Alter girl Madeleine Sladek (center), 14, opens the youth led evening Mass at St. Monica Church in Dallas, Texas on February 10, 2008, carrying the cross towards the pulpit. Sladek has been an alter girl since the fifth grade. She is followed by fellow Alter girl Elizabeth Balido (back left), 13, who has been an altergirl for the past two years. Dallas, TX. |
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