Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish will host an open house for the West Seattle community on Sunday, May 17 from 9:30 a.m to 1 p.m. The completion of this new building marks an important milestone in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish’s history and is the first project funded by the Parish Capital Campaign, completed in 2007, said church members in a press release issued May 8.

“We are excited about this remarkable new gathering space, and office space, for our community,” said Pastor Fr. Jack Walmesley. “Our open house is an opportunity for members of the West Seattle community to visit our first new facility in decades. This center is the first step in our building plans for the parish, and makes a powerful statement about our bright future.”

The Pastoral Center houses 6,800 square feet of handicap accessible meeting rooms, offices, and storage. The first floor has three meetings rooms and offices for full and part-time staff.

On the lower level, there is a larger meeting room for religious education classes, and other prayer and spirituality groups. Visitors at the open house can take a self-guided tour, and light refreshments will be served.

Located at 7001 35th Ave. S.W., the new center sits at the highest point in West Seattle. It was dedicated and blessed by Archbishop Alex Brunett on May 3. The next phase of the campus master plan is a new parish life center and gymnasium.

For more information about the Our Lady of Guadalupe pastoral center open house, contact the parish office at 935-0358.

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