MORRISTOWN Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney made a pastoral visit to Assumption Parish here where he celebrated the vigil Mass marking the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Oct. 2.
Assumption’s history dates back to 1848 when a mission was built on Maple Avenue, the site of the present rectory. Mass was said for the first time in the church on Christmas Day 1848. In 1850, the parish school was opened. In 1985, a devastating fire destroyed the church. The newly restored church was rededicated in 1988.