Are you a pet or animal lover? Do you have your own furry or feathered friends at home, or know others with animal companions? Cats and dogs, pigs and birds, lizards and spiders, hamsters and fish (in water, please!) All are welcome to join Deacon Jim on Saturday, October 7th at 11:00 AM for a special Blessing of the Animals service on the fields behind the school. This special event commemorates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, where animals have been blessed since the middle ages. No Saint is more closely associated with animals than St. Francis of Assisi. All pets are welcome to bring their humans, of course! We hope to see you and your furry, feathered, fuzzy, and finny companions.