{"id":12973,"date":"2025-08-22T12:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/?p=12973"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:38:13","slug":"blessing-of-the-animals-october-11-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/blessing-of-the-animals-october-11-2025","title":{"rendered":"Blessing of the Animals October 11, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #993300;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BlessingAnimals2025.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12980 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BlessingAnimals2025.jpg?resize=335%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BlessingAnimals2025.jpg?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BlessingAnimals2025.jpg?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BlessingAnimals2025.jpg?resize=500%2C419&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BlessingAnimals2025.jpg?resize=800%2C671&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BlessingAnimals2025.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a>Blessing of the Animals Service, October 11<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">Gather at 10:30 am at the front of the church under the big white tent. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">Service to begin at 11 am.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">Bring your pet!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000080;\">(Pets must be on a leash, halter or in a carrier.)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000080;\">This is a free service for the community. Treats for the pets and people will be available.\u00a0 Pets will be blessed by Pastor Falamao Samate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=370%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=1024%2C774&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=768%2C581&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=1536%2C1161&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=500%2C378&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=800%2C605&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?resize=1280%2C968&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blessing-Animals-Vathanak.jpg?w=1784&amp;ssl=1 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessing of the Animals Service, October 11 Gather at 10:30 am at the front of the church under the big white tent. Service to begin at 11 am. Bring your pet! (Pets must be on a leash, halter or in a carrier.) This is a free service for the community. 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