That’s Our Lady of Guadalupe‘s Father Jack Walmesley blessing Delores Chapman, OLG School‘s recess supervisor – with help, as you can hear in the video! – in honor of her 80th birthday. She’s been at the school for 15 years, and the students not only made birthday cards for her, but presented her with a specially decorated safety vest that put her in a dancing mood:

By the way, the OLG parish has something else to celebrate – completion of its new pastoral center, north of the church and school – an open house has just been announced – read on for details:

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish hosts an Open House for the West Seattle community on Sunday, May 17, 2009 from 9:30 a.m -1:00 p.m. The completion of this new building marks an important milestone in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish’s history and is the first project funded by the Parish Capital Campaign, completed in 2007.

“We are excited about this remarkable new gathering space, and office space, for our community,” said Pastor Fr. Jack Walmesley. “Our Open House is an opportunity for members of the West Seattle community to visit our first new facility in decades. This Center is the first step in our building plans for the parish, and makes a powerful statement about our bright future.”

The OLG Pastoral Center houses 6,800 square feet of handicap accessible meeting rooms, offices, and storage. The first floor has three meetings rooms and offices for full and part-time staff. On the lower level, there is a larger meeting room for religious education classes, and other prayer and spirituality groups. Visitors at the Open House can take a self-guided tour, and light refreshments will be served.

Located at 7001 35th Avenue SW, the new Pastoral Center sits at the highest point in West Seattle. It was dedicated and blessed by Archbishop Alex Brunett on May 3, 2009. The next phase of the OLG campus master plan is a new Parish Life Center/Gymnasium.