Outdoor animal blessing event to be held May 21

West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church is excited to announce that it will hold its second annual outdoor Animal Blessing on Saturday, May 21, from 2-4 p.m., at 20401 Hilliard Blvd. in Rocky River.

According to Senior Minister Anthony Makar, animal blessings are a popular UU ritual that gives us an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the importance pets have in our lives. “It exemplifies the Seventh Principles of our faith, which calls us to respect the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.”

Members of the public are invited to bring your pet to an outdoor, walk-through blessing on the church grounds. There will be a treat station, a charity photo station, a place to remember the pets we have loved and lost, a station for your pet to receive a special blessing from Rev. Anthony, music and more! We will also be collecting donations for a local animal charity.

Be sure your pet is leashed or in a carrier. (In case of rain, the event will be cancelled.)

For more information, contact the church office at 440-333-2255.

Dorothy Richards

20+ year member of West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church. Assistant Programs staff.

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Volume 14, Issue 10, Posted 9:51 AM, 05.17.2022