animals – We are the First Congregational Church in Winchester https://fcc-winchester.com A Christ-centered nurturing community, growing in faith, serving in love, welcoming all with joy. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/fcc-winchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-cross-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 animals – We are the First Congregational Church in Winchester https://fcc-winchester.com 32 32 71464776 Blessing of the Animals Special Offering https://fcc-winchester.com/latest-news/blessing-of-the-animals-special-offering/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:52:00 +0000 https://fcc-winchester.com/?p=16127 According to the ASPCA, approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year.  Shelters and rescue operations for pets need donations from the community to operate. Animal shelters need food, bedding, and other supplies, as well as veterinarian care, medical assistance, and spaying/neutering. 

 

This Sunday’s Blessing of the Animals special offering will help support, Buddy Dog Humane Society, Inc. in Sudbury, MA. Founded in 1961, “Buddy Dog”, as it is affectionately known, is a not-for-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to finding new homes for homeless dogs and cats. The Society is incorporated with one main objective, “giving a new lease on life to impounded dogs and cats”. Buddy Dog accepts homeless dogs and cats, in good health and of friendly disposition, which could, without their help, be destroyed. These animals find refuge at their shelter and can depend on becoming someone’s forever friend. There is no time limit on their stay. Your donations will help provide the care abandoned animals need until a suitable home is found for them.

 

In addition to food and bedding, pets need behavioral enrichment items (aka TOYS) to keep them busy, happy, and stimulated while they live within a shelter environment.  Over the past couple of weeks, Junior Forum and Stepping Stones have created dog and cat toys using recycled materials to donate to Buddy Dog. These toys will provide fun and comfort while the animals wait to find their forever homes.

]]> 16127 Chester’s Request – Pet Pictures Please! https://fcc-winchester.com/latest-news/chesters-request-pet-pictures-please/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:55:37 +0000 https://fcc-winchester.com/?p=9823 Hello Human Church,

I’m Chester Ring Frank reminding you that the traditional Animal Blessing Service (with the Jazz Band) is coming up on October 18th! The Ministry Team has asked me to look very cute (check) and invite you to send in a picture or two of the animals in your house so that we all may receive a virtual blessing.

I know we’d all rather be sniffing one another in person but this will have to do. They’ll put all of our pictures together in a sweet way to honor “all of God’s critters who have a place in the choir”!

What they are telling me is that you should upload your picture by going here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_MKBGIqi-pfeuMLfx6tQbtRbhoi-4iH6

In the file title put your animal’s name; for example my picture will have the title: “ChesterRingFrank.jpeg”

If you have any struggles with this, you can send your picture to the human cat-lover who sits in the church office named Sarah and she will get your animal’s picture into the folder for you – send to fccwinchester@gmail.com

Thank you very much and good job keeping your humans comforted during this strange and stressful time for them!

Doggedly Yours,
Chester

 

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