- Date
- 1960-08-14
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Followed by
- August Homecoming supper and parade arrangements announced after Parish Hall fire, 1961
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismreligionheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Holy Cross Parish completed its centenary Homecoming celebration on August 14, 1960. The reported program included a Solemn High Mass, an overflow crowd, a traditional roast-beef dinner, a parade of twenty floats, a dance, and newly completed hall improvements.
Evidence and limits
This is a retrospective report in the September issue. It records the principal participants and activities but does not provide a complete attendance count, program, or independent parish records.
Open questions
- Which parish history, photographs, minutes, and cemetery records document the centenary in full?
See also
Sources
- Reports the August 14 Solemn High Mass with Father Louis Wren as celebrant, Father Victor Gallagher as deacon, Father Vincent McCorry as sub-deacon and preacher, Bishop Allen J. Babcock presiding, an overflow crowd, the Altar Society roast-beef dinner, a 20-float parade described by Ken Gallagher, the Homecoming dance, and completed hall improvements including restrooms, water, and kitchen sink work. It does not provide a full program, attendance count, or parish-register verification.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Parish completes its centenary Homecoming celebration, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/holy-cross-centenary-homecoming-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1960, “Holy Cross Parish Celebrates Its Centenary.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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