Yesterday, I photographed Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo, pastor of St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Perkasie as he held a blessing of the pets ceremony.
![From left, Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo blesses Cooper the dog as his owner, Calkins Media's Garden Minute host Tina Sottolano-Cain looks on during a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)](https://cainimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102416dl-blessing-of-pets-007-620x418.jpg)
From left, Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo blesses Cooper the dog as his owner, Calkins Media’s Garden Minute host Tina Sottolano-Cain looks on during a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)
![Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo (left) blesses a dog named Vixen during a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)](https://cainimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102416dl-blessing-of-pets-005-620x491.jpg)
Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo (left) blesses a dog named Vixen during a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)
![Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo conducts a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)](https://cainimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102416dl-blessing-of-pets-004-620x437.jpg)
Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo conducts a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)
![Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo (right) conducts a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)](https://cainimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102416dl-blessing-of-pets-003-620x342.jpg)
Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo (right) conducts a blessing of pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)
![Brooke Alexander holds her dog Shadow in her lap as Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo (not seen) conducted a blessing of pets Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)](https://cainimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102416dl-blessing-of-pets-002-620x1010.jpg)
Brooke Alexander holds her dog Shadow in her lap as Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo (not seen) conducted a blessing of pets Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)
![From left, Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo blesses Brooke Alexander's dog Shadow and Nolan Wimmer's dog Jaxon during a blessing of the pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)](https://cainimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102416dl-blessing-of-pets-001-620x437.jpg)
From left, Rev. Jeffrey A. Wargo blesses Brooke Alexander’s dog Shadow and Nolan Wimmer’s dog Jaxon during a blessing of the pets ceremony Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain)