Religion

Sayed Mostafa Qazwini of the Islamic Educational Center of Orange County, Cal. speaks at the Jan. 10 celebration of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad’s birthday at Masjid-e-Ali Mosque. Sunni and Shia Muslims gathered Jan. 10 at the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque to celebrate the birthday of their Prophet Muhammad and to denounce the violence carried out in his name. The Cedar Grove Lane …

The Rev. Buster Soaries announced Jan. 6 a Franklin Boulevard project that will combine a financial literacy center with veterans’ housing. An ambitious project for Franklin Boulevard that would include veterans’ housing, a health care facility and financial literacy services was announced Jan. 6 by the Rev. DeForest Soaries. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Temple Beth El on Hamilton Street celebrated the first night of Chanukah Dec. 16 with the ceremonial lighting of menorahs. Rabbi Eli Garfinkel takes us through the ceremony. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving …

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It took several years, but the debut CD of the Zarephath Christian Church’s worship team will be unveiled in a release party on Nov. 15. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. …

From left, Dr. S. Manzoor Rizvi, Dr. Aftab Husain and Dr. Zafar Jafri at the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque’s commemoration of Imam Husain Day. One of the most sacred days in the Shia Muslim calendar was commemorated Nov. 9, as area Shia gathered at the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque on Cedar Grove Lane to remember the martyred grandson of the Prophet Mohammad. Don’t Miss …

Renovation of the Kingston Presbyterian Church’s steeple began Oct. 28 with the removal of the steeple’s 6-foot tall finial. The aluminum and wood structure, built in the mid-1800s, was removed from the steeple by about 10 a.m. The finial will be refurbished and placed atop the new, modernized steeple later in the year. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

The Shree Saminarayan Hindu temple on Amwell Road wrapped up its annual observance of Diwali – the Festival of Lights – Oct. 25 with a celebration of food. Hunderds of homemade sweets, breads pastries and other foods were displayed under statues of Hindu gods in preparation for the celebration, which was expected to be attended by hundreds of worshippers. Don’t Miss …

About 40 people took part in the 41st annual CROP Walk on Oct. 19, sponsored by the Somerset Presbyterian Church on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Participants walked 6.2 miles to raise money for the program, Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty and for the Franklin Township Food Bank. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the …

Thousands of revelers from around the region are expected to converge in the township over the next two weekends for the annual Navratri celebration at the Garden State Exhibit Center on Davidson Avenue. Navratri is a Hindu thanksgiving celebration of the Goddess Amba which occurs at the end of the harvest season, In India, the celebrations nine consecutive days. In …