Blessing of the animals at Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes
Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes held a blessing of the animals service on Sunday.
John Linder, who works at the church and first suggested the service to the pastoral staff a decade ago, said 112 people attended this year's event, bringing with them 22+ dogs, 3 cats "and 2 very nice snakes." Oh, and one tortoise.
John sent us the pictures below.
Whoa. Bless you, too!
Dressing up for the occasion.
Cats really don't take to new experiences too well.
See more photos on the jump by clicking below.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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