Christmas Tree Lighting Party & Santa for Paws in the City Dec. 6th
In case you and your pet need a little Christmas, come and support the Paws in the City mission at Central Dog Park, Sunday December 6th between 1-3pm. Paws in the City with Central Dog Park will be unveiling their new ‘adopt a need tree’ with an official lighting and festivities. Special ornaments for the Paws in the City Tree will be coordinated with specific Paws in the City needs which you can take off the tree or donate to online.

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Outdoor Worship to Go Underground Until Spring
November 29th marked the last Sunday of the season for the outdoor worship service in the Central Dog Park. We’d like to thank all our friends who passed through this year and joined us in worship, friendship, and prayer.

Services will start again around Easter.

Until then we’ll move underground with a small group fellowship in the Church’s basement between 9-10am on Sunday mornings. It will be dog friendly and of course coffee will be provided. This will begin Dec. 6th using as study material Martha Grace Reese's book titled “Unbinding the Soul” and will be led by Randy Breen and Russel Church.

New Issue of the CDP Newsletter Available
Vol. 3, Issue 3 of "Unconditional Love," the Central Dog Park Newsletter, is available to download. The newsletter is published four times per year. Back issues are also available so you can catch up on anything you missed.

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Central Dog Park Angels
There’s something wonderful about Central Dog Park and the people (and dogs) who populate it.

Karen Meyer relates this story in an email:

I visited the "DOG PARK" a little earlier this morning, and ended up staying 2 1/2 hours! That was much more than my usual time spent enjoying all the canine and human interaction. Everyone was chatting and playing as usual, but, with a little more energy given the cooler temperatures.

All of a sudden, three dogs appeared around the corner, obviously lost and scared. As usual, I jumped to my feet, wondering what am I getting myself into? I tried to rally them into the gate, with no success. Two of them ran in one direction. I was able to corner a little Chihuahua, whose name ended up being CHICO. She was rallied into the gate with the help of a few other good souls that frequent the park. We called the number on Chico's collar, and tried to catch the other two, but to no avail.

Eventually, we all ended up cheering and jumping to our feet when all three puppies were reunited with their owner! We could tell the relief on the dog's faces. It turns out they had been missing overnight, and had traveled from the other side of Inwood and Mockingbird!

Well, we all felt we had performed our GOOD DEED for the day, content that all the DRAMA AT THE DOG PARK had a happy ending. And none of us ended up taking home a stray puppy! More importantly, we were ready to do what we came to the dog park to do in the first place... catch-up and play with our own canine companions.

Letter to St. Roch
Pastor Todd Boddy has written a letter to St. Roch in which he says, "The inspiration of your short life stands very grand on its own as a witness to your love for God and following the path of Jesus Christ."

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Click here to hear the St. Roch Sunday Service.

Why Do They Call It Tenderfoot?
One young man may not be a “Tenderfoot” much longer. Clay McPherson, on May 10th-12th brought his Scout honor and work ethic to the Central Dog Park to help complete the spring upgrade of grass and gravel. He was an inspiration to us all. 

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CENTRAL MEDIA PANEL
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2009 ST. FRANCIS PET BLESSING
"From Knighthood to Sainthood"
October 4, 2009
Rev. Norm Stolpe & Rev. Todd Boddy

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ST. ROCH SUNDAY
"Hidden Savior, Unconditional Love"
St. Roch Sunday
August 16, 2009
Series: What Good Is Being a Christian?
Part 5 of 6

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