Saint John’s Episcopal Church held The Blessing of the Animals on October 3 in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, who referred to all animals as his brothers and sisters. Father Walter Connolly, pastor, blessed the Lord and all his creatures, thanking Him for giving us pets to cherish and provide us with joy and comfort. After each pet was blessed individually, Father Walter presented their human companions with a medallion to attach to their pets’ collars.
Francine Kiernan and Teddy, food thief
Father Walter with Estee Gamble holding Mando the bunny, and Alyssa Gamble, with JangoGracie, Father Walter and Danny Dalo’s 13-year-old border collie, enjoys sitting on the church lawn every morning to survey the neighborhoodJeff Cobb and KenzieJan MaGee and BellaValerie Passick and Daisey, 13-years-oldFather Walter blessing Marley, with her human, Matt AdamsFinn, Laura, Tadgh, and Linda Keegan with Otis, and Dakota KimViking Gustafson holding Tiller, with Jerry Leung, and Diana White, who brought photographs of 15 family pets, both local and living in Hong Kong, to be blessedFather Walter blessing Miss Daisey, sitting on Sheryl Rimer’s lapThe community gathering at St. John’s Episcopal Church on October 3 for The Blessing of the AnimalsFather Walter Connolly, pastor, blessing the Lord and all His creatures
