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Jubilee in the Catholic Church. A jubilee is a special year of remission of sins, debts and universal pardon. In Leviticus, a jubilee year is mentioned to occur every 50th year; during which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest. In Western Christianity, the tradition ...
The building was finished and dedicated during church services held May 25-27 and May 29, 1924, with a church membership of 550. The building cost came in between $85,000 to $100,000.
Background. The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrated its centennial with exhibitions, symposia, concerts, lectures, the reopening of refurbished galleries, special tours, social events, and other programming for eighteen months from October 1969 through the spring of 1971. The highlight was an open house and Centennial Ball on April 13, 1970.
The Canadian Centennial was a yearlong celebration held in 1967 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Celebrations in Canada occurred throughout the year but culminated on Dominion Day, July 1. Commemorative coins were minted, that were different from typical issues with animals on each — the cent, for instance, had a ...
VFW closes weekend of 100th anniversary celebration with time capsule. Tribune. Eric Johnson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. September 16, 2024 at 1:32 PM. Sep. 16—On Sunday night, the Olaf B. Damm ...
David Rocheleau greets churchgoers with a constant backbeat at the First Congregational Church's 300th anniversary service Sunday at the church, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury. “The original ...
Atatürk Centennial, in memory of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 's (founding president of Turkey) 100th birthday. 1996 Summer Olympics, 100th anniversary of the 1st Summer Olympics in 1896. Philippine Centennial, 100th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence. First World War centenary, 2014–2018, began with the centenary of the ...
Jubilee. A Jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew bible, initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves.