Blessing of Pet's Mass and Flea Market @ St George's, West Footscray - Sunday October 4

Mother Moira blesses Bobby

Hobbes and Ambrose (the Vicar's dog) listen attentively to the sermon ... or are they keeping an eye on the chooks?

Snowy keeping an eye on Hobbes

Jessica the chook awaits her blessing

Mother Moira at the West Footscray Neighbourhood House Street Market with loads of goodies to sell.

The weekend of October 3 and 4 was a big one for the Footscray Anglican Parish with St George the Martyr, West Footscray, participating in the West Footscray Barkly Street Market and also playing host to the inaugural Blessing of Pet's Mass and Flea Market in honour of St Francis of Assisi. On a beautiful Spring Sunday morning St George's resounded to the singing of old favourites such as All Creatures of our God and King (Mr Bean fans take note), the sublime acapella harmonies of our Tongan parishioners and the energetic drumming and dancing of Sudanese parishioners. All animal attendees were very well behaved and didn't even flinch when Mother Moira splashed them, and their owners, with a very liberal dose of holy water - AMDG!