Reminder: St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul 24th Annual Backpack Collection - Aug 18-19

The St. Mary's Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is excited to announce its 24th annual collection of back-to-school supplies to help children prepare for a wonderful school year. 

If you would like to participate, please buy a school backpack, and fill it with back to school supplies. Please label the backpack either Grades K-3, Grades 4-5, Grades 6-8, or Grades 9-12. The backpacks should not be specific for either a boy or a girl. 

The backpacks may be dropped off inside the front of the church in the designated boxes on the weekend of August 18/19 and on Monday, (August 20th) until noon. 

St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul
24th Annual Backpack Collection

Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be distributing backpacks to families in town with school-aged children starting on Tuesday, August 21st. We are also hoping to have enough backpacks to offer them to families living in area shelters. 

Last year, 133 children and teens benefited from your generosity. It is so important for children and youth to see the goodness in the world.

Thank you in advance for your participation in this year’s drive!



Suggestions for supplies may be found on our website:
http://www.stmarysfranklin.org/uploads/docs/backpacksupplylist2018.pdf

or here:

40th Feast of St. Rocco - August 11, 2018

Anointing Mass Saturday, August 11 10:00 AM under the tent

Food Booths, Rides and Music Saturday, August 11 from 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Ride bracelets or wrist bands are available Saturday 12 - 4 PM Normally $30 or $25 if you show the coupon which you can download from here:
http://fiestashows.com/m/events/byid/277

Additional info can be found on the St Rocco page
http://www.stmarysfranklin.org/feast-st-rocco

40th Feast of St. Rocco - August 11, 2018

Remember when: Aug 11, 2017

Friday, August 11, 2017

The Vet Ruck Walk will travel through Franklin Saturday, Aug 19

Franklin's Veterans' Services Officer Dale Kurtz says:

"We expect the walkers to enter Franklin about 6 PM on Saturday, August 19. They will travel Lincoln St to make a brief stop at the War Memorial on the Town Common and then proceed through town via Main St to East Central expecting to exit at 7 PM into Wrentham. There will be 8 to 9 walkers and supporters are invited to join in, but we must keep up the pace of the team for them to make their timelines. We hope that veterans, scout groups and town people will come out to support the walkers."

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/08/the-vet-ruck-walk-will-travel-through.html

The Vet Ruck Walk will travel through Franklin Saturday, Aug 19

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI 8/10/18 - THU 8/16/18

FRIDAY 8/10/18

9:30am   Family Yoga @ Franklin Public Library

10am-12pm   Knitting Group @ Franklin Public Library

10:30am   Mr. Vinny’s Bubble Guys @ Franklin Public Library

12-6pm   Farmers Market @ Town Common

12:30pm   Farmer’s Market Tasting @ Town Common

1:30pm   Silvertones Concert and Root Beer Floats @ Franklin Senior Center

5-10pm   40th Feast of St. Rocco’s Festival (rides, food, music) @ 195 Main St.

SATURDAY 8/11/18

10pm   40th Feast of St. Rocco’s Festival  - Anointing Mass (under the tent) @ 195 Main St.

10am-1pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open

2pm   Chess Group @ Franklin Public Library

5-10pm   40th Feast of St. Rocco’s Festival (rides, food, music) @ 195 Main St.

SUNDAY 8/12/18

8am   FREE Yoga at the Beach @ Chilson Beach, Beaver Pond  

10:30am   40th Feast of St. Rocco’s Festival - Closing Mass and Procession of the Statue @ St. Mary’s Parish

11am Goat Yoga (registration required) @ Fairmount Fruit Farm
12-8pm   40th Feast of St. Rocco’s Festival (rides open) @ 195 Main St.

1-4pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open

1:15pm   Speaker Series @ Franklin Historical Museum

MONDAY 8/13/18

10:30am   Matt Heaton Concert @ Franklin Public Library
4:30pm Commuter Rail Meeting @ Franklin Public Library

TUESDAY 8/14/18

All Day   Drop In Craft @ Franklin Public Library

9am-7:30pm FSPA Open House @ 38 Main Street
7:30pm   Franklin and Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Monthly Meeting (open to public) @ Franklin YMCA

WEDNESDAY 8/15/18

10:30am   Marcos Valles Concert @ Franklin Public Library

5pm   Book Bites @ Franklin Public Library

6pm   Movie Night @ Franklin Public Library

THURSDAY 8/16/18

9:30am   Baby Tummy Time @ Franklin Public Library

10:30am   Pre-K Story and Craft @ Franklin Public Library

1pm   Lego Robotics Club @ Franklin Public Library

1-6pm   American Red Cross Blood Drive @ Elks Lodge

5-8pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open

7pm   Healing Hearts Community Support Group @ Franklin YMCA

For the Town of Franklin Public Calendar click HERE.

For all other events and Franklin happenings click HERE.

Submit an event for the Community Calendar, please use this FORM

40th Feast of St. Rocco - August 10, 2018

Food Booths, Rides and Music Friday, August 10 from 5:00-10:00 PM

Additional info can be found on the St Rocco page
http://www.stmarysfranklin.org/feast-st-rocco

40th Feast of St. Rocco - August 10, 2018

Remember when: Aug 10, 2016

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

"will look to introduce the herbicides when they would be most effective"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The town has released the final version of a study of ponds at the DelCarte property as conservation efforts move forward. 

The study was conducted by Rhode Island firm ESS Group and examines the four ponds on the conservation property. Its draft - which stated that invasive plant and fish species pose a threat to the ponds - was released in February. 

Town Conservation Agent George Russell said the final version of the document was unchanged from the draft. Town officials, he said, had reviewed the study and determined that no changes to its text were needed."

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/08/will-look-to-introduce-herbicides-when.html

the fall foliage along the DelCarte property

In the News: St Rocco's final time; MA worker fired for marijuana use

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"In the office tucked into a corner of the barn on the grounds of the old St. Mary’s School convent - headquarters for Franklin’s Feast of St. Rocco for the past 40 years - it seemed like nothing had changed. 

There was the usual coming and going - volunteers looking for a roll of yellow barrier tape, a screwdriver, some bottles of water. 

And there was the usual teasing among the Feast’s co-chairmen: Peter Brunelli, Mickey DeGrazia, Tom Olsen and Frank Fiorillo.

It had been this way for decades. And it felt the same this year as it always had in the days before the Feast of St. Rocco gets underway."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180809/grand-finale-for-franklins-feast-of-st-rocco

40th Feast of St. Rocco - August 10, 2018

"Bernadette Coughlin hopes she is the last person in Massachusetts to be fired for having a toke of pot at home off work hours. 

The 55-year-old former patient services manager at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen visited the Statehouse with her lawyer on Tuesday, hoping to drum up support for some type of legislation that would limit employers from keeping their employees away from marijuana when they’re not on the job. 

In late May, Coughlin slipped on a kitchen floor at work and broke her left wrist and elbow, which several days later triggered a drug test - which she said her former employer, the food services company Sodexo, requires after at-work injuries. 

Coughlin’s test was positive for marijuana, which is not surprising because the Methuen resident said she used pot about a couple times a week."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180808/massachusetts-worker-fired-for-pot-use-seeks-legislative-response