NEW ALBANY – St. Francis of Assisi, Confirmation Mass, Aug. 18, 2024. Pictured front row (l-r) Jocelyn Rangel, Regena Portis, Isela Perez, Evelin Tovar, Jimena Perez and Joanna Martinez Romero. Middle row: Father Jesuraja Xavier, Chris Angel Tiscareno, Angel Guzman, Christopher Chen and Saul Franco Garcia. Top row: German Valles, Bishop Joseph Kopacz and Juan Romero. (Photo by Joanna Manning)
JACKSON – Sixth graders at St. Richard School participated in a “brain break” and class bonding activities during their commissioning retreat. Pictured (l-r): Mary Catherine Vanderloo, Nicholas Morisani, Anthony Ramsey, John Choufani, Andrew Dillon (music teacher) and Joseph Starrett. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)NATCHEZ – Cathedral School student’s brought flowers with them to Mass on Wednesday, Aug. 21 to honor Coach Mark McCann, who lost his life to cancer this summer. After Mass, members of the senior class brought the flowers to his gravesite. (Photo by Father Aaron M. Williams)WINONA – Thomas Rosamond, a member of Sacred Heart Winona, recently received the rank of Eagle Scout. He is presently a student at Mississippi State University where he is majoring in chemical engineering and is a member of the Famous Maroon Band. He is pictured with his parents Becky and Ken Rosamond. (Photo by Barbara Ruffo)JACKSON – Sister Thea Bowman School fifth grader, Khamari Steverson reads a passage at the 50th anniversary Mass for Father Joe Dyer on Friday, Aug. 16 at Christ the King parish. (Photo by Tereza Ma)
