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Groundbreaking and Blessing of Site

On April 14, the College of St. Catherine celebrated the groundbreaking for the College's Centennial House project with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. The presentation included a Native American purification ceremony and the Red Lake Nation Native American family who will eventually own the home on St. Paul’s eastside. The family who has four daughters was presented with gifts from the College.

The Eastside Development Company and St. Paul American Indians in Unity were instrumental in obtaining the property on St. Paul’s eastside. The groundbreaking was led by:

• Susan Haigh, Executive Director, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
• Sister Andrea J. Lee, IHM, president of the College of St. Catherine
• Pamela Wheelock, Executive VP/CFO, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment andChair of the Board of Trustees, College of St. Catherine
• Georgia Likness, Executive Director, St. Paul American Indians in Unity
  Spiritual Leader to lead the Native American Purification ceremony
• Representative from Eastside Development Company

The College’s centennial committee approved the Habitat for Humanity project to celebrate the St. Catherine’s tradition of service, to give back to the community that has helped build the College of St. Catherine over the past 100 years, to make visible the social justice teachings of the College and its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, and to lead and influence the conversation on the need for affordable housing.