Friday, October 02, 2009

More Pet Blessing Events

Tennessee: The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer will celebrate a pet blessing on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Chicago, IL: Hope United Church of Christ in Naperville will incorporate its pet blessing into its weekly worship service to be held at its Ministry Center.

Father Tom Johnson of Angelican Church of the Resurrection will be at The Casper Wyoming Humane Society on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. to perform this annual “Blessing of the Animals.”

Ohio: A blessing of the animals will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Immaculate Conception Church. Sponsored by the Alley Cat Aid Brigade, the event is free and open to the public, with all participants to be given a St. Francis medal.

At 4.30 pm St Christopher Church in Lyford Cay will be having their 'St Francis of Assisi Day and Blessing of the Animals'. The service is the brainchild of the Bahamas Humane Society and parishioners at St Christopher Church, to commemorate World Animal Day.

Last year, events were held in 66 countries in celebration of World Animal Day.

Officiating the service will be Father Keith Cartwright, archdeacon of the Southern Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands. Father Cartwright is also a member of the Bahamas Humane Society board.

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Thursday, October 01, 2009

Cathedral of St John the Divine Blessing of the Animals

The annual procession at the Cathedral of St John the Divine. Animals will include a yak, a tortoise, baby swans, and a macaw. Animals can be blessed on the Close, where the Cathedral’s annual Saint Francis Day Fair will also be held. The Fair’s themes celebrate the natural world, compassion, and stewardship.

Blessing of the Animals will take place on Sunday, October 4, 11 am Service, followed by a Fair at 1 pm.

Members of the Congregation: please call 212.316.7483 for tickets to the Service.

Friends and Members of the Public: There are no more advance tickets for the service. Tickets will be distributed on a first come first served basis at 9 am, one pass per person. Please call 212.316.7490 for more information.

Please Sponsor St. Francis Day: The Cathedral needs your help! For information on Sponsorship and Sponsorship Tickets for the Service, please call 212.316.7488

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