Bring your pets to be blessed in a brief service at 11 AM on Saturday, October 5. We will meet in the churchyard to honor St. Francis of Assisi, whose Feast Day is Friday. Because Saint Francis loved all creatures – and is said to have even preached to the birds – he is the patron saint of animals and the environment. Please bring dogs on a leash, and cats and other small animals in a carrier or cage. We look forward to seeing you and all your furred, feathered, and finned friends!