Celebrate St. Francis with the Blessing of the Animals

By Lin McNulty|2015-09-29T14:16:32-07:00September 29th, 2015|1 Comment

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— from the Rev. Berto Gándara-Perea, Rector, Emmanuel Episcopal Parish–

Blessing of the Animals in observance of St. Francis Da7, 2014

Blessing of the Animals in observance of the Feast of St. Francis, 2014

Emmanuel Episcopal Parish and the Lutheran Church in the San Juans will celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday, October 4th with Communion services at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

There will be a blessing of animals at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. around the labyrinth. Bring your pets, or a photo of them, to give thanks to the Creator for their companionship and to ask for God’s blessing upon these faithful companions. We will meet at the labyrinth.

The Lutheran congregation will have another opportunity for blessing at 2:30 p.m. if you cannot make it for the 11:30am blessing.

About the Author: Lin McNulty

Lin has been working on a novel for over 20 years. Working/owning theOrcasonian ensures that she won't ever finish the novel. That may be intentional.