Recent days in the Diocese of Springfield included graduation ceremonies, an alumni reunion, a special feast day celebration and an appreciation evening for lay ministers.
Kindergarten students at St. Joan of Arc School in Chicopee perform during their recent graduation ceremony.
Father William Tourigny, pastor of St. Rose de Lima Parish in Chicopee, looks on during the kindergarten graduation ceremony at St. Joan of Arc School in Chicopee.
A scene from the kindergarten graduation ceremony at St. Joan of Arc School in Chicopee.
Students from the St. Joan of Arc School Class of 2015 visit their "kinder buddies," who are now in third grade.
The St. Joan of Arc School Class of 2015 alumni pose for a photo during their recent pizza party at the Chicopee school.
Eighth grade students from Mater Dolorosa School in Holyoke do the traditional hat toss after their graduation ceremony.
Posing in front of their school are the members of the 2018 graduating class at St. Michael's Academy in Springfield.
The altar from the closed Mater Dolorosa Church in Holyoke has been refurbished and is now being used for the celebration of Mater Dolorosa School Masses.
Teens from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Springfield prepare for their National Catholic Youth Conference in Indiana. Pictured are seven of the 11 "Holy Cannolis."
Parishioners at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Springfield donate to the local soup kitchen and prepare to bring home their blessed St. Anthony bread.
St. Anthony bread and items donated for families in need are blessed at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Springfield.
St. Anthony bread was ready to be blessed at the June 13 feast day Mass, ending the annual St. Anthony Novena at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Springfield.