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bCvUIlU piUJCVl iiVJWFather V. J. BilyObserves Silverjubilee March 30Father Vaclav J. Bily, pastor of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish of Gana-do, celebrated his silver jubilee of ordination in the Ganado parish church Monday, March3°.Assisting Father Bily in the celebration of the Mass were four priest-cousins. They are Fathers Edmund Bily, archpriest; Edward Bily, deacon; John Bily, subdeacon; and Lambert Bily, master of ceremonies. Msgr. F. O. Beck, VF, pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Victoria, delivered the sermon.The jubilarian was ordained March 20, 1939 in the presence of San Antonio Archbishop Arthur Drossarests, whowas ill, Bishop Jose de Jesus Martinez Zarate of Huejulta, Mex. conferred the sacramentof Holy Orders in the ceremonies.Father Bily was born September 27, 1912 in Praha, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bily. He was baptized, made his first communion and was confirmed in Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Praha.After attending the parochial school in Praha, he entered St. fohn Seminary in San Antonio in 1928.Following his ordination Father Bily was appointed an assistant pastor of St. John the Baptist parish in St. John and Ascension of Our Lord Church in Moravia. He served there a year and a half before being assigned as a curate of St. Mary’s parish in Victoria forone year.Father Bily’s next appointment was to St. Michael’s parish in Weimar where he served for four years as an assistant pastor, including work among the Colored parishioners.The jubilarian was also administrator of St. Anthony sV.SVi•A7,vw .\v.vXvv..V.’.YyX’lv • v v.'} fcM; ;XvXv■■ ■**;lt;v..•.V• ■* sA VvV.t'/.v .v y.’A*t tk * *mf*A.’AV«V ******* *****• 4 « »C * * 1 4 r.^ . ^ ji * , *'. »'•* . » ^% I • v-w--.’mi:S’ShWSBHKrm M* *IBv*W\ • •• V- V 'XXSDorothy Wesselsky, sophomore C her award winning exhibit “What a of the lack of calcium in the diet of ject won the 2nd Grand Prize and vision medal in the local fair and . Regional Science Fair held in El CeMr. and Mrs. Victor Blaschke and daughters of Corpus Chris-ti, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haverda and children of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haverda and children of San Antonio ^pent Easter Sunday with Mrs. Mary Haverda.Church in Columbus for one and a half years, and pastor of St. Peter’s parish in Blessing and St. Anthony’s parish in Palacios for 13 years. He waslamed pastor of Assumption olthe Blessed Virgin Mary parish m Ganado in 1959.MianfaiMiZiiananLeFather Bily and three other priests of the archdiocese whowere oi'dained March 20, 1939 will also observe their silver jubilees with a joint celebration in St. John’s Seminary chapel at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7 with a Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving.The other jubilarians are Fathers Hubert L. Bauman, Adolph P. Janda and AnthonyMatula.anMiFrM:YcZaMMManilarClJaCispthKhiV
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Shiner Gazette
Shiner, Texas, US
Thu, Apr 02, 1964
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