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PHOTO GALLERY: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pet Blessing


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. September 30, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pet Blessing
Deacon Tom Grant reads the pet blessing for the abused, those lost and the living Friday, Sept. 30, outside of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Deacon Tom Grant reads the pet blessing for the abused, those lost and the living Friday, Sept. 30, outside of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Linda Garvis with Richard Reberger and Gizmo, 10.
Linda Garvis with Richard Reberger and Gizmo, 10.
Emmy Lou, 3, Shaggy, 2, and Scooby, 10.
Emmy Lou, 3, Shaggy, 2, and Scooby, 10.
Linda Garvis and Richard Reberger with Gizmo, 10.
Linda Garvis and Richard Reberger with Gizmo, 10.
Jeanne Connery with Liam, 2.
Jeanne Connery with Liam, 2.
Charlie, 12.
Charlie, 12.
People get hotdogs and burgers Friday, Sept. 30, during of Our Lady of Mount Carmel's pet blessing ceremony.
People get hotdogs and burgers Friday, Sept. 30, during of Our Lady of Mount Carmel's pet blessing ceremony.
Patti Grant with Chloe, 4.
Patti Grant with Chloe, 4.
Jacquie Puprino, 7, and Joyce Korinek.
Jacquie Puprino, 7, and Joyce Korinek.
Deacon Tom Grant blesses Julie Brady's dog, Austin, 5.
Deacon Tom Grant blesses Julie Brady's dog, Austin, 5.
Dexter, 1, lounges in his owner's arms while he waits to have a personal pet blessing.
Dexter, 1, lounges in his owner's arms while he waits to have a personal pet blessing.
Sara Heininisch and Peanut, 7.
Sara Heininisch and Peanut, 7.
Don and Pat McGuire with Angel, 12.
Don and Pat McGuire with Angel, 12.
Phyllis Bartram and Gerri Posphala with Jazzi Jane, 9, Sara Sea, 14, and Casi Cay, 13.
Phyllis Bartram and Gerri Posphala with Jazzi Jane, 9, Sara Sea, 14, and Casi Cay, 13.
Sharon DePeters with Romeo, 9.
Sharon DePeters with Romeo, 9.
Buck, 8, with owner, Forrest McNally.
Buck, 8, with owner, Forrest McNally.
Michael Riembauer, 7, poses with his snake arm painting and his pet gerbil, Tron.
Michael Riembauer, 7, poses with his snake arm painting and his pet gerbil, Tron.
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Doris Brodeur

 

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