Over-population at the school was partially relieved in 1962 when Our Lady of Loreto Parish was founded in 1959. The new parish opened a school with facilities for four grades. However, the necessity remained for more construction at Resurrection. Work began in the summer of 1964 on an Activities Center that would cost nearly a million dollars.

The original idea for the center was suggested in 1956 when the annex was in the planning stages. As the years went by Fr. Keefer and the church committee decided to dedicate the use of the center to the entire parish as well as the school. The new building, attached to the annex and extending to Chelton Avenue, provided six additional classrooms, a large school library, a school assembly room, and a gym with locker room and showers. The center’s main link with the rest of the parish was the Garden Room, named after the garden where Jesus’ Resurrection took place. It was designed as a meeting room for parish organizations, a place for dances and parties, and a hall for public performances. Father Keefer envisioned an air of elegance and “a perfect setting for a new series of cultural programs which will open doors to a deep appreciation of beauty in all its forms.”

About a year after the groundbreaking, the Activities Center was dedicated September 6, 1965, in a ceremony led by Bishop John Wright. (Immediately following the dedication, Bishop Wright flew to Rome for the final session of Vatican Council II.)