- Date
- 1972-10-15
- Kind
- Religious service
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncatholicismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Bishop Edmund C. Szoka visited Beaver Island on October 15, 1972, for a confirmation service at Holy Cross Church. The Beaver Beacon lists twelve confirmands and reports a dinner at Holy Cross Parish Hall afterward.
Evidence and limits
The named confirmand roster is preserved in the source note but is not expanded into twelve identity records here. The issue does not provide sacramental registers, ages, sponsors, or an independent diocesan record.
See also
Sources
- Reports Bishop Edmund C. Szoka’s October 15 visit to Holy Cross Church and lists Beth Ann Green, Bernadette Green, Dan McDonough, Bill McDonough, Tom Cole, Garret Cole, Cathy Gillespie, Mary Konwabikise, Linda Wogan, Ann Wogan, Frank Solle, and Rhea Christie as confirmands; a parish-hall dinner followed.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Confirmation service at Holy Cross Church, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-confirmation-service-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Confirmation.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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