The much-loved Blessing of the Animals service at St Matthew-in-the-City returns this year, once again timed to be near St Francis’ Day.
We are very pleased this year to feature the wonderful work of The Animal Sanctuary.
Come along with your animal suitably controlled or contained, enjoy hearing about the work of The Animal Sanctuary, and bring your animal forward for a blessing from our animal loving clergy.
About The Animal Sanctuary :
The Animal Sanctuary is a haven for all animals. They’ve been rescuing animals for over 20 years. Their main areas of focus are to:
1) rescue and rehabilitate abandoned, abused, and neglected animals, and then either provide a permanent home at the sanctuary or rehome them to a carefully checked safe loving home;
2) raise orphaned baby native birds and rehabilitate injured adult New Zealand birds, with the goal to always release them back into the wild; and
3) work in cooperation with farmers to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome laying hens from commercial intensive egg production farms.
