{"id":7889,"date":"2025-10-05T18:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2025-10-05T18:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:34:56","slug":"blessing-of-the-animals-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?p=7889","title":{"rendered":"Blessing of the Animals 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7889 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?attachment_id=7881'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9989-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?attachment_id=7880'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9988-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Blessing of the Animals 2025<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click on pictures to enlarge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The annual Blessing of the Animals took place on Oct. 5, 2025 in the area of the memorial garden. Many furry friends and one turtle showed up for this wonderful event. If a pet couldn&#8217;t be present they were still blessed using photos of them! 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