{"id":1667,"date":"2016-09-27T12:25:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T02:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2016-09-27T12:28:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T02:28:13","slug":"st-francis-of-assisi-lover-of-all-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=1667","title":{"rendered":"St Francis of Assisi: lover of all creation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-685\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pet Blessing2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This Sunday 9.30am, 2nd October at Swan Hill Anglican Church, 46 Splatt Street, we are Celebrating St Francis of Assisi: lover of all creation.\u00a0 We invite you to join us for the Blessing of Animals Service.\u00a0 This service is an expression of love, care and concern for all God\u2019s creations &#8211; in particular, the animals.<\/p>\n<p>Bring your pets &#8211; dogs, cats, ferrets, lizards, earthworms, fish, and birds &#8230; even large livestock are welcome on the paving outside the church.<\/p>\n<p>All animals must be accompanied by their owners and be restrained for their own and others safety; on a leash or in a cage.<\/p>\n<p>If your pet won\u2019t be safe in such a setting, bring a photo or representative toy.<\/p>\n<p>The service will be followed by morning tea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-685\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pet Blessing2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pet-Blessing2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This Sunday 9.30am, 2nd October at Swan Hill Anglican Church, 46 Splatt Street, we are Celebrating St Francis of Assisi: lover of all  \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=1667\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; 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