Feast of St Francis of Assisi in United States Friday, October 4, 2013 Many churches in the United States celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on October 4th each year. The feast commemorates the life of St Francis, who was born in the 12th century and is the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment. It is a popular day for pets to be “blessed”. In the spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi, this year the Blessing of Animals will take place at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church on Sunday, October 6th at 2:00 p.m. Your furry friends always enjoy this! Why not plan on bringing your dogs, cats, turtles and birds to Mary’s Waterfall Grotto that afternoon? Prayers in thanksgiving to God for all of His beloved creatures will also be said. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church is located in Baldwin, Pennsylvania off of Clairton Boulevard, Route 51 near the Clairton Boulevard and Lebanon Church Road Interchange. During the summer of 2006, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary parish sought approval from Baldwin Borough to place large white letters, which read Saint Elizabeth Parish & School, on the facade of the school gymnasium building facing Route 51. General Directions: ROUTE 51 NORTH FROM ELIZABETH, PENNSYLVANIA & POINTS SOUTH: Follow 51 North past Century III Mall. Approximately 1 mile past the mall entrance, will be the Clairton Boulevard and Lebanon Church Road Interchange. At the first traffic light pass the Interchange, make a right turn onto Irwin Drive. There is a CVS Pharmacy on the left directly across from Irwin Drive at the light. Make the first left turn onto Grove Place . St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church will be on the right side. ROUTE 51 SOUTH FROM PITTSBURGH & POINTS NORTH: From the Liberty Tunnels, merge onto 51 South. Follow 51 South approximately 5.7 miles before turning left onto Brentview Road. This will be the first traffic light after you pass StreetsRun Road (Eat-n-Park Restaurant). There is an ice cream shop on the right directly across from Brentview Drive at the light. Make the first right turn onto Grove Place. St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church will be on the left side.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:53:08 +0000
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