This year’s annual outdoor worship and pet blessing took place outside on the front lawn on Sun, 8/25. The weather was beautiful, the music lovely, and even the pets were on their best behavior. And as an added bonus to the worship this year, we two new children of God in baptism.
Thank you to Pastor Marla and Erika Olson for doing the blessing, to Julie Urban and Laurie Stegner and Leigh Nordmeyer for the inspiring music, and to Linda Grieme and crew–Marian Blattner, Mark Lofthus, and Toni Pelinka–for arranging for and serving the delicious fruit and donuts and bagels following worship.
Special thanks to everyone who brought their pets. If the count is correct, 12 dogs, one cat, two hamsters, and a guinea pig received a blessing!
Check out the album of photos from the morning. Thanks, Bob Burmaster and Dana Lonn, for all the great pictures!
