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Animal Blessing Ideas
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Here are some ideas from St. Stephen's-in-the-Fields:
- Vet came to give free vaccinations, we sold hot deity dogs for $1 andhad people-shaped biscuits for the dogs and cats. The vet gave out lots of stuf including pens in the shape of bones with her clinic name on it.
- St. Stephen's in the Fields had El Orbits play-local rock and roll band. Large time. Also invited the local mounted police and the drug and bomb sniffing dogs tobless. That got us some media attention.
- Another thing to do is invite service dogs for the hearing impaired or blind so those folks can come especially-really says some things about the Church's welcome.
- We're developing an event kit for this and offering it to all our churches - lots of suggested ideas and resources, how to approach pet stores and vets to cosponsor it, a sample media release, a poster they can simply add their info to and matching stuffers, quarter sheet notices that they can ask pet stores and vets to hand out, etc.
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And, the kids could bake the treats! By the way, http://www.hungrymutt.com has many easy recipes for dog treats. Still searching for cat recipes that seem easy and inexpensive.
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By the way, the diocese of Washington has a great resource page for Blessings of the Animals. You'll find it at http://www.edow.org/spirituality/animals_resources.html
Things you can buy:
- Here are two Francis medals for 45 cents each. Can't beat that price!
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