St. John’s Christmas Fair set for December 5th will have Santa, shopping and live Nativity

Save the date. St. John’s Church Annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 5th, from 9 am to 2 pm at 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin. Activities all day, while you shop. This event is free and all are welcome.

The Schedule:

• Visit with Santa Claus from 10 AM to 12 PM.
• Live nativity on the front lawn 11 AM to 1 PM
• Shopping all day 9 AM to 2 PM.
• Home-made treats all day 9 AM to 2 PM 

1) Visit and photo op with Santa Claus from 10 AM to 12 noon. 

2) Shopping: Enjoy the popular raffle. Bid on silent auction items and experiences. Check out gift baskets with themes like sports; spa, health and wellness, and pet items. Give the gift of food, wine, coffees, and teas. Treat yourself to fresh, beautiful wreaths and greens. Grandma’s Attic will have unique items to purchase. Buy favorite gift cards from popular restaurants and stores.

3) Home-baked treats: cookies, fudge and other baked goods at the Cookie Walk. Snacks and drinks can be purchased during the fair. 

4) Live nativity scene. What is a live nativity scene? Jesus was born in a barn and lay in a manger, surrounded by animals. We will enact this scene with Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, and real farm animals (sheep, goats, donkey) during the fair. Visit, learn and enjoy from 11 AM to 1 PM. 

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387 Email admin@stjohnsfranklinma.org

Like us on Facebook See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org 

Pumpkin Patch open until October 31 with pumpkins of all sizes

The folks at St. John’s Church Pumpkin Patch have been busy selling pumpkins and plants this month. And there’s still plenty more. Come and buy your pumpkin for Halloween fun and autumn decorating. 

The large pumpkins are great for carving, the smaller pumpkins are ideal for baking treats, plus gourds and mums add interest to seasonal decorations. All are displayed throughout the lawn at 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin. Cash, checks, credit and debit cards are accepted.

The patch is open 7 days a week through October 31. Here’s the schedule:

• Monday-Friday 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
• Saturdays 10:00 am-4:00 pm
• Sundays Noon-4:00 pm

The pumpkins are grown using sustainable agricultural practices that help benefit the environment. They are grown in a region of New Mexico with 42% unemployment, providing jobs for Navajo people. Proceeds from pumpkin & plant sales benefit the Navajo Nation in New Mexico as well as St. John’s Episcopal Church and its service in the Franklin community. 

For more information:

• Call the office 508-528-2387
• Email admin@stjohnsfranklinma.org
• Follow us on Facebook at St John’s Episcopal Church
• See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org    

The Pumpkin Patch at St. John’s Church is open from September 26 through October 31, 2026

Pumpkin Spice. 

Pumpkin Lattes. 

Do you love pumpkin season? 

Visit the 7th Annual Pumpkin Patch at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 237 Pleasant Street, September 26 through October 31. The very popular patch will be open all day 10 am to 4 pm on October 12th Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Come and buy pumpkins of all sizes, gourds and colorful mum plants at St. John’s Church front lawn. It’s a fun outing with the kids and good photo opportunity - they can pick their own, and the right time to start decorating for autumn. 

Open 7 days a week, here’s the schedule:

• Monday-Friday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• Saturdays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Sundays Noon - 4:00 PM
• Monday October 12, 10 AM to 4 PM

The pumpkins are grown using sustainable agricultural practices that help benefit the environment. They are grown in a region of New Mexico with 42% unemployment, providing jobs for Navajo people. Proceeds from pumpkin & plant sales benefit the Navajo Nation in New Mexico as well as St. John’s Episcopal Church and its service in the Franklin community. 

For more information:

• Call the office 508-528-2387
• Email: Admin@StJohnsFranklinMA.org
• Follow us on Facebook at St John’s Episcopal Church
• See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org   

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, September 13, 2026 ???

Sunday, September 13

10:00am St John's Episcopal: We invite you to join us for Kick-off Sunday

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:15pm Sunday Speaker Series: Mercy and Malevolence – Discovering the Complex Story of St. Theresa’s Home of the Little Flower (Franklin Historical Museum)

1:30pm        Now open on Sundays (Franklin Public Library)

*** NO Town Meetings today ***

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Find the full Community event calendar https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx

The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

Pumpkin Patch Coming to St. John’s Church Sept. 26 through Oct. 31, 2026

Mark your calendar. The pumpkins are coming! 

Visit the 7th Annual Pumpkin Patch at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 237 Pleasant Street, September 26 through October 31.

A huge selection of pumpkins and gourds will fill the front lawn. Kids will have fun picking their favorites. Stay tuned for the list of fun activities and games for the kids.

Open 7 days a week, here’s the schedule: 

Monday-Friday 4:00 pm-6:00 pm 

Saturdays 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Sundays Noon-4:00 pm

Monday October 12th, 10 am to 4 pm.

For more information:

Call the office 508-528-2387

Email: Admin@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

Follow us on Facebook at St John’s Episcopal Church

See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org

St John's Episcopal: We invite you to join us for Kick-off Sunday; September 13

This is the beginning of our Program Year, when we welcome back our choir (and perhaps some parishioners) from Summer vacation, offer a special blessing for teachers and students beginning the new school year, and enjoy a cookout after worship. 

If you’ve been thinking about checking us out, this will be a good day to do it. If you haven’t been here in a while, welcome back. 

Everyone is invited, every Sunday!

St John’s Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin 

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387

Email Rector@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org

 

Reminder on "Top 4 Reasons to Visit St John’s Christmas Fair on December 6"

St. John’s Church Christmas Fair is set for Saturday, December 6, from 9 am to 2 pm at 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin. 

Here are the 4 top reasons to visit St. John’s holiday fair:

1. Visit and photo op with Santa Claus from 10 am to 12 noon. 
2. Lots of shopping: Buy gift cards from popular restaurants and stores; silent auction and raffle items. Check out gift baskets with themes like sports; spa, health and wellness, and pet items. Give the gift of food, wine, coffees, teas.  Fresh, beautiful wreaths and greens; plus cozy hand-made scarves, mittens, and hats.  
3. Delicious hand-made treats like cookies, fudge, and other baked goods at the Cookie Walk. Snacks and drinks can be purchased during the fair. 
4. St John’s will host a live nativity scene. What is a live nativity scene? Jesus was born in a barn and lay in a manger, surrounded by animals. We will enact this scene with Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and real farm animals (sheep, goats, donkey) during the fair. 

Top 4 Reasons to Visit St John’s Christmas Fair on December 6 

Come and see on Saturday, December 6 from Noon to 2 PM. 

This event is FREE and open to all. 

St John’s Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387     Email Rector@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

Like us on Facebook See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org    

Top 4 Reasons to Visit St John’s Christmas Fair on December 6

St. John’s Church Christmas Fair is set for Saturday, December 6, from 9 am to 2 pm at 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin. 

Here are the 4 top reasons to visit St. John’s holiday fair:

1. Visit and photo op with Santa Claus from 10 am to 12 noon. 
2. Lots of shopping: Buy gift cards from popular restaurants and stores; silent auction and raffle items. Check out gift baskets with themes like sports; spa, health and wellness, and pet items. Give the gift of food, wine, coffees, teas.  Fresh, beautiful wreaths and greens; plus cozy hand-made scarves, mittens, and hats.  
3. Delicious hand-made treats like cookies, fudge, and other baked goods at the Cookie Walk. Snacks and drinks can be purchased during the fair. 
4. St John’s will host a live nativity scene. What is a live nativity scene? Jesus was born in a barn and lay in a manger, surrounded by animals. We will enact this scene with Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and real farm animals (sheep, goats, donkey) during the fair. 

Top 4 Reasons to Visit St John’s Christmas Fair on December 6 

Come and see on Saturday, December 6 from Noon to 2 PM. 

This event is FREE and open to all. 

St John’s Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387     Email Rector@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

Like us on Facebook See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org    

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, October 13, 2025 ??

Monday, October 13 = Columbus Day / Indigenous People's Day

Town & School building closed for the holiday

Trash/recycle schedule is NOT Delayed by the holiday

10:00am Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

**  NO Town Meetings today   **

 

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What's happening in Franklin, MA

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

The Pumpkins Are Here! Time To Decorate!

The pumpkins are  at St. John’s Episcopal Church now through Halloween

The pumpkin patch returns to St John's for October!

Come visit the 6th Annual Pumpkin Patch at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin. It will be open through Oct. 31.

A huge selection of pumpkins, gourds and colorful mum plants will fill the front lawn at St. John’s Church. Kids will have fun picking out their favorites. It’s a cute photo opportunity for families and a good time to start decorating for autumn.

Open 7 days a week, here’s the schedule:

• Monday-Friday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• Saturdays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Sundays Noon - 4:00 PM
• Monday October 13, open all day from 10 AM to 5 PM

The pumpkins are grown using sustainable agricultural practices that help benefit the environment. They are grown in a region of New Mexico with 42% unemployment, providing jobs for Navajo people. Proceeds from pumpkin & plant sales benefit the Navajo Nation in New Mexico as well as St. John’s Church and its service in the Franklin community. 

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 ??

Wednesday, October 1

10:00am Veterans Coffee Social (Franklin Senior Center)

3:00pm Annual Health Fair (Franklin Public Library)

4:00pm Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

For additional details on Library events ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->        

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**   Town Meetings today   **

BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Time: 5:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10012025-1917 

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What's happening in Franklin, MA

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, September 29, 2025 ??

Monday, September 29

Library & Senior Center events

4:00pm Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

For additional details on Library events ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->        

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**   Town Meetings today   **

Franklin Cultural Council Meeting

Monday, September 29 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09292025-1930 

Franklin Agricultural Committee Meeting

Monday, September 29 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09292025-1926 

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What's happening in Franklin, MA

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, September 28, 2025 ??

Sunday, September 28

11:00am Sunday Brunch (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

12:00pm Pumpkin Patch Opens (St John's Episcopal Church)

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

5:30pm Vietnam Veteran Dinner: Northborough Legion Post 0234

**  NO  Town Meetings today   **

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What's happening in Franklin, MA

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

Opening Day of the Pumpkin Patch is This Sunday, Sep 28, 2025

Pumpkin Patch Season is September 28-October 31

at St. John’s Episcopal Church

Opening Day of the Pumpkin Patch
is This Sunday, Sep 28, 2025

Mark your calendar. The pumpkins are coming! Come visit the 6th Annual Pumpkin Patch at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin. It will be open Sept. 28 through Oct. 31.

A huge selection of pumpkins, gourds and colorful mum plants will fill the front lawn at St. John’s Church. Kids will have fun picking out their favorites. It’s a cute photo opportunity for families and a good time to start decorating for autumn.

Open 7 days a week, here’s the schedule:

• Monday-Friday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• Saturdays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Sundays Noon - 4:00 PM
• Monday October 13, open all day from 10 AM to 5 PM

The pumpkins are grown using sustainable agricultural practices that help benefit the environment. They are grown in a region of New Mexico with 42% unemployment, providing jobs for Navajo people. Proceeds from pumpkin & plant sales benefit the Navajo Nation in New Mexico as well as St. John’s Church and its service in the Franklin community.