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- On October 4 (St. Francis Sunday), we gathered for our first Blessing of the Animals in recent history.
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- Carl Campbell was ready.
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- Gail and Don Nattkemper arrived with their yorkies.
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- Leanardo the alpaca arrived with Jane and Don Conner.needed a blessing.
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- Joe and Sadie from the Terre Haute Humane Society needed a blessing–and a home. Thanks, THHS friends for bringing them. (We raised over $100 for the THHS.)
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- Sarah the corn snake came too.
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- Ready for the service to begin.
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- “Blessed be God, Creator of Heaven and Earth.”
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- “All Things Bright and Beautiful.”
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- Joe watches as the service continues.
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- A panoramic view of the Blessing service.
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- A lizard was part of the service.
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- Gathered around the garden tree.
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- Bless me, please.
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- Rev. Mary blessing Joe
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- There were both turtles and tortoises to be blessed.
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- This pup was new to the Bryan family.
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- Beaux the Bassett came without his person, Jane Mangrum, who was injured in a riding accident. (Get better soon, Jane.)
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- Carl the shih-tzu gets his blessing while his person Jiim Campbell looks on.
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- Sadie wasn’t sure at first…
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- …but she relaxed once she’d been blessed.
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- A guinea pig gets a blessing…
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- and so does Sarah the snake.
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- Then it was time for snacks!
