Confirmation at Holy Rosary Church

Twenty-eight young men and women received the Roman Catholic sacrament of Confirmation on Monday, May 21, at ceremonies officiated by Bishop Gerald T. Walsh and the Rev. Robert J. Sweeney, pastor of Holy Rosary Church in Greenwood Lake. The newly confirmed prepared for the sacrament under the direction of their catechists Jona Bell, Eileen Christiano, Trish Everson and Tom Nash. Pictured at the ceremony are, beginning in the front row from left: Mary Rink, Erin Naughton, Elizabeth Smith, Victoria Christiano, Leighann Navarro, Angelica Hernandez, Cierra Melone and Elizabeth Jablonowski; second row: Edwin Andrade, Daniel Campagna, Conor Fahey, Marc Everson, RJ Franke, Liam Heslin and Jason Key; third row: Julianna Mirra, Kiersten Leone, Julianne Wagner, Jaclyn Ketterer, Kyle VanDoran and Caitilin Rafferty; fourth row: Dylan DeLisi, Carlos Figueroa, Kristian Finn, Matthew VanHouten, Thomas Joyce, Jonathan Sojos and Joseph Tobin; back row: Edward Anderson, altar server, Rev. Robert J. Sweeney and Bishop Gerald T. Walsh. Not pictured are altar servers Mary and Michaela Calandra and Arielle and Gabrielle Torres.

Photograph courtesy of David Malantic