You are invited to the Blessing of the Animals Sunday on October 13 at 10 am. The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.
You can worship live on ZOOM by clicking the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9658816441 Meeting ID: 965 881 6441
You can also watch Sunday services at your convenience by going to our website “watsonville1stumc.org” and click YouTube or Facebook. Each Sunday worship will be uploaded on Sunday afternoon for your viewing.
Children of Ireland with their wild pony
Blessing of the Animals Sunday
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 10 am
Bring your pets to our annual Blessings of the Animals Sunday on October 13, 2024 at the 10 am worship service. We invite all animals, whether furry, scaled, or feathered to be blessed during the worship service. We invite you to bring your pets so we can bless them in worship!
*Children and children at heart who do not have animals may bring their favorite stuffed animals. For those who cannot bring their pets, bring a picture of the pet.
Children’s Time: “Showing Love to Our Pets” by Christine Hyde
Special Music: Who Let the Dogs Out by Bahamian Junkanoo Band
Message “My Pets, My Partners” Christine Hyde
Animals have always been an important part of Christine (Chris) Hyde’s life. As a child she wished for a puppy and a horse when blowing out birthday candles. Chris grew up in Corralito’s with family dogs, cats, horses and 4-H sheep and pigs. She and her sister, Marilyn, enrolled the dogs in obedience classes at the Watsonville fairgrounds where a passion for dog training began. The Hollister Hyde family currently includes two Airedale terriers—7-year-old Berkeley and eleven-month-old Eagle. Chris and her terriers participate in competitive dog sports.
Prior to retirement, Chris taught in an elementary school in Hollister. She has found that teaching kids and training dogs have many similarities!
What is dog spelled backward? God.
“I am trying to be what my dog thinks that I am.”
~ Car Bumper Sticker
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
~ Roger A. Caras, author
