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Please Donate to the Franklin Food Pantry!
*The Franklin Interfaith Council is supporting the Franklin Food Pantry’s 2010 Turkey Meal Distribution.
*The Food Pantry plans to distribute between 200 – 300 packages of complete meals to needy families in our area.
*Each package will have a Turkey and all the fixings (vegetables, sides….)
*Each house of worship is pledging to donate different items, so that the pantry gets an even distribution of donations.
*FUMC is giving stuffing (boxed, dry) and gravy (canned).
*The donated items must be received by Oct 28 th.
*You can drop them at the church, or at Kate Finemore’s house. ( 7 Padden Rd, Franklin)
*Please give as generously as you are able. Let’s share our blessings with those in need! Thanks!
Clothing Collection
The seasons are changing and you are digging through your closets for warmer clothes to wear. Some may be too big or too small. Some you may just not want anymore. Just a reminder that on Sunday November 14 FUMC will be collecting used winter clothes to be given to The Economic Ministries in Maine. Thank you for your donation.
Choir Rehearsal
Choir rehearsal has begun Thursday evenings at 7:30. All are welcome to join. For more information or to sign up please see Priscilla.
Lunch Bunch
Lunch Bunch will meet at the 99 on Wednesday October 20th at 12:30. All are welcome to join us for good food and fellowship.
Plan Ahead...
OCT 20th 99 Reataurant
NOV 17th Longhorn
DEC 15th Medway Cafe
Fair Trade sales
The youth group continues to sell fair trade products- coffee, tea and chocolate products as well as almonds and cranberries on the third Sunday each month. Fair trade provides a fair wage to the farmer. Our distributor- Equal Exchange has policies that the farmer gets one third of the cost, a local farmers cooperative- made up of the growers in that region get one third and Equal Exchange gets one third of the wholesale price. The cooperatives make local decisions about how to use their share to improve their community. Most of the products are organic, with shade grown coffee, but some are not guaranteed organic. Each organic product is clearly marked. We try to keep a variety of products, but if you don’t see your favorite, let us know and we can order it for you.
Women's Book Club
All women are invited to join our monthy meetings whenever you are able. For October we are reading The Power of Half - it is ready at the library We will meet Tuesday, Oct 12 that 7 pm at Beth's house.
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.
Hymn Sing
There will be a hymn sing at the Franklin Healthcare/Skilled Nursing faculity on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:15am.
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.
