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| Many dogs raised their voices in song this year! |
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| We had a great group of dogs, a number of cats, and some rodents too! |
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| Sandy loves Church! |
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| Our preacher Carol and her support team. |
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| My dog Sydney enjoyed the service tremendously! |
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| Carol our preacher, Rev. Peter our celebrant, and friends! |
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| Our Christ Church girls are not afraid of spiders! |
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| Look at that smile! |
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| All creatures great and small... |
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| The exotic animal parade! Rev. Peter could not get far enough away from this snake! |
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| This wallaby youngster was in its mother's pouch at last year's blessing! |
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| The Yak! It took a little coaxing to get him down the aisle and then he didn't want to leave. |
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| What a beauty! |
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| At the end of the service animals came forward with their family for a blessing. |
As part of my training I helped my church in England to plan a pet service. Most internet resources I found were from The Episcopal Church (or individual parishes thereof). One advised, "I don't actually touch the fish when I bless them, just the water". ;)
ReplyDeleteSeveral Londoners said they'd been to pet services before, but for our parish it was very much a first. We had a small turnout, with a few dogs and cats, a couple of mice, and a ferret. But those who came seemed pleased, both "man and beast".
Did Rev. Peter bless and touch the snake?
Lol! Great advice on the water!!!!! As far as I could tell Rev. Peter didn't come within 10 feet of the snake! I didn't see it but saw a picture of Rev. Melanie (who is an adjunct priest at our Church) rubbing the tail and praying so I don't think he was neglected!!!! It really is a fun service every year! Did you see my good looking dog in the photos? This is her international debut!
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