RUMSON: BLESSING THE FURRY LITTLE ONES

100514 beast blessing3100514 beast blessing7Fifty-five dogs, a cat and a hamster sat obediently through a brief service at St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church in Rumson before individual blessings by Reverend Ophelia Laughlin Sunday. Afterward, they were rewarded with biscuits, some in the shape of a cross. 

“This is one of the most fun days of the year for me,” said Laughlin, the church rector. “Every being is one of God’s creatures.”
More photos below… (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)

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