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Blessings of the Animals offered across diocese
St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment. His Feast Day is October 4. Because Francis expressed his devotion to God through his love for all of God’s creation, the custom of offering blessings of animals around or on his Feast Day grew up. Congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth will be offering the Blessing of the Animals in a variety of settings including church lawns and porches, park pavilions, and parking lots on Thursday,…
Church in the park, animal blessing
On Sunday, October 2, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, held Church in the Park with a service in the Pavilion at Oakland Lake Park in east Fort Worth. Everyone was welcome, and in honor of St, Francis, a Blessing of the Animals was offered. A relaxed crowd of more than 70 people and more than 25 dogs and one cat participated. One dog arrived dressed for church with a necktie. Creatures great and small sat quietly for the…
Blessing of the animals Sunday October 4 in Arlington
Have your animals blessed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, October 4, at Gene Allen Park, adjacent to the Arlington Museum of Art, 201 W. Main Street, Arlington. “All your varmints are welcome, large and small. If you have a cat, please put it in a carrier. Snakes, too!” said the Rev. Kevin Johnson of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, worshiping in Theater Arlington. Johnson will perform the blessings. The tradition dating back to the 12th century was first observed by St.…