Twenty-eight second graders from St. Mary’s Parish and the Church of Japanese Martyrs received the sacrament of their First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Pictured in the front row (left): Emmaline Braulick, Brynnley Helget, Leo Schultz, Leonard Seidl, Emma Schmid, Kaitlyn Ziegenhagen, Rose Pietig, Quinn Cook and Brogan Braulick. Second row: Ralyn Krebs, Josie Pelzel, AlleeJane Hoffmann, Bryce Fischer, Coraline Mathiowetz, Piper Ibberson, Jack Heiderscheidt, Jack Sellner and Franco Gonzalez. Third row: Bennett Braulick, James Visser, Bristol Nachreiner, MJ Wagner, Avery Cook, Valeria Hernandez, Kayden Seifert, Preston Rothmeier, Sammy Petersen and Charles Currans. Back row: Fr. Sam Perez, Fr. Mark Steffl and Fr. Tanner Thooft.
