| The Church Cats! | |
Meet our Church Cats, Jeoffry (all black) and Jake (black and white).
These big boys (16 and 19 pounds, respectively) came to
us when their former owner had to move away and couldn't keep them.
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| The church cat population increased in January when Max came in from the cold - literally - after a snowstorm. Max now lives happily at the Rectory with Fr Warren's other cats, The Owl and Skippergee. | |
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| Keeping the parish running ... | |
 Jake at Sunday Mass...  ... and Jeoffry monitoring the Annual Meeting |
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| Exploring the Parish Gardens... | |
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| A Poem for the Church Cats | |
Going to church: Jeoffry ...  ... and Jake  |
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What cats do best: sleep! (Anywhere) |
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Father Warren reminds the cats who keeps them fed...  |
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Jake takes time to smell the flowers  |
"Supervising" preparations for Mass  |
A favorite vantage point  |
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What exactly does a Church Cat do? The 18th century poet Christopher Smart left us a lyrical, if eccentric, job description, which beautifully details the life of an honored feline (and explains where our Jeoffry got his name). And why two Church Cats? Because no one cat could ever replace the incomparable Bradley! |
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Cats make reluctant subjects for portraiture.  |
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THE BOYS OF SUMMER
Come summer, Morning sun haloes June A. Knowles For Jake and Jeoffry ~ our parish cats September 4, 2005 |
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| Other Advent Animals | |
| Jake and Jeoffry may be the kings of the Hill, but they are not the only creatures associated with the Advent ... | |
 Lovey the Dove keeps Father Gray company in his office, safely out of the Church Cats' reach |
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 Skippergee, like most calicos, has serious "cattitude" |
 The Owl has extra toes, folded ears, and Siamese coloring - a real "spare parts" cat |
 Max is very happy in his new home |
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| And then there are the wild creatures who live nearby... | |
 A raccoon relaxing on the Parish House fire escape |
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 "The sparrow hath found her an house" (Ps. 84:3) - on the tympanum over the Mt Vernon Street doors (see below - the nest is in the structure over Our Lord's head)  |
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Quite possibly the most predator-unfriendly nesting site in Boston protects the nest from: |
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 This red-tailed hawk is frequently seen perching on the cross atop the spire |
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