- Date
- 2008-10
- Kind
- Religious service
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunitycelebrationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On a bright mid-October day, Island dogs and their owners gathered at the Holy Cross Peace Garden for the annual blessing of the pets, led by Father Pat Cawley.
Evidence limits
The short newspaper feature does not give an exact date or attendance count.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2008, "Blessing of the Pets."Reports Father Pat Cawley blessing Island dogs and their owners at the Holy Cross Peace Garden on a bright mid-October day. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the religious-service report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross holds Beaver Island’s annual blessing of the pets, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-blessing-of-the-pets-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2008, "Blessing of the Pets." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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