St. Edward Catholic Church, Rev. Joseph A. Gieti Pastoral Ministries Center

摘要

The new Rev. Joseph A. Gietl Pastoral Ministry Center was Phase 2 of a multiphase Master Plan. The new Pastoral Ministry Center is linked to the existing church building with an outdoor plaza enclosed by an open-air covered walkway colonnade. The focal point of the paved plaza is a fountain which provides a calming, tranquil sense of entry (with the fountain's cascading water) to both the church and new Pastoral Ministry Center. The new 10,135-square-foot Pastoral Center was envisioned to replace and expand the existing administration building, which had been housed for over 20 years in a converted two-story Rectory. The new Pastoral Ministry Center building, which was strategically located on-axis with the existing church entry is accessed through a secured main lobby, which opens to a large reception area and provides direct access to the Social Services office suite. The balance of the new Pastoral Ministry Center building is divided into two distinct areas; an administration suite, which houses various pastoral and administrative offices and a total of three meeting rooms of varying sizes and an education ministry suite with offices accessed both internally and externally through separate secured entries.