St. Francis Meditation & Pet Memorial Garden Dedicated Sunday

Mourning the death of a beloved animal is often as intensely felt as mourning a human. The new All Saints North Shore St. Francis Meditation and Pet Memorial Garden offers a beautiful, comforting way to honor that experience.

The St. Francis Meditation and Pet Memorial Garden, at All Saints Episcopal Church of the North Shore -- will be dedicated tomorrow, Sunday, October 6, 2019, by The Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, at noon. The beautiful space which is located in what used to be the courtyard, at the heart of the church -- provides a safe, comforting space for prayer, meditation, remembrance and celebration of our beloved animal friends.

All pets -- regardless of their person's faith affiliation -- are welcome to be memorialized in the Garden with an engraved remembrance river stone or, in the case of cremains, to rest eternally, at the very heart of our church.

Access to the St. Francis Garden is provided throughout the week or can be arranged by appointment, by calling our Parish Office at 978-774-1150.

For many, their pets become full members of the family, and their loss -- all too soon -- requires an appropriate, loving response to help soothe what can often be devastating grief. The St. Francis Garden is designed to respond to the needs of those who seek healing for the loss of a much-loved animal, accompanied by support from the pet chaplain and the loving, bolstering, empathetic community of Perfect Paws.

If you are interested in arranging for a final resting place for your beloved animal by interring your pet’s cremains in the St. Francis Garden -- in an engraved, permanently sealed, above-ground granite/resin stone cremation urn -- or if you prefer to memorialize your deceased animal companion with a river rock marker with your animal’s name imprinted on it, please
visit our Website where you can download our brochure. You may also contact the Parish Office (978-774-1150)for more information or for custom requests.

ALSO OFFERING PET MEMORIAL SERVICES AND PET LOSS COUNSELING

Additionally, All Saints-- home of the Perfect Paws Pet Ministry-- offers loving, supportive pet memorial services through our priest or pet chaplain, grief support through our certified pet loss bereavement counselor, and the opportunity to find community and understanding through our compassionate, devoted members of the Perfect Paws Pet Ministry.

Funding for this new church initiative has been provided through a generous Congregational Development grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and additional support from the Perfect Paws Pet Ministry.

The St. Francis Meditation and Pet Memorial Garden is self-supporting, including maintenance and perpetual care made possible by the sale of stone urns and markers.

Payment for urns and markers must be made in full at the time of purchase.

For more information or for a viewing of our Garden please call the Parish Office at 978-774-1150 or email us.