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Blessing of the Animals

Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

5pm

  • Our Lady of the Valley, Main St. at Wells Ave., Middleburgh - on the west lawn of the church. (Preceded by apple cider making at 3:30pm)

Saturday, October. 3, 2026

After 8am First Saturday Mass

  • Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights, 163 Columbia Trpk., Rensselaer

10am

  • Christ the King, 20 Sumter Ave., Albany
  • Holy Trinity, E. Clinton St. at Glebe St., Johnstown - in front of the Glebe St. church entrance
  • Sacred Heart, 50 Mohican Street, Lake George
  • St. Matthew's, 25 Mountainview St., Voorheesville
  • St. Mary's on Capitol Hill, 10 Lodge St., Albany
  • St. Paul the Apostle, 2777 Albany St., Schenectady

10:30am

  • St. Stanislaus, 50 Cornell St., Amsterdam

11am

  • Church of St. Patrick, 21 Main Street, Ravena
  • Immaculate Conception, 67 N Lake Road, Haines Falls
  • St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar - around the Peace Pole

11:30am

  • St. Jude the Apostle, 42 Dana Ave., Wynantskill
  • Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 125 Eagle St., Albany

12pm

  • St. Margaret of Cortona, 1228 Main St. (Route 5-S), Rotterdam Junction
  • St. Mary's Church, Crescent, 86 Church Hill Rd., Waterford
  • Corpus Christi Church, 2001 Route 9, Round Lake
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, 2416 7th Ave., Watervliet

1pm

  • Sacred Heart, 710 NY-32A, Palenville
  • St. Patrick's, 66 William Street, Catskill

2pm

  • St. Bridget's Church, Parish of Our Lady of Hope, 8074 State Route 22, Copake Falls (Preceded by Saint Francis Awards Ceremony)
  • Our Lady of the Snows, 31 Owen Rd., Grafton

3pm

  • St. Therese of the Child Jesus, 5188 NY-23, Windham

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026

10am

  • St. Pius X, 23 Crumitie Rd, Loudonville (Children are invited to bring stuffed animals to Mass for a special blessing; real animals not allowed until the 2pm blessing) 

10:30am

  • St. Joseph's, 231 Second Street, Scotia

11:30am

  • Our Lady of Victory, 55 North Lake Ave., Troy

11:45am

  • Christ Our Light, 1 Maria Dr., Loudonville - followed by a pet adoption clinic from Noon - 2 PM with three animal rescues attending, as well as St. Rocco's pet treats and pet photos. 

12pm

  • Sacred Heart, 310 Spring Ave., Troy
  • St. Mary's/St. Paul Church, 11 Wall Srreet, Hudson Falls

12:30pm

  • Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs  - in the courtyard area behind the church
  • Sacred Heart, 35 Church St., Cairo

1pm

  • St. Luke's, 1235 State St., Schenectady - in the Furman Street parking lot. All pets or pictures of pets are welcome.
  • St. Patrick's, 17 South Park St., Cambridge
  • St. Isaac Jogues, 86 Riverside Drive, Chestertown
  • St. Michael the Archangel, 80 Saratoga Ave., South Glens Falls - on the rectory lawn
  • St. Henry's, 39 Old Rt 66, Averill Park - in the church parking lot

1:15pm

  • St. Mary's Church, 62 Warren St., Glens Falls - on the east lawn of the church

2pm

  • St. Pius X, 23 Crumitie Rd, Loudonville

2:30pm

  • Church of St. Joseph, 1820 US Route 9, Stuyvesant (Bendición de los animales: domingo 4 de octubre, de 2:30 a 3:00 p. m., en la iglesia de San José; en inglés y español.)

4pm

  • St. Mary Our Lady of the Lake, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown - in the front yard of the rectory

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026

10am

  • Our Lady of the Assumption, 498 Watervliet Shaker Rd, Latham

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026

10:30am

  • St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street, Troy (blessing to be held in the parking lot off of Monroe Street)