First Communion celebrated in parishes across the Archdiocese
In late April and throughout the month of May, parishes around the Archdiocese of Newark observed a joyful and significant moment in church life: the sacrament of First Communion. Churches, awash in light, were filled with smiling relatives, watching on as children in suits and white dresses received the body and blood of Jesus Christ for the first time.
JerseyCatholic.org collected a variety of pictures from the jubilant occasion. Take a look at how a number of parishes celebrated in the slideshow below (32 pictures).
Assumption Church – Emerson 
Church of the Presentation – Upper Saddle River 
Divine Mercy – Rahway 
Divine Mercy – Rahway 
Immaculate Conception – Hackensack 
Little Flower – Berkeley Heights 
Little Flower – Berkeley Heights 
Most Blessed Sacrament – Franklin Lakes 
Most Blessed Sacrament – Franklin Lakes 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Newark 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ridgewood 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ridgewood 
Our Lady of Mount Virgin – Garfield 
Our Lady of Mount Virgin – Garfield 
Our Lady of Sorrows – South Orange 
Sacred Heart – Rochelle Park 
Sacred Heart – Rochelle Park 
St. Aedan – Jersey City 
St. Anastasia – Teaneck 
St. Anne – Fair Lawn 
St. Anne – Fair Lawn 
St. Anthony – Northvale 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plains 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken 
St. Hedwig – Elizabeth 
St. Hedwig – Elizabeth 
St. Joseph – East Orange 
St. Lawrence – Weehawken 
St. Paul – Ramsey 
St. Rocco St. Brigid – Union City 
St. Teresa of Avila – Summit 
St. Teresa of Avila – Summit 
St. Valentine – Bloomfield
Next: Stay tuned for another collection of photos from around the Archdiocese, featuring the May Crowning celebrations of local parishes.
Pictures of First Communion are courtesy of the parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark. Any professional photography displayed is the property of the attributed parish.
