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St. Michael's parish in Cohoes offered a blessing for college students in August, along with a "prayer package"....

Holy Trinity parish in Cohoes listed a host of high school graduates in June: HOPE CONNOR, CONNOR AND EVAN CAULFIELD, MCKENZIE PRENDERGAST, JORDAN WEST, NORA WALSH, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, ARACELI HERRERA, ANDREW GARIEPY, MEGHAN CARKNARD, BRANDYN ASHDOWN, CHLOE ETHIER, LYDIA SCHIFLEY, ABBY FITZGERALD, HAYDEN GALARNEAU, ELEANOR BRAMMER and JOSHUA RIGNEY. MIA CECUCCI finished junior high; CHRISTOPHER COSTELLO graduated from college, KRISTYN MCGOFF from nursing school, JOHN SHEA DALEY from law school and REV. BRIAN KELLY from the seminary....

St. John the Evangelist parish in Schenectady congratulated nursing school grad TIFFANY NEACH....

Graduates from St. Joseph's in Schenectady included MICHAEL GILOOLEY, HAYDEN LABELLE, WILLIAM SANDERSON and MARIE VANDENBURGH....

St. Mary's/St. Alphonsus School in Glens Falls noted award-winning alumni: ANNE MCKENNA won a VFW essay contest, while GRACE KRIHAK and ANTHONY PERRY were runners-up; ANGELA NARDIN won a VFW poster contest. MICHAEL NORTON graduated from Vassar College and is studying in China. JACKIE HOGAN was in the top 10 of the class of 2015 at Glens Falls High; CATHERINE BARTON was valedictorian at Hudson Falls High....

At St. Michael's in Troy, MEGAN HURLEY, SARAH STEELE and PAIGE ALAXANIAN worked toward their "My Promise, My Faith" award in the Girl Scouts this summer.

St. Michael's also had several summer "camps" for youth, including a song and dance camp where kids could learn about the music of Italy and Argentina in honor of POPE FRANCIS....

St. Anthony's parish in Schenectady hosted youths from all over the country who were in the area for summer mission trips....

St. Joseph's in Troy had its own summer event, "Camping in God's Creation"....

Youths from St. Henry's in Averill Park went tubing with REV. TOM HOLMES and GREG PANZANARO....

At Holy Trinity parish in Johnstown, MIA FRANKO and MEGAN MALAGASI received the PERCY AND PAULINE BURDA scholarship awards....

Holy Mother and Child parish in Corinth/Lake Luzerne gave its Knights of Columbus scholarship to NATALIE RAYNE COLLURA, who'll attend St. John's University in New York City.[[In-content Ad]]

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