The Blessing of the Animals

Each year, on the Sunday closest to the Feast of St. Francis, it's the custom of Trinity Church Lime Rock to hold a Blessing of the Animals.

Below are a few pictures from the 2001 blessing.  Please click on the photos to see them full-sized.  Or, to see pictures of the 2003 blessing (we were also joined that day by the Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street who were here for their annual visit with us!).

You'll also see pictures from our other annual Blessings of the Animals around the website.  Browse around and see!  And don't miss our main page about Blessings of the Animals.  to see that page!

The most recent Blessing of the Animals was in 2006.  to see pictures of the Blessing of the Animals on October 6, 2006.  In 2007, the Blessing of the Animals will be held on October 7, during the 10:30 AM Holy Eucharist.  Animals of reasonable size are invited to attend the liturgy and will be blessed at the appropriate time.  Large animals will receive a blessing in Trinity Field.

ALL ARE WELCOME!!

	An early arriver in Walker Hall
		our animals DO love us too!
	some have misgivings....
		others arrive in containers and have little choice...
	...and it's hard to find a few!
	Some of the blessings are more appropriately administered outside...
	We marvel every year that dogs and cats and birds and other animals seem to coexist for this hour.
That's right: the animals attend the service with us.  We think that St. Francis would have approved.
	This Trinity Kid brought a pet of a different kind -- one that requires much less care than the living kind, but one that receives no less love.

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