
Megan Hildebrand slides safely into home plate to score in the fifth inning of Aquinas Institute’s 5-3 loss to Geneva May 29 in the Section Five Class A2 championship game at the State University of New York at Brockport.

Sam Ashman hugs Sarah Gensler (3) after Aquinas’ 5-3 loss in the Section Five Class A2 championship game. Ashman was named to the all-tournament team.

James Pike and Alice Swarthout hold up a piece of Sheetrock while other volunteers attach it to a bedroom wall at a home in Genoa, W.Va. Eighteen volunteers from the Gates Catholic Community traveled to the Appalachians on a mission trip at the end of May.

Jim and Leah unload tools before working on a home in eastern Kentucky.

Jim Stocks inspects the wiring of a ceiling light in a bedroom at a home in eastern Kentucky. The light could only be turned on when the home’s kitchen light was also on.

Dale measures wood for a door frame at a home in eastern Kentucky.

Jonathan Willistein (from left), James Pike, Alice Swarthout and Jim Stocks pray at the end of a Bible study May 20 at the house they stayed at in Louisa, Ky.

A student listens to a lesson during Hillside’s Youth Employment Training Academy May 31. The 5-day, 25-hour training helps teenagers prepare to apply for jobs at partner companies.

Seven-year-old Sesly Williams eats cotton candy during the Rochester City School District Latino Family Fair at Rochester International Academy June 14. A variety of carnival-themed foods were given out at the fair.

Nine-year-old Lyan Ortiz (from left), 8-year-old Reinaldo Sepulveda and 5-year-old Rihanna Sepulveda jump in a bounce house during the Rochester City School District Latino Family Fair June 14 at Rochester International Academy.

Five-year-old Luis Manuel Ramos blows a whistle while walking with teammates in a parade down Clinton Avenue to kick off the Rochester Hispanic Youth Baseball League’s 19th season June 7.

Nine-year-olds Edy Marlin (left) and Julier Ruiz high-five Spikes, the Rochester Red Wings mascot, at the end of the parade down Clinton Avenue.

Ten-year-old pitcher John Rios fields a ball as a Pirates player scores a run. The Astros beat the Pirates 12-8 in RHYBL’s first game of the season.

Bishop Salvatore R. Matano confirms Sean Mullen during a Mass in the Diocesan Pastoral Center chapel July 24.

Father Mickey McGrath serves Communion during a Mass to celebrate the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24 at St. Michael Church in Rochester.

Father Mickey McGrath celebrates a Mass to celebrate the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24 at St. Michael Church in Rochester.

A participant in the Walk for Life prays outside the hospital in Geneva July 12. The two-mile walk through downtown Geneva was held by Care Net of the Finger Lakes.