for the Lord, and second—not secondary—was the house of ministry for the people.”
The east wing of the St. Joseph Ministry Center will provide the community of 2,600-3,000 families a parish hall, 12 classrooms, a library and resource center, and a 5,000-square-foot meeting space for classes and ministries such as youth groups, faith formation and marriage and family life ministries.
The center is named in honor of St. Joseph’s devotion to the Holy Family.
“The parish is dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto,” said Msgr. Buelt. “She made a home for the Lord in her heart, in her womb, and in her world. She’s the one who makes a home for the Word of God, but she didn’t do it alone: she did it with a husband.
“It (the new center) is all about family, Catholic family,” he said.
Pending final construction documents and approval from the town of Foxfield, construction is planned to start in November or December. It is expected to take about a year to complete.
The parish is in the third year of a five-year $13.5 million fundraising initiative dubbed “Fulfilling Hope Initiative.” The next phase includes plans to add a west wing to the ministry center housing a gymnasium, music room, theatre, classrooms and administrative space.
“We would like to have a parish school here,” said Msgr. Buelt.
The groundbreaking ceremony followed 11 a.m. Mass. Guests in attendance included parishioners; representatives from companies working on the design and preconstruction services such as Davis Partnership Architects, Faleide Architects P.C. and Haselden Construction; friends, supporters and donors; and Gary Miller, construction manager from the archdiocese’s Office of Construction.
“It was a simple, but beautiful, ceremony,” Msgr. Buelt said. “The Lord has been good to us.”
Our Lady of Loreto is located at 18000 E. Arapahoe Road, near the intersection of Arapahoe and Parker roads.
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