The Sacrament of Confirmation was recently administered by Bishop Paul Swain to 16 confirmands at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket.
Over the past year, the Confirmands have prepared through Mass and class attendance, community service hours, interviews with Fr. Jim Friedrich, interaction with their sponsors and a youth retreat put on by parish members.
Pictured above are, back row: Tate Ziebart, Jonathan Linke, Jacob Fouberg, Joseph Davis, Tyler Krueger, Shay Swenson, Tre Swenson and Drew Olinger; middle row: Ty Ziebart, Ty Swenson, Austin Ball and Aaron Linke; front row: Michele Carda, Savannah Swenson, Bishop Paul Swain, Tayla Weber and Marissa Weber.