The Emergency Shelter in Franklin is nearing capacity. As of Monday there were over 90 families, representing roughly 300 people, including approximately 100 children placed in the shelter here in Franklin. To view current numbers, view the dashboard setup by the Franklin Department of Public Health. This past week has been busy as we updated [...]
All the donations for the Emergency Shelter are being stored at the Franklin United Methodist Church. We need volunteers to help sort the donations. Individual volunteers can signup by clicking the date/times below (you will be redirected to registration software provided by the Franklin United Methodist Church). If you are attempting to signup a group, [...]
Thank you for being patient as we took a brief pause to evaluate our process to make sure that we are asking for donations people actually need. There have been a lot of disparate community asks for donations and many of those asks overlapped which created a glut of some things and a scarcity of [...]
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel, sending missiles and militants across the border from the Gaza Strip, indiscriminately killing more than 1,300 people many of whom were civilians going about their daily lives waiting for the bus, dancing at a festival, doing morning chores, and hiding as best [...]
To those who #LOVEfranklin: Here’s your quick update RE: the emergency shelter in Franklin. A few more families have arrived. The Franklin Interfaith Council (FIC) is beginning to think long-term hospitality and distribution of donations. All persons placed at the shelter are being signed up for SNAP benefits, Mass Health, and school quickly. The Town [...]
To those who #LOVEfranklin: Nearly two years ago you signed onto a “A Call to Our Community,” written by the Franklin Interfaith Council (FIC) in response to several incidences including targeted hate speech and vandalism against members of the LGBTQIA+ community, racial slurs at public events, and anti-Semitic graffiti. The FIC issued a call to [...]
In this episode, Dr. Pandora Carlucci and Jay Horrigan are joined by Reverend Juncker, Reverend Oughton and Rabbi Alpert to talk about the different rituals around death, how they are conducted, how the different faiths carry these out, who for and when they are offered and much more. If you would like to reach out [...]
In this episode, Dr. Pandora Carlucci and Jay Horrigan are joined by Reverend Juncker, Reverend Oughton and Rabbi Alpert to talk about religious rituals, how they are formed, the purpose of having rituals, what things are just routines, bad rituals and so much more. If you would like to reach out with any questions, concerns [...]
In this episode, Dr. Pandora Carlucci and Jay Horrigan are joined by Reverend Juncker, Reverend Oughton and Rabbi Alpert to talk about death, how the community comes together during a death and each religion's respective views on death and the afterlife. The books talked about in this episode are: Heaven and Hell by Bart D. [...]
In this episode, Dr. Pandora Carlucci is joined by Reverend Juncker, Reverend Oughton and Rabbi Alpert to talk about the role of religion in social issues. How can houses of worship help in different situations, what does the text say, the history of these religions regarding social issues and more.