A celebration of God's creatures

The 31st August dawned with mixed weather reports, not unlike the weather itself.  To hold the service in the church or outside?  As the sun appeared for a few minutes, we decided to set up outside - what’s a few spots of rain between friends and animals?

The dogs, horses and their families milled merrily outside.

Then came the rain, and clutching our soggy service sheets, we retreated into the church, leaving the horses and their patient riders outside.  The rest of the service was without incident and the congregation was very well behaved throughout!

Those wonderful horses received their own blessing at the end.

It was a day for smiles, for giving thanks, and for some serious reflection on what our animals mean to us.