Before you goSign up for our free newsletter!Keep up to date with what's going on in the Catholic world HomeNewsLocal News Local News Prayerful beginning Dave Hrbacek September 3, 2014 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Archbishop John Nienstedt, second from right, prays a blessing at Saint Agnes School in St. Paul at the beginning of a ground-breaking ceremony Sept. 2 that kicked off a new building project at the school. Thanks to a generous gift of more than $10 million by local philanthropist John Nasseff and his wife, Helene Houle, the school will add a $16.7 million student activities center. It is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2015 and will include a new auditorium plus an expanded gymnasium. Nasseff and Houle were on hand for the groundbreaking, along with their son, Art, and Larry McGough of McGough Construction. From left are Saint Agnes students Anthony Larson (senior), Seamus Ryan (senior) Bridget Hobbs (senior), Angie Nguyen (eighth grade), Malani Sandifer (third grade), Benedict Berthiaume (third grade) and Mikael Dahlstrom (fifth grade). At far right is Father Mark Moriarty, pastor of Saint Agnes. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Previous articleYouth reflect on Totus Tuus experienceNext articleWin tickets to the 2014 Rediscover: Catholic Celebration! Related Articles 7 Catholic schools dancing in this year’s March Madness Catholic Sports Association celebrates 75 years helping kids participate in sports New principals, presidents of Catholic schools receive multi-tiered support under Roadmap Only Jesus Sharing the graces of Easter SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE NEWSLETTER Sign Me Up - Advertisement - - Advertisement - Trending - Advertisement - - Advertisement - 12,743FansLike1,478FollowersFollow6,479FollowersFollow35,922FollowersFollow583SubscribersSubscribe - Advertisement -