First Communions, May Crownings, confirmations, a school gala and a Mother’s Day Flower Sale and Raffle: another busy week in the parishes and schools of the Springfield Diocese!

Second-graders from Mater Dolorosa School in Holyoke participate in the May Crowning Ceremony at Our Lady of the Cross Parish.

Mater Dolorosa School second-graders participate in a May Crowning Ceremony after receiving their first Communion.

Students from Mater Dolorosa School pose with their teacher and Father Albert Scherer, pastor of Our Lady of the Cross Parish, after the recent May Crowning.

Springfield Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski poses with confirmation students at Our Lady of the Cross Parish in Holyoke.

Parishioners of Our Lady of the Cross Parish in Holyoke pose at the recent Mater Dolorosa School Gala, which helped raise money for a school playground.

Parishioners of Our Lady of the Cross Parish in Holyoke have fun while raising money for a school playground at the Mater Dolorosa School Gala.

National Junior Honor Society adviser Paula Donais assists St. Joan of Arc School students with their Mother's Day Flower Sale.