June 24, 1931 saw the celebration of three significant occasions–the final profession of Sister Placida, the first profession of the “Famous Eight,” and the reception of the habit by Sister Mary Lourdes. The old altars and pews from the chapel in Ottilia Hall were moved the day before.
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Through 1930 and 1931 chapel construction continued in spite of the original construction company’s financial failure and withdrawal from the contract. A new construction company stepped up in February of 1931 and signed a contract for completing the project.
Read MoreOn December 14, 1930 Archbishop Thomas J. Toolen and other clergy from the Archdiocese of Mobile gathered with the Sisters to bless the cornerstone of the Chapel building. Sisters, students, clergy, and other guests gather in front of Ottilia Hall as part of the cornerstone blessing.
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On October 19, 1930 two Sisters were photographed in the midst of the chapel construction site as they oversaw the work being done.
Read MoreOn June 6, 1930 a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site of the new chapel building.
Read MoreOn December 30, 1929, Mother Annunciata gathered the community for a meeting to decide whether to continue the endeavor of building the chapel in spite of the need to borrow a significant sum of money. The Sisters were committed to providing jobs to local laborers at the outset of the…
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Following the Silver Jubilees of the Community and the Academy, the Sisters decided to embark on their shared dream of building a new edifice for the praise and glory of God in 1929.
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