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St. Francis Day pet blessings offered across diocese
Sunday, October 4, 2020, is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saints of animals and the environment. 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. As always, clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth are offering blessings of animals in a variety of settings, but with locations and manner of blessings adapted to keep everyone…
Pre-school and kindergarten students bring stuffed animals for blessing
Several congregations celebrated the Feast of St. Francis by blessing animals of all kinds in the last couple of weeks. Pre-school and kindergarten students at St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Keller also brought their stuffed animals for a blessing. The students brought their animals to chapel, and the Rev. Scot McComas and school chaplain Corrie Cabes led them in giving thanks for the comfort the animals provide and then blessed each one. Some of the kindergartners showed and talked about their…
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.…