 David Conrad, shown with his mother Kathy, made his first Communion last Wednesday during Special Persons Encounter Christ’s final Mass of the school year at Christ the King Church in Moline. -- Catholic Post photo
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One special person’s first Communion
By Jared Olar
MOLINE -- Songs, laughter and joy filled Christ the King Church during the concluding Mass of Special Persons Encounter Christ’s school year last Wednesday, but perhaps the greatest joy could be read on the face of Kathy Conrad, whose son David made his first Communion.
"It’s fabulous," Kathy Conrad told The Catholic Post. "It’s been a long time coming, and it’s been an answer to so many prayers."
David, 23, is one of about 100 men and women with special needs who take part in religious education classes and worship through SPEC. Classes are held Wednesday nights from October through April in the Believers Together Center at Christ the King Church in Moline.
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