A while ago, Connie wrote:
>There will be a Blessing for All Creatures day on Sunday, October 1 in Rye,
>NY. The event will be held at Wainwright House between 2 PM - 5:30 PM.
The Festival of Saint Francis, the patron saint of animals, is celebrated
by many organizations by planning a blessing for animals. St John the
Divine Church in NYC has been doing this for years, and many other churches
do also. There was a wonderful blessing recently at Ferretstock in NH.
Since the actual feast day of St Francis is Oct 4, this year's festivities
are split between the first 2 weekends in Oct. Here are a few more:
--Blessing of Animals, Sunday Oct 1 at 2:30, United Church of Christ,
Boltin Hill Rd, Cornwall, CT (follow signs from Rt 4), sponsored by the
Little Guild of St Francis for the Welfare of Animals.
--Festival of St Francis, Oct 7, 10:00 am-1:00 pm; pet contests, snack bar,
raffles, books, exhibits, vendors, kids' stuff, more (not sure what time
the actual blessing is); St James Episcopal Church, Great Barrington, MA;
413-528-1460.
--Peace Lutheran Church, Sun Oct 1 at 11:00 a.m., Rt .126, Wayland MA;
508-358-7110.
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On an unrelated note, I am trying to get in touch with Charlene Lowe.
Charlene, are you still on the list? or, does anyone have her current
email address? thanks
Ronnie
[Posted in FML issue 3190]
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