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Culture of Villa Alemana


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Neri, the first parish priest Father Gustavo Felten , supporting parents as vicars and Jorge Franco.

Days after he resigned as chairman of Don Fernando Soto, who last year had expressed his desire to resign. It should be noted her extraordinary performance in front of the committee and service delivery to this work from the beginning that created the Chapel.

By taking charge of the new parish, parents began to organize. Groups were created men, women and youth. He began an intensive course with lectures weekly catechesis, catechists were prepared, marriage groups, youth brigades, Samaritan group visiting the sick in the hospital, first aid, Legal Clinic.

It created a special committee dedicated to building the temple, which attempted to advise the pastor squarely on the problems inherent in the construction. He immediately began to make contacts with architects. Among them repeatedly talked with Brother Martin Correa, architect and Benedictine monk. The we contacted Don Rodrigo Marquez de la Plata, who was signed after long conversations the project contract on July 19, 1968.

Months later handed over the flat model of the final draft and began an intensive campaign to raise the necessary funds. Kermesse were made, food, raffles, vouchers for materials, etc.. On a trip he made to Germany Father Gustavo got E � 100,000 for the work, while they received donations from the faithful. Finally, after a period of apparent inactivity was signed with Mr. Jorge Drapela by the construction of the temple and signed Hernandez and son for the structural part.

On July 1, gave the land to the said signatures for the start of construction, which was blessed in its stage of completion of Sunday December 7, 1969 by the diocesan bishop and the next day was made First Communion of numerous children
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