Join Us for our Jazz Blessing of the Animals

• Posted on October 8, 2024
• by Sarah Marino
• in Community, Environment, Latest News, Worship, Youth
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Sunday, October 20, 2024, 10 AM, Town Common

Rain Location: Chidley Hall

Please join us on the Town Common where we will swing, celebrate and give thanks for all of God’s creatures, blessing our animal companions. We welcome all pets—furry, scaly, hairy, feathery and even plush! Photos of beloved pet companions are welcome in place of those who can’t be there. And a special seating section will be set aside for those who are more comfortable sitting away from the animals.

To serenade both congregation and pets, FCCW’s own house band will offer jazz music before, during and after the service. We will sing and move and praise all of creation with fun and upbeat music, readings, prayers and blessings. From “Amazing Grace” to “All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir,” there will be an opportunity to sing, to listen and to share our cherished pet companions.

Special Collection for Wildlife

Since 2007 Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in Asheville, NC has been on a mission to better the lives of companion animals and the people who love them, through adoption and pet retention programs, a low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinic, and more. Hurricane Helene decimated Brother Wolf. They lost everything, including their shelter, a building that has saved hundreds of thousands of animals. Support Brother Wolf’s rebuilding efforts by donating to the special offering collected at the Blessing of the Animals or making a direct donation.