God's Secret Garden - Kinta Valley

October 11 2024:: It rained this morning. It was cool in the afternoon and by evening was bright and warm so I decided to take walk in the park. 

 

What a delight. The evening was clean, clear and crisp almost like a water color painting.  It looked like God made this Kinta Valley his secret garden!!!!... wow.

JAG

OMPH Church's Annual Blessing of Pets 2024

The owners and pets gather around Fr Joseph for a prayer followed by blessing 

The annual special ceremony called the Blessing of Pets was held on 6^th October 2024. This custom is conducted in remembrance of Saint Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures.

 St Francis of Assisi is the Catholic Church's patron saint of animals and the environment. The event was held outside St Joseph’s chapel at OMPH’s backyard field at 3pm.

Rev Fr Joseph Stephens blessed the menagerie of pets including those that showed up late. Though the main pets were dogs but there was a few cats and one who brought his bird.

It may have been traumatic for the pets seeing so many ‘strangers’ outside of their usual habitat. However their owners were very happy ‘introducing them’ to the family church.

the only bird .....

A Happy afternoon.

Kinta Chronicles / pics: Jacintha