🐾 All are welcome—pets included!

Bring your beloved pet (dogs, cats, birds, or even goldfish) for a special Blessing of the Animals at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. This joyful service is held each year near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, celebrating God’s creation and the animals who share our lives.

📅 Date: Sunday, October 4

🕒 Time: 3:00 PM

📍 Location: The Nave (main worship space) at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 520 Summit St., Winston-Salem

What to Expect:

• A short, family-friendly service in our historic church.
• Individual blessings for each pet (fur, feathers, or fins!).
• Water bowls and pet-friendly spaces available.
• Free parking in the lot across from the church. Please enter through the Goodheart Entrance off Pilot View Street—greeters will guide you in.‍

Do I need to be a member of St. Paul’s?

Not at all! This event is for everyone in the community. Whether this is your first time visiting or you’ve come before, you and your pet are welcome here.

Come join your neighbors for a one-of-a-kind celebration of love, life, and God’s creation.

Help animals in need and bring an item to donate:

The offering at this service goes to Forsyth Humane Society, and you can help even more by bringing items from the shelter's wish list below. Folks from Forsyth Humane Society will join us for the service, so you can hand your gifts to them directly. Can't make it? Drop off donations in the collection bins at the Goodheart Entrance (off Pilot View Street) through Oct 4. You have a place here, and so does your pet.

Wish List Items to Bring

• Large litter box scoops
• Small stainless steel shallow/wide cat food bowls
• Cat’s Pride Antibacterial Litter, odor-eliminating
• Sheba perfect portions Kitten pate wet food
• IAMS Proactive Health Kitten Dry Food and adult cat dry food
• Churu likable/squeezable Cream cat treats
• Freeze-dried salmon cat treats
• Kitten nursing bottles 60 ml
• KMR Liquid milk replacer for kittens
• Large and small open cat litter boxes
• Fida or Downtown Pet Supply 6ft slip leads for dogs
• Any flavor: Kong Stuff’n Easy treat fillers
• KONG Classic stuffable dog chew
• Pup-Peroni Original Beef Dog Treats
• Dog and Puppy Potty training pads
• IAMS Proactive Health Puppy Dry Food, Adult Dog Dry Food and Large Breed Dry Food
• Blue Buffalo Canned Dog food
• Reflective Nylon Dog Vest Harness all sizes
• Puppy nursing bottles 60ml
• PetAg KMR puppy milk replacer
• Foldable pet playpens
• Stainless steel slow feed bowls
• Large or Extra Large electric heating pads
• Liquid Hand soap
• 2” aluminum carabiner clip d ring
• Libby’s Canned Pumpkin
• Hand Sanitizer
• Glad ForceFlex 13-gallon trash bags
• Contractor Grade 55-gallon black trash bags
• Multipack brown paper lunch bags
• Duracell AA and AAA batteries
• Lysol Disinfecting Wipes
• HP Printer Paper 8.5”x11”
• Windex

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