> Brothers, > Try blasphemy! But of course if the celebrant isnot a priest then it does not matter. Another 'prize' fromMinneapolis 1976.Thanks ECUSA. Blessings. GDVW+ > Below are the first two paragraphs of an article on the front page of the > Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2004. > > HOUSES OF WORSHIP ARE REACHING OUT TO A FLOCK OF PETS > > "Purr Box Goes to Communion at St. Francis Episcopal..." > > By Elizabeth Bernstein > > For the frist time in 10 years, Mary Wilkinson went to church one Sunday > in January. She sat in the back pew at St. Francis Episcopal church in > Stamford, Conn., flipping through a prayer book and listening intently to > the priest's sermon. > > What drew Ms. Wilkinson back into the fold was a new monthly program the > church introduced--Holy Communion for pets. As part of the service, the > 59-year-old retired portfolio manager carried her 17-year-old tiger cat to > the altar, waited in line behind three panting dogs to receive the host > and had a special bendiction performed for her cat, Purr Box Jr. "I like > that the other parishioners are animal people," ms. Wilkinson says. > > > The unfortunate thing is the initial read through indicates that "Purr > Box" received Holy Communion. A second read, paying close attention to the > grammar, allows you to believe that the owner only received Communion. But > which is it? It is unclear in this article. If the answer is the former, > then the ECUSA has just proven that anything is possible once you leave > Christianity. If the answer is the latter, its just weird. > > Blessings, > Erich+ > > PS I have transcribed the article this from my copy of the Journal. You > must be a subscriber to their website to access their articles so I can > not link it for you. The article goes on to describe how many churches and > synagogues are becoming "pet friendly." > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > faithandlife-unsubscribe@... > ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/ If this message is a solicitation for transferring funds, this user is attempting to defraud you.