10/3/15 St. Francis Episcopal Church Blessing of the Pets by Sarah A. Miller
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Rev. Mitch Tollett blesses pets in the front lawn of St. Francis Episcopal Church, 3232 Jan Ave., in Tyler Saturday morning. Many Episcopal churches hold a special ceremony to bless pets and animals on or near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Marley Johnson, 10, holds her pet hermit crab named Autumn as she waits for the Rev. Mitch Tollett to bless the animal in the front lawn of St. Francis Episcopal Church, 3232 Jan Ave., in Tyler Saturday morning. Many Episcopal churches hold a special ceremony to bless pets and animals on or near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Chance Lee, 6, waits with his hamster Will for the Rev. Mitch Tollett to bless the animal in the front lawn of St. Francis Episcopal Church, 3232 Jan Ave., in Tyler Saturday morning. Many Episcopal churches hold a special ceremony to bless pets and animals on or near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jimmy Tollett, 12, holds his cat Butterscotch as he waits for his father, the Rev. Mitch Tollett, to bless the animal in the front lawn of St. Francis Episcopal Church, 3232 Jan Ave., in Tyler Saturday morning. Many Episcopal churches hold a special ceremony to bless pets and animals on or near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
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