The Rev. Ruth Morrison conducts the annual blessing of animals Sunday, Oct. 2, in the chapel in the woods at Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church. It was Morrison’s farewell celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi; she has been conducting the blessings since 2005, and will retire next June. (Melanie Sochan / For The Forecaster)

The Rev. Ruth Morrison blesses a dog on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church. (Melanie Sochan / For The Forecaster)


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