Shown above with Bishop Brungardt and Father Tim S. Hickey, pastor, are (front row from left): Charlize Shafer and Jailyn Brandl (St. Joseph the Worker, Tribune), Camryn Biermann (St. Anthony of Padua, Leoti), Marco Coello and Gavin Grilliot (St. Joseph the Worker); Gannon West (St. Anthony of Padua), Holden Whalen and Cole Carpenter (St. Mary), and Oscar Martinez and Santiago Mora Martinez (St. Joseph the Worker). (Photo courtesy Tara Biermann)
Several youth from the Catholic parishes in Wichita and Greeley counties received the Sacrament of Confirmation f rom B i shop John B. Brungardt of the Diocese of Dodge City at a Mass at St. Mary Church in Marienthal Dec. 14. The youth have prepared for a year and a half for the sacrament, which confers upon them the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
