Families, school officials, parish leaders and students from St. Ignatius of Loyola School broke ground March 26 to mark the beginning of construction of a new state-of-the-art $9.1 million preschool to 8th grade school campus and parish offices. St. Ignatius Parish and School are located at 3235 Arden Way in Sacramento.
A capital campaign to raise construction funds from parents and parishioners has exceeded $5.6 million to date – the largest such campaign in diocese history. The Diocese of Sacramento had set for the parish a goal of $5 million, after which the diocese would provide a guaranteed loan for the entire project.
The current 60-year-old campus has outlived its useful life and is no longer adequate to accommondate the security, technology and learning facilities required of a modern campus. Parish offices, which parishioners and community members depend on for services and ministry, are also dated and inadequate.
The new campus and office features will include: a new school building with up-to-date classrooms, science labs for lower and upper grades, and the technological infrastructure to prepare students for secondary school and college; additional meeting space for parish and school gatherings, as well as parish ministries; an outdoor gathering space; and a more secure school entrance and advanced security technology features.
Full story at Diocese of Sacramento website.
I’m wondering why there have been no comments about this very important announcement about the Church in the Sacramento area. Years of complaints about parochial schools and how awful this are in the education of children, but not a word about this good news. Parents and parishioners raising over $5.0mm to educate their children in a faith based institution is good news. Then, it came to me. This is a good news article; no need to comment. If its not about abortion, gays, or hatred of immigrants, don’t expect comments on this site. I could be grossly wrong, but that’s the way it looks from here. Tell me I’m wrong?