St. Thomas holds pet blessing
| 05 Oct 2015 | 04:36
Princess receives her blessing and a treat from the Rev. Dr. Howard W. Whitaker as her humans, Bob and Kathy Winter, of the Vernon Valley Lakes section of Vernon comfort her.
Dog owners and their pets wait to be blessed at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church Blessing of the Animals service.
Kerri Yezuita is shown with her dog Cleopatra. Yezuita brought two dogs to the blessing.
Kerri Yezuita is shown with her dog, Gizmo. Gizmo wasnþÄôt quite sure if he was ready for the blessing. Yezuita brought two dogs to the blessing.
Dog owners and their pets wait to be blessed at the St. ThomasþÄô Episcopal Church Blessing of the Animals service.
Archie, a Jack Russell Terrier/hound mix, came with his human Sharon Bergman of Vernon.
VERNON — Although it was still quite cold and damp, Saturday afternoon at the annual Blessing of the Animals held at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church was still a success.
About a dozen humans along with their dogs came out to be blessed by the Rev. Dr. Howard W. Whitaker. Treats were available for the canines although many of them seemed to excited to take a nibble. According to Whitaker,
“There are two models in this world for unconditional love. One is God," Whitaker said. "The other is a good dog.” The annual event commemorates the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi.
— Photos by Chris Wyman