Title

Assumption Church Fun Fest 1985 button

Creation Date

1985

Description

2.5" diameter pinback button promoting the Assumption Fun Fest of 1985.  Red button with the image of a hand holding playing cards.  The cards, fours of spades, clubs and diamonds, and sevens of spades and diamonds make up a ‘full house’ hand in the game of poker. Words on each card tell about events at the festival:  Polka Dance & Mass, Refreshments, Entertainment, Games, Books & Stuff, Music.  Black text:  “It's in the cards!  Aug. 17-18. A Full House of Family Fun!  11th Annual Assumption Fun Fest ‘85."  Buttons were sold to promote the church festival, and raise start-up funds for the event.  Assumption Catholic Church was founded by both Bloomington and Richfield families and was built in an area then called “Bloomfield,” which encompassed sections of both Bloomington and Richfield.  It was the first Catholic Church built in either city. When additional Catholic Churches were built in Bloomington, Bloomington Catholics who lived northeast of 86th Street and Hwy 35W attended Assumption Church and many of their children attended the parish school.