Name: Holy Cross choir wears new robes at Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, 1970
Start: 1970-12-24
End: 1970-12-24
Location: Beaver Island

Holy Cross choir wears new robes at Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, 1970

Also Beaver Island Midnight Mass choir robes, 1970

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TypeEvent

Date1970-12-24

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1970-12-24
Kind: Religious service
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religionmusiccommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

At Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in 1970, the Holy Cross choir wore new coral robes and sang traditional hymns under Sister Rita Wenzlick’s direction, with Mrs. Walter Wojan at the organ.

Evidence and limits

The notice records the musical and liturgical details but does not preserve a complete choir roster or parish program.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Midnight Mass.”
Reports Christmas Eve Midnight Mass with the choir in new coral robes, traditional hymns directed by Sister Rita Wenzlick, and Mrs. Walter Wojan at the organ.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published service report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross choir wears new robes at Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-midnight-mass-choir-robes-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Midnight Mass.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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