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Blessing of the Animals 2020

(We'll be adding more photos as they become available!)
For many, honoring St. Francis of Assisi and the Blessing of the Animals that takes place on the first Sunday in October, is a special service when owners and their beloved pets can worship together. Some churches make it an event with pet-friendly goodies and activities with the St. Francis theme, but church life during a pandemic has had to adjust and adapt, including our schools. Pictured above, the Honolulu Police Department brought their K-9 Unit to be blessed in The Cathedral during the St. Andrew's Schools first K-12 Chapel of the year held over Zoom.

We share pictures and videos from churches around the Diocese who offered blessings to pets in a variety of ways including drive-through and online.  Is your furry or feathered pet here?  Check it out!
The Cathedral of St. Andrew, Honolulu
Emmanuel, Kailua 

Good Shepherd Maui video:  Online blessings begin at 37:40
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Holy Apostles slideshow on Facebook with online blessings.

St. Christopher's, Kailua
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St. Mark's, Honolulu

St. John's, Kula livestream on Facebook.
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St. Columba's, Pa'auilo video onFacebook: Blessing begins at 48:00

Holy Innocents, Lahaina
Trinity By-the-Sea, Kihei
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