On June 30th we celebrated the opening of our new and improved courtyard. Fr. Pastorius (and Hope) and Msgr. Blood did the honors of cutting the ribbon. There are still a few more upgrades coming including an Our Lady of Guadalupe statue. Thank you to all our amazing volunteers who worked on the courtyard: John Alleruzzo, Don Bennish, Peter Bitzer, Marge Buehrle, Bill Bullock, Vince Burkemper, John Buss, Bob Depelheuer, John Dobrynski, Joan Feise, Dave Gockley, Joe Goodwin, Michele Gramelspacher, Bob Grimm, Tony Grinstead, Alan Kraus, Paul Kraus, Nathan Kuhl, Tom Landzaat, Mark Lauber, Adan Licona, Jim Massmann, Larry Moore, Antonio Murillo, Juan Orozco, Patty Marcanik, Jose Perez, Kelly Pingleton, Bryan Robb, Silvano Roque, Julio Santiago, Jim Schuessler, Dave Seaman, Ben Verhagen, Marvin Wibbenmeyer, and Tom Will. A special thanks to Paul Kraus, Don Bennish, and Bob Grimm for their planning, organizing and participation in completing this major renovation. And thanks to Alan Kraus for donating the large equipment needed for the project and for his participation. Click here for before and after photos! (Thanks to Paul Kraus for providing the photos.)