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DIOCESE OF AMARILLO PASTORAL CENTER NEARS COMPLETION

OCTOBER 18, 2016    CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SOON ON THE NEW SINGLE-LEVEL DIOCESAN PASTORAL CENTER FOR THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF AMARILLO.  THE DIOCESE ENCOMPASSES THE 26 COUNTIES OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE BUILDING WILL HOUSE ALL MINISTRIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE DIOCESE. THE NEW BUILDING CONTAINS 33-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF SPACE, IS BEING ERECTED IN THE 4500 BLOCK OF NE 24TH AND HAS A PRICE TAG OF SIX MILLION DOLLARS. DIOCESAN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS CHRIS ALBRACHT SAYS WHEN COMPLETED A DEDICATION WILL BE SCHEDULED AND THERE WILL BE THREE SEPARATE OPEN HOUSES, ONE FOR THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY AND TWO FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  THE BUILDING’S THREE WINGS AND MAIN ENTRY ENCIRCLE A CENTRAL, BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED COURTYARD.  ALBRACHT SAYS THE FACILITY WILL INCLUDE AN EXPANDED ARCHIVE MUSEUM TO SHOWCASE DIOCESAN HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, TWO FIREPROOFED VAULTS TO PROTECT HISTORICAL SACRAMENTAL RECORDS, A DIVIDABLE MEETING HALL WITH CLASSROOM-STYLE SEATING FOR UP TO 150 PERSONS, CATERING KITCHEN, CHAPEL, BREAK AND CONFERENCE ROOMS, AND HANDICAPPED-ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS.  THE CENTRAL COURTYARD MAY BE USED TO HOST ACTVITIES INCLUDING SMALL RECEPTIONS.  THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL REPLACE THE AGING, TWO-STORY DIOCESAN PASTORAL CENTER THAT WAS ERECTED IN 1950 AT 1800 NORTH SPRING.

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