Two more volunteers are needed to be Communion Stewards. If we have two more, each team of two would only be serving once a month. This involves 20-30 minutes before and after the Sunday service to prepare the juice and set the altar table, then clean up after the service. If you are interested please contact Lorna Taraki at 508-440-5801 or email
taraki@comcast.net Thank you.
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Women's Book Club
The FUMC book Club meets monthly for Christian Fellowship and discussion. All women are invited to attend whenever they are able.
For April we are reading Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza .
We are meeting at Kate 's house on Tuesday April 13th at 7 pm.
The library should have copies for us
Come join us!
Christmas Ornaments
There are still a number of ornaments available for purchase of our church. They are a gold plated replica of the church. Cost is $20.00/each. If you are interested in buying one please see one of the Trustees. They will be for sale after the worship service on Sundays.
Lunch Bunch
April 21st at 12:30pm we will meet at the Meday Cafe.
Confirmation
Confirmation will be starting again this fall. Any youth who are in 6th grade or higher are invited to participate in the class. Dawn H will collect name, address, phone number and email and the people will be contacted for the first session. Remember that according to our Safe Sanctuary Policy, there will always be an adult with Rev. Waya which means parents will rotate as class volunteers.
New Member classes
Is God calling you to become a member of this church? Have you felt love for God and neighbor in your relationship with us? Would you like to consider making a commitment to follow Christ at Franklin UMC. If so, please send your name, address, phone number and email to Rev. Waya at pastorabraham@verizon.net. I will inform you of our first class.
Baptism
Would you like to have yourself or your child baptized? Christ invites all people, infants and adults alike, to a relationship with him. If you would like to discuss baptism with me, please contact me at pastorabraham@verizon.net or the church office.
Weddings
Would you like Rev. Waya to officiate at your wedding? Please contact me at pastorabraham@verizon.net , 508-528-1092 or 508-533-2650. I very strongly recommend premarital counseling of no less than three and no more than six sessions of one and a half hours each. You just might be surprised what a huge difference that would make.
Hymn Sing
There will be a hymn sing at the Franklin Healthcare/Skilled Nursing faculity on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:30am.
We need help to sing. Please see Donna Dunwiddie if you are interested.
Food Pantry Collection
We will collect Ensure for the Food Pantry on the last Sunday of the month. We have been supplying the Food Pantry with Ensure for those clients that are extremely ill. We will continue to purchase Ensure with the collections we receive. We will give the Food Pantry any monies in excess of that purchase for their use in purchasing healthy, nutritional food from the food bank. We have been informed that their need for support has increased, as they not only help those in need from Franklin, but in the surrounding 16 towns. The client income has decreased while the cost of living has increased. The Food Bank has lost one large supporter that enabled them to purchase food items at the food bank at very reasonable prices. Please look for the Outreach member holding a green canister.
Checks should be made out to FUMC with Food Pantry written on the memo line.
