Originally published at Orange County Catholic
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Catholic School recently broke ground on a long-awaited gymnasium, with a ceremonial shovel gifted to a parishioner and alumni mom who spent the last 20 years fundraising for it.
FR. DAMIEN GIAP, SCHOOL RECTOR AT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL, POSES WITH A CEREMONIAL SHOVEL. PHOTOS BY ALAN WENDELL/DIOCESE OF ORANGE
The Costa Mesa school brought together its students, staff, families and community on March 17 to a dirt yard that will become the home of its first-ever gym, a facility that will provide indoor recreation opportunities and gathering spaces. The site of the future gym, which will also host performing arts, was blessed by Bishop Thanh Thai Nyugen, St. John the Baptist’s Fr. Pascal Nguyen, O.Praem, and the school’s rector Fr. Damien Giap, O.Praem.
A PARISHIONER AND FR. BRENDAN HANKINS, PAROCHIAL VICAR AT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH, ADMIRE AN ARTISTIC RENDERING OF THE NEW GYMNASIUM.
“The work we are beginning today should enliven our faith and make us grateful,” said Fr. Pascal during the blessing. “We know the familiar words of the Psalm, ‘If the Lord does not build the house, in vain does its builders labor.’ Whenever we look
