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Published: 12 October 2017 12 October 2017

Photos by Mary Alice Murphy

The annual blessing of animals, which takes place near or on the Feast of St. Francis, happened at Penny Park on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017.

A contingent of local pastors took part in the blessing, as animals, large and small, with their owners made their way to the park. Brewer Hill Missionary Baptist Church also offered food, in addition to former pastor Earseye Ross and newly named pastor, Waldo Winborn offering blessings. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Pastor Father Paul Moore has performed the blessings for years. He was joined this year by Roman Catholic Church pastors Father Jaroslaw "Jarek" Nowacki of St. Francis Newman Center and Father Oliver Obele of St. Vincent de Paul.