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Holy Cross holds Beaver Island’s annual blessing of the pets, 2008

Also Blessing of the Pets Beaver Island October 2008

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TypeEvent
Date2008-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
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

  1. 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
  2. The held issue scan confirms the religious-service report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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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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