First communion at Holy Rosary Church
Twenty-seven youngsters receive their first communion on Saturday, April 28, at Holy Rosary Church in Greenwood Lake. The children prepared for the sacrament under the direction of their catechists Kathleen Bandel, Carol Carney and Nancy Mooney. Pictured here are the Rev. Robert J. Sweeney, pastor at Holy Rosary Church, altar servers Michaela and Mary Calandra and the 27 children. They are beginning in the bottom row, from left: Alexander Eberlein, Cooper Melone, Thomas Fiasconaro, Christopher Madsen, Brendan Rink, Joseph Holder and Patrick Gardiner; second row: Briana Hayward, Jacquelyn Ludmerer, Shannon Castellanos, Riley Cupo, Sofia Ben-Nun and Riley Persico; third row: Kyle Joyce, Jonathan Marsh-Clifford, Nickolas Simonetta, Francisco Velez and Luke Dulgerian; fourth row: John Alexander Trazino, Arielle Torres, Gabrielle Torres, Danielle Hernandez and Addison Greslik; and top row: Jake Hammel, Luke Hammel, Christian Casse and Finn Gormley.
Photo by David Malantic