Louise van der Hoeven led us in a service focussed on celebrating the non-human animals we share our world with. Readings by Rev. Gary Kowalski and Marian van Eyk McCain helped us to contemplate the similarities and differences between ourselves and other living beings, with Marian van Eyk McCain’s account of an encounter with a wild dolphin off the Australian coast being a particular highlight. Donations of pet food, toys and other supplies were collected for Bryson’s Animal Refuge in Gateshead.