Rita’s will include about 3,600 square feet of worship space and parish offices. Rita’s Square was inspired by the Mediterranean design of the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii.Ī liturgical architect will also collaborate to design the church interior. The new church will include art, stained glass, and other artifacts from the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii that have been stored at St. Rita’s into a bright and promising future.” It’s a community effort to create a spiritual and cultural center that will help carry St. We as a congregation and a community have the opportunity to make this new church our own. “It is fitting that today, we celebrate another renewal. “One week ago, Christians around the world celebrated Easter, an important time of renewal and new beginnings,” said Rev. Rita’s Square senior community, as well as a new St. Three Holy Women Parish and Tarantino will join together to build St. Rita’s and Three Holy Women, the Milwaukee East Side Catholic Community that the church is affiliated with, will be able to purchase the new church for $1. Timothy Kitzke, co-pastor of the Three Holy Women. Rita’s Square will be a vibrant addition to the lower East Side, blending a caring environment for seniors with a neighborhood-sensitive design and retail options that will serve the whole community,” said The Rev. Some units would be available for individuals in need of memory care. The six-story building would have 103 apartments, and feature independent as assisted living. Rita’s Square, a $20 million senior community being developed by Tarantino.

“It’s an honor to be part of the community collaboration surrounding the new St. Like so many Sicilians, the church was central to our family’s culture,” said Jim Tarantino, founder and principal of Tarantino & Co. Rita’s and the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii.

“My parents grew up in the 3rd Ward and attended St. Rita began in 1925 as a mission outpost of the Little Pink Church. Known as the Little Pink Church, it was the centerpiece of the city’s Italian-American community until it was razed in 1967 to make way for freeway construction in the Third Ward.

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