Helotes church breaks ground on education facility, events venue

A Helotes church plans to build a 25,000-plus-square-foot facility with classrooms and a banquet hall available for private events. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, a nonprofit parish with more than 24,000 parishioners, held a groundbreaking and blessing ceremony this week for its three-story "family center" building on its 20-acre property at 11762 FM 1560 N. The building will include 13 classrooms for religious education to all ages and meeting space for the parish's ministries. The third…