Tom Henihan
Express Staff
Catholic students from Ecole Providence received Baptism, made their First Confession and received First Communion at a special Mass, at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, on Tuesday May 28.
Following approximately 6 weeks of preparation, twenty-two Ecole Providence students attended a special Mass at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in McLennan and during Mass the children received the sacraments.
Fellow students, teachers, parents and family attended the celebratory Mass with parents and godparents assisting their children in receiving the sacrament of Baptism.
Older students made their First Confession and later in the ceremony, other kids received their First Communion.
Receiving the sacraments, Baptism, First Confession, First Communion and Confirmation are seminal rites in the life and initiation of Catholic children as they mature in their faith.
St. John the Baptist Parish Priest Fr. Eucharis said Mass and administered the sacraments.
Following the special Mass, Ecole Providence invited everyone to a community lunch to celebrate the occasion and following lunch the school served a commemorative cake celebrating the important occasion.
Antoinette Goodswimmer, Korbyn Goodswimmer, Keithin Bartram-Soto, Layton Willier and Hayden Cloutier. 
Everyone who attended the special Mass gathered at the altar at the end of the ceremony. 
Students receiving First Communion. 
Fr. Eucharius baptizing students at St. John the Baptist Cathedral. 
Kohen Beaver, Khloe Laboucan and Jade Carifelle