Mount Pleasant Pets 2018-19

H PETS www.MtPleasant.Pet | www.MPVets.Pet | www.facebook.com/MPpets G U I D E for so many animals to find their way home, and St. Jude, the patron saint of miracles, because these animals need miracles. I’m not even Catholic; I just love the saints. They are listening.” In January 2018, eighth graders Matthew Mutter and Simms Hoyt, students at Christ Our King, arranged a special Blessing of the Animals for a service project at Pet Helpers. Before the ceremony, the two worked for hours knotting flannel for blankets and making homemade toys for the adoption bags they gave to Pet Helpers. They also made and distributed little cards to all the homerooms at school, asking each student from kindergarten through fifth grade to write their name on the card and say the prayer for the animals’ adoptions. They gave the basket – holding more than 600 prayer cards – to Pet Helpers as well. “I wanted to do something with animals and for them that would show how much I appreciate all that they do for us,” said Hoyt. “They make us better people. I hope this blessing helps all the animals find a home with love.” The boys were particularly drawn to Pet Helpers because it is a no-kill shelter, which aligns with the Church’s belief in the sanctity of life. In a small, short ceremony with a handful of students and families, Pet Helpers’ staff and a few members of the media, Christ Our King’s Deacon Bob Boackle read from the Order for the Blessing of Animals. He blessed the participants before walking through the shelter, sprinkling holy water with an aspergillum throughout the kennels and animal areas before stepping outside and mak- ing a final sign of the cross to conclude the ceremony. U MOUNT PLEASANT PETS Publisher Charlie Macchio loves donating to the welfare of his fourlegged family members and friends no matter where the live. Charleston Animal Society www.charlestonanimalsociety.org Pet Helpers www.pethelpers.org DocWilliamsSPC www.docwilliamsspca.org WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DONATE TO AFFECTED HURRICANE HARVEY SPCA'S Gulf Coast Humane Society www.gchscc.org/donate San Antonio Humane Society www.sahumane.org Houston Humane Society www.houstonhumane.org Photos by Jeanne Taylor Follow the Doodle*tastic adventures of Harley & Jaxson as they explore life as Southern Doodles in Pet Friendly Charleston working as Therapy Pups at MUSC. www.groovygoldendoodles.com