Pets and their people gather Friday for the annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church in Greensboro. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)
Maggie Mae with Jim Reilly. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)
Pat Aglio and her dog Sadie. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)
Rev. Stephen Pond with Sandra Morales and her Pomeranian Boris. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)
Sparky sits for a photo op after his blessing. He belongs to Mitch and Janet Kulick. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)
Scott and Mary Gessay with Nellie after the blessing. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)
Tim and Pat Winslow with their Leo sit with Rev. Pond. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)
Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church hosted a Blessing of Animals on Oct. 4, led by Rev. Stephen Pond, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.Pond told the story of the wolf that had been eating people. When the town wanted to kill the wolf, Francis talked the wolf into never killing again, thus becoming a pet of the townsfolk. They, in turn, ensured the wolf never went hungry again....
