Mills River Presbyterian Church will host the 16th annual Blessing of the Pets service at 10 a.m. Oct. 12. The service will be held on the front lawn of the church and people are invited to bring all ...

The worshipers arrived on bright red leashes Sunday, sporting floral pajamas and jaunty scarves, trotting into the sanctuary with wagging tongues and open hearts. They barked, meowed and otherwise ...

“Bring your fellow Levites from your ancestral tribe to join you and assist you when you and your sons minister before the Tent of the Testimony. They are to be responsible to you and are to perform ...

DETROIT – As the first signs of spring emerge, Mariners’ Church continues its long-standing tradition of the Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday. This ceremony, which dates back to the 14th century in ...

The Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley will hold a Blessing of the Animals service at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the Joyce Martin Education Center at the Humane Society, 374 W. Orange Show ...

The Blessing of the Animals is an early October rite observed by various Christian denominations in honor of St. Francis, a widely loved Medieval saint known for cherishing the poor and the animal ...

SACRAMENTO – The faithful and their pets gathered outside of one of Sacramento's historic churches over the weekend to be blessed. St. John's Luther Church held its outdoor Blessing of the Animals ...

Sailors and their vessels were granted the Lord’s protection during a Blessing of the Boats service in St David’s yesterday. The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill, the Anglican Bishop of Bermuda, was at ...

The Charleston Fishing Families Association invites the community to the annual Blessing of the Fleet and Memorial Service, a time-honored tradition honoring the men and women of Charleston’s fishing ...

ROCK ISLAND - First Lutheran Church, Rock Island, will conduct a Blessing Of The Fields service at 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday. At the end of the worship service, the congregation will process ...