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Holy Cross First Holy Communion (1960)

Also May 8 · 1960 First Communion

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Kevin McDonough, Mary Gillespie, and Darlene Welsh received First Holy Communion at Holy Cross on May 8, 1960. Angela Wojan received hers the following Sunday because she was ill.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies names and reported dates but no parish register or fuller family identity.

Open questions

  • Which parish records confirm the children, dates, and sacramental details?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June 1960, “Holy Cross Parish Items.”
    Reports Kevin McDonough, Mary Gillespie, and Darlene Welsh receiving First Holy Communion at the May 8 high Mass, with Angela Wojan receiving the following Sunday because she was ill. It does not provide sacramental registers.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon