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http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/date/20081014 Tuesday October 14, 2008

Blessing the Animals

Last Sunday was the popular Blessing of the Animals service at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (in Saratoga, CA). We took our cockatiel "Birdie" in her basket. Last year, we took our cat, Valentino. The service, starting off with a green parrot singing "Jesus Loves Me", was predictably wild and well attended. There were occasional dog squabbles, yips, and barks from the pews. There were more dogs than any other animal but cats, turtles, rodents, and even a fish came to church to honor St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.

Singing Parrot
Singing Parrot photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher 		Dog in Church
Dog in Church photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher 		Cat Blessing
Cat Blessing photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher
Dog Blessing
Dog Blessing photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher 		Bulldog Smile
Bulldog Smile photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher 		Church Turtle
Church Turtle photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Enjoying the Service
Enjoying the Service photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson 		Calm Cat
Calm Cat photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson 		Church Hamster
Church Hamster photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Blessed Beta Fish
Blessed Beta Fish photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson 		A Girl & Her Cat
A Girl & Her Cat photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher 		Birdie Blessing
Birdie Blessing photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher 		Birdie in the Car
Birdie in the Car photo: copyright 2008 John Plocher

Images Copyright 2008 by John Plocher and Katy Dickinson

Posted at 08:22PM Oct 14, 2008 by katysblog in Church  | 

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