Name: W. Bernard Scheid celebrates his silver priesthood anniversary, 1961
Start: 1961-04-08
End: 1961-04-08
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-04-08
Kind: Celebration
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religioncatholicismcommunityheritage
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Rev. W. Bernard Scheid celebrated twenty-five years in the priesthood on April 8, 1961, at Holy Rosary Church in Chicago. The Beacon identifies him as born and raised on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The event is based on a community notice and does not establish Scheid’s full clerical chronology or parish assignments.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Rev. W. Bernard Scheid.”
Reports Rev. W. Bernard Scheid celebrating twenty-five years as a priest on April 8 at Holy Rosary Church in Chicago, with a Solemn High Mass and reception, and says he was born and raised on Beaver Island. The notice does not provide a clerical register or parish history.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “W. Bernard Scheid celebrates his silver priesthood anniversary, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/bernard-scheid-silver-priesthood-anniversary-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Rev. W. Bernard Scheid.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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