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The First Communion class of St. Jude School was honored at a recent school Mass. The students led the opening procession, assisted taking the gifts to the altar, read the petitions and sang Hail Mary during the May Crowning ceremony. The Rev. Jerry Shantillo, assistant pastor, was the celebrant. Deacon Gene Kovatch, pastoral outreach, assisted. Participants, from left, first row, are Saish Kawli, Ella Novelli, Sophia Andahazy, Lauren Hayden, Melody Josefowicz, Virginia Franks and Chad Wilson. Second row: Tommy Dugan, Madelyn Krupa, Shannon Jameson, Julia Dvorak, Isabelle Carlin, Allison Van Pelt and Bronson Puskas. Third row: Lukas Phillips, Hayden Fleegle, Avery Cloutier, Anna Ostaltsov, Grace Tedford, Katie Gallagher, Shreema Rupareliya and Carson Carlo. Fourth row: Kovatch and Shantillo.