March 1977

On March 11, 1977, a memorable Friday, Fr. William L. O’Dea, the Pastor, joined the wrecking crew, donned a hard hat to get to the work at hand. Many happy parishioners were on hand, along with the contractor, architect and Father Angel Vizcarra, O.P.; demolition was under way. A bit of frolicking and many happy exchanges of beautiful words took place, as the serious work of removing heavy foundations and walls of existing buildings on the property site proceeded on schedule. There followed what seemed an eternity to all the parish, as parishioners become agonized over the construction of their new church facilities.