The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
Catholics to Observe
5Oth Anniversary of
St. Anthony's Parish
Bishop Welch to Preside
Over Celebration on
Thanksgiving Day.
HONOR FATHER BUN
Founder of Parish to Have
Service Dedicated to
His Memory.

st. Anthony's Catholic parish will
observe its 50th anniversary Thanks
giving day, with the Most Rev Thomas
A. WEIGH; Bishop of Duluth, presiding
over the golden jubilee TO be dedicated
70 the Rt. Rev. MonSignor Joseph
Francis Buh, pioneer priest and founder
of the parish
A large group of range and Duluth
priests will attend the service, and
Will be guests at dinner to be served
in the parish house at noon.
solemn high mass will be offered
at 1890 a. m. in the presence of Bishop
WEIGH, with the Rev. Frank Mihelcic.
pastor Of the parish, as the celebrant.
Assisting Father Mihelcic will be the
Rev. Michael Popesh, Hibbing. a for
mer Elyite, as deacon Of the mass, and
the Rev. Willard F. Spehn, Duluth,
former assistant pastor OF St. An
thongs, as sub-deacon.
Bishop WEIGH will be attended by
the Rev j. E. Schiffrer, Chisholm, and
the Rev. A. L. Pirnat, as deacons of
honor. The Bishop will preach a SER
mon in English. A Slovenian sermon
will be preached by the Rev John
Sholar, New Duluth.
The Rev. John Jershe, Tower, and
the Rev. Carl Priley, assistant pastor
of st. Anthonys, will be masters OF
ceremonies.
Music to be rendered at the Golden
Jubilee Mass follows:
Eoaa CooarJo.
NORTHUMBERLAND. j. Singenberger
High Mass-Proper of the Mass $3.50.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. A z. Tozer
Ordinary of the Mass-"Messe st.
Cecile" ......... Liable Cherjnn
Offertory-"Caelestis Urbs Jerusalem"
....................B Bishop SchrembS
Med Mani Jezus Bivas, Pastor A. Hribar
Benediction Service
0 SalutariS ............ Joe Priley
Tantum Ergo ......... Joe Priley
Violin Obligatto, Josephine Shepel
rocessional-Jubilate :. Jos. G. Zangl
The high mass choir will sing the
above program.
Priests expected to attend besides
those already named are the Rt. Rev.
Monsignor j. A. Limmer, Hibbing; the
Rev. A. j. Labonte, International Falls;
the Rev. Joseph A. Cashen, Holy
Rosary, Duluth; the Rev. Frank T.
Schultz, Duluth; the Rev. C. A. Ciecs-
lewicz, Virginia; the Rev. John O'Con-
nell, Mountain Iron, and the Rev.
Francis Schweiger, Gilbert.
The first Catholic services were con-
Quoted in Ely from 1888 to 1890 in the
Fotrell lumber Office by the Rev. Father
Buh, then stationed at Tower and at
the home of Frank Lozar.
The original church was erected in
1890 on the west end of the present
parish house property, and was dedi-
Gated by the Most Rev. James Nc
Golerick, Bishop of Duluth. The parish
grew rapidly and Father Buh, who
served half dozen other places, was
able to come her but once month;
so he secured the assistance Of the
Rev. Matthias Bilban. Father Blban
took care of the parish until 1897,
when the Rev. Andrew Smrekar was
appointed resident pastor.
Father Smrekar gathered the funds
and built the present edifice in 1900.
Ninety feet long and so feet wide, 1t
is one of the largest frame buildings
in the Northwest. 1t was dedicated
Nov. 80, 1900, by Bishop McGolerick-
Late that year Father Smrekar was
transferred to Tower and Father Buh
came here, where he was actively in
charge of the parish for 10 years.
On Nov. 9, 1917, Father Mihelcic was
appointed assistant to Father Buh,
then "a years old. In February, 1918,
when Father Buh went to Duluth to
become administrator of the diocese.
Father Mihelcic was made assistant
pastor, and on August %, 1922, was
named pastor by Bishop John T. Nc
Nicholas, bishop of Duluth.
During the years that followed Father
Mihelcic has been instrumental in
securing many improvements for the
church and parish house property and
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