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FRANKLIN - ALL are welcome to the Easter Festival Worship service at Franklin Federated Church Sunday, April 20, at 10 AM.
The festivities will begin in front of the church, when all are invited to take part in decorating a large wooden cross with flowers. The cross will then be carried into church for the start of worship. The service will include the welcoming of new members, a children's message, and a sermon entitled "Do Not Be Afraid" by the Rev. Charley Eastman. At the end of worship, all in attendance will be invited to join with the choir to sing the Hallelujah Chorus.
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Franklin Federated Church |
There will be no Sunday School on Easter - children will stay with their families throughout worship. There are activity bags available for young children, and the nursery will be open (but not staffed) if any family would like to use the nursery while listening to worship.
The church is handicapped accessible via a ramp on the left side of the church. Large print bulletins and hearing assistance devices are available. For more information, visit www.franklinfederated.org or find us on Facebook. Or, if you have questions or wish to speak to the pastor, call the church office at 508-528-3803.
Please join us as we celebrate the unveiling of the DCR Healthy Heart Trail, with an informative and fun introduction to a local trail gem, The Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT). We will begin with a formal presentation at the Y and then move to the SNETT for a walk on the trail and picnic luncheon with our Y families.Opening remarks provided by Representative Jeffrey Roy, Town Administrator Jeff Nutting, Franklin resident and YMCA Board member Brian Kelly, and a DCR representative.There will be opportunities for networking prior to the start of the program and while on the trail.
Friday, Apr 25, 2014
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Bernon Family YMCA45 Forge Hill Road
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DCR Healthy Heart Trail Kick-off |
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Parmenter Nature Trail |
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The woods are lovely in the morning |
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old stone wall |
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trail platform |
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split rock by water side |
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side view of the split rock |
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what goes down, eventually goes back up |
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ah, daffodils! |
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bird house on tree behind the Parmenter School building as the trail ends |
Please join us for some refreshments and help support the Franklin Food Pantry. We will have our grills set up and be cooking hot dogs and offering other treats for you to enjoy. In lieu
of payment for refreshments we will be accepting monetary donations for the Franklin Food Pantry.
Franklin Food Pantry
The Franklin Food Pantry helps our neighbors throughout the community obtain the food they need. During their last year, approximately 1,590 individuals were served by the Franklin Food Pantry, over 35% are children. Also the Pantry distributed more than 186,000 pounds of food, which was an increase of 35,000 pounds from the prior year.
BaseballTaunton, 9 @ Franklin, 16 - Final - Senior Pat O'Reilly was 3-5 with a triple and six RBI, junior Anthony Chaiton was 3-5, including a three-run home run, and had four RBI and four runs scored. Sophomore Nick Santucci was 3-4 with an RBI, walk, and three runs scored and Kyle Skidmore pitched 3.2 innings in relief for the win. Taunton's Zach Bowden had two hits, including a two-run home run and a total of four RBI.
SoftballFranklin, 3 @ Taunton, 7 - Final - Jordan Wade was 2-3 with three RBI, MacKenzie Navarro was 2-3 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base and Meghan Navarro had a double and RBI. Jesse Aleixo picked up the win, tossing seven innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out two. Franklin's Olivia DiGiacomo was 2-2 for the day with two RBI for the Panthers.
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FHS Panthers |
Boys lacrosseFranklin, 10 @ Foxboro, 7 - Final - Jack Vail netted two goals and added three helps and Austin Kent scored a hat trick for the Panthers. Kyle Lundgren picked up three points as well, scoring twice and adding an assist.
Girls lacrosseFoxboro, 6 @ Franklin, 14 - Final - Marta Vesprille scored five goals for Franklin and Emily Jeffries and Julia Jette each scored hat tricks as the Panthers stayed unbeaten. Katie Notarangelo had a hat trick for Foxboro and Morgan Ames, Marybeth Sweeney and Carrie Long each scored once for the Warriors.
Girls tennisFranklin, 2 @ Taunton, 3 - Final - Hannah Sweeney (Franklin) won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles, Anna Humphreys (Franklin) won 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 at second singles and Olivia Sweeney (Taunton) won 7-5, 6-4 at third singles. The team of Kim McNeil and Jess Grey (Taunton) won 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 at first doubles and Shawna LaPlante and Jordan Pagliuca (Taunton) won 6-1, 6-1 at second doubles.
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Franklin Historical Museum |
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4th of July Parade in Franklin in the 1900's |
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the house as it was |
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The house is gone |
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some fill will be required |
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at the edge of the property |
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photographer's back to Beaver St, looking to the Senior Center |
Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped on June 5, 2002 and reunited with her family on March 12, 2003. In more than 75% of all abductions, children are killed within three hours.
Elizabeth survived 6,720 hours.
What makes her story so compelling is not that she survived against all odds, but what she’s done since hour 6,721. She is working to make our communities safer for children. Through the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, she strives to empower children, parents, and educators to protect children and stand up to abusers.
The Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council, a consortium of 43 communities, is one of only 19 certified Child Abduction Response Teams in the United States. The Hockomock Area YMCA is pleased that the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council has chosen to support this event.
MetroLEC
Strengthening families and preventing child abuse requires a shared commitment of individuals and organizations in every community. In response, the Hockomock Area YMCA developed a community-wide child abuse protection initiative in 2011.
Tickets for this event are for sale at the Hockomock Area YMCA’s branches in Foxboro, Franklin, and North Attleboro for $20 each. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Marge Kraskouskas at 508-643-5239 or margek@hockymca.org.
Hockomock YMCA