![]() Trees are awash in full fall foliage in the quiet residential neighborhood in Sunny Brae where St. 8 at 4 p.m., starting things off with a parish chili cook-off with about 20 people and 15 pets arriving for the service and feast. Alban's held its Blessing of the Animals service on Oct. ![]() The Blessing of the Animals is a tradition enacted in many churches in recognition of the Feast Day of St. Its doors are open to people of all walks of life, and around the first Sunday of every October, it's open to animals, too. Alban's Episcopal Church is a welcoming place. Earlier, the young church member gingerly scooped it up from the church's doorstep to move it away from foot traffic. Tucked within the greenery and out of the public eye is the tiniest of creatures, a red and black woolly bear caterpillar, deposited there by 3-year-old Collin Coriell. ![]() Alban's Episcopal Church in Arcata bends over the leaf of a plant outside the wall of the sanctuary and speaks in hushed tones for a few minutes before she makes the sign of the cross and moves on. It's late afternoon on a blustery October day. ![]()
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