In January 2024, St. Catherine of Siena Parish purchased a new rectory located directly across the street from the Church and school on Bonnabel Blvd.
The new rectory was a duplex when it was purchased, but during the fall of 2024, it was converted into a single home. During the process of converting it from being a duplex, it was brought up to code and had some repairs and updates done to it. The priests moved to the new rectory in November 2024. Thank you to Hamton Locarg Contractors for making the renovations possible!
Once the new parish center is constructed in 2025, we will tear down the current office and rectory in order to add a new 50 car parking lot on the corner of Bonnabel & Metairie Road. The new parking lot will increase our parking capacity by 41%.
The new rectory was paid for by a very generous bequest from longtime parishioners Clair and Milton Wessingwho died in 2022 & 2023. Attached is a picture of the Wessings when they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2022.