“The
new two-story building will meet the needs of this growing parish…” Father John Ziegler, Pastor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. – On Friday, December 7, Saint Patrick Parish in Fredericksburg will
break ground on a new church and additional classrooms. The new two-story building
will feature a sanctuary with seating for 650 persons, and six new classrooms
for middle school students, including an art room, music room, and resource room
on the first floor.
The current church seats approximately
250 people, and for more than 15 years,
middle school students have attended class in trailers. An architectural rendering of the new church
and classrooms are attached.
Details
When:
Friday, December 7
Time: 11 a.m.
Where:
Saint Patrick Catholic Church, 149 Ely’s Ford Road, Fredericksburg
Father John Ziegler, pastor at Saint Patrick, says he is
elated. “So many parishioners here have demonstrated such a
tremendous level of support and generosity over the years during our Glory of
God campaign. May the Lord richly bless and reward each one of them. And how
grateful we are to Him that our plans for a new church and middle school can
finally be realized,” he said.
The parish
is named after the patron saint of Ireland. The current church was built in
1985 and is located half a mile north of Route 3 in the Civil War Chancellorsville
Battlefield area of Spotsylvania County.