A new playground at a local Catholic school, the sacrament of confirmation, and a Juneteenth celebration in the Springfield Diocese!

Confirmation students from St. Patrick Parish, Springfield, pose with Msgr. Daniel Liston, pastor. The confirmation liturgy was held at St. Michael's Cathedral.

Msgr. Christopher Connelly, rector, is pictured during the recent confirmation Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield.

Pictured are young people who received the sacrament of confirmation at St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield.

Parishioners and guests gather in the Marshall Center adjacent to St. Michael's Cathedral to celebrate Juneteenth, also called African American Emancipation Day, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S.

Pictured are two of the participants at the Juneteenth celebration at St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield. Juneteenth, typically marked on June 19, was first celebrated in 1865.