Every year around this time, Bowen Island United Church invites the Community to join us for our Pet Blessing Service.
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, October 6 at 10:30 am. This is a chance to bring your dog - on leash; cat - in a carrier; bird - in a cage; or other beloved creature to receive a blessing and to be thanked for being such a loving and beautiful and loyal life companion. And, they will receive a treat if it passes pet owner approval.
Join us as we celebrate World Animal Day and we honour the Patron Saint of animals and the environment - St. Francis of Assisi.
We are at 1122 Miller Road. All are welcome. Always.
From poet Mary Olivers’ collection of poetry “Dog Songs”
Percy
Percy, the Shakespearean retriever,
thinks that the best part of the day
is not the morning or afternoon,
but the hour after supper
when the humans sit around
and talk and laugh and sometimes cry.
He lies on the floor, ears alert,
tail thumping gently, and listens.
He doesn’t understand the words,
but he knows the tones
of sorrow, of joy, of dismay.
He knows the sound of love.
And when the talking stops
and the humans rise
to do the dishes or to stroll
outside into the starry night
Percy gets up, stretches,
and follows.
For he knows that wherever they go
he will be nearby
to comfort them,
or to share in their delight.
