- Dates
- 1956-09-16 – 1956-09-23
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fr. Alexis, O.F.M.C., of Grand Rapids conducted a mission at Holy Cross from September 16 through September 23, 1956. The October Beaver Beacon described it as his first trip to Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper provides the dates and a brief institutional context, but not a service schedule, attendance record, parish register, or complete biography.
Sources
- Reports that Fr. Alexis, O.F.M.C., from Grand Rapids conducted a mission at Holy Cross that opened Sunday, September 16, and closed September 23. It says this was his first trip to the island and that he joined the Civic Association. It does not provide a service schedule, attendance, parish record, or full biographical record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the mission report; it does not expand the service, attendance, or clergy record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fr. Alexis conducts a mission at Holy Cross, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/holy-cross-mission-beaver-island-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1956, “Mission at Holy Cross.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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