Assumption, Dwight
PCCW Activities
- The altar society helps with fund raisers: Soup Supper in the spring, Pork and Dumpling Dinner in July, Soup Dinner and Boutique in the fall.
- They play Bingo with the senior residents in Dwight, and help with the Bingo at the nursing homes in David City.
- They contribute to Catholic Social Services, items for St. Gianna House, the LDCCW Annual Diaper Drive in October, and make baby quilts for Birthright, Catholic Social Services, and St. Gianna House.
Historical Highlights
- Dwight Assumption was started in 1899 and a small church was erected.
- Between 1910 and 1936 a new brick (present church) was built and a school was erected, a parish hall was built and grottos were constructed.
- In 1962 the school was closed and sold to the village.
- In 1996 the parish hall collapsed from a heavy rainstorm. A new parish hall (present hall) was built in 1999.
