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First Communicant Jane Hulsen carried a flower before an opening Mass procession into Mary Queen of Peace Church on May 8 in Webster Groves. The children’s flowers were collected in vases and placed around a statue of Mary, which was crowned during the Mass.
First Communicant Jane Hulsen carried a flower before an opening Mass procession into Mary Queen of Peace Church on May 8 in Webster Groves. The children’s flowers were collected in vases and placed around a statue of Mary, which was crowned during the Mass.
Photo Credit: Jacob Wiegand

‘The first and best disciple of Jesus’

Submitted May 9, 2024 | 10:19 AM

Children donned their first Communion attire once again at Mary Queen of Peace Parish on May 8 for the annual May crowning.

Having received the Eucharist for the first time the weekend prior, the students carried flowers into the sanctuary to be collected in vases and placed around a statue of Mary, which was crowned during the school Mass.

“The significance (of the May crowning) honors Mary as the first and best disciple of Jesus and someone that we should try to emulate in our everyday life,” said Father Craig Holway, pastor of Mary Queen of Peace.

First Communicants processed into Mary Queen of Peace Church carrying flowers during a school Mass.
Photo Credits: Jacob Wiegand
First Communicant and Mary Queen of Peace second-grader Brady Rodenfels gestured while gathered with, from left, Amelia Henningsen, Louis Barringer and Eva Kreilich before a procession into the church.
Photo Credits: Jacob Wiegand
First Communicant Mae Collins placed a crown of flowers on a statue of Mary during a school Mass on May 8 at Mary Queen of Peace Parish in Webster Groves. “The significance (of the May crowning) honors Mary as the first and best disciple of Jesus and someone that we should try to emulate in our everyday life,” said Father Craig Holway, pastor of Mary Queen of Peace.
Photo Credits: Jacob Wiegand
A crown of flowers was placed on a statue of Mary during a school Mass on May 8 at Mary Queen of Peace Parish.
Photo Credits: Jacob Wiegand

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