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All Creatures Great and Small
The Rev Kate Bottley celebrates the blessings animals bring to our lives as she takes part in a special pet service in the magnificent Worcester Cathedral. She meets members of the congregation of all shapes and sizes, from goats to cockroaches! She speaks to their accompanying humans about the profound love and support that pets can provide in good times and in bad, and why we should thank God for all of them – even the creepy crawlies and those with negative associations.\n \nIn a beautiful ancient church in Northamptonshire, Gemma Hunt discovers a growing new congregation – of bats! She joins local children on a bat walk and speaks to conservationists and church members about a new initiative helping to protect precious bats whilst also keeping churches open for worship.\n \nWith hymns and songs celebrating animals and creation from around the UK.\n \n \nMusic featured\n \n1. O Worship the King – Pershore Abbey\n2. All Things Bright and Beautiful – Little Wymondley\n3. The Lion and the Lamb – Kensington Temple\n4. What a Wonderful World – Lesley Garrett, Chatsworth House\n5. Strength Will Rise – St Elisabeth's Church\n6. Make Me a Channel of Your Peace – All Saints' Church, Northampton\n7. Jesus Is Lord, Creation's Voice Proclaims It – Salisbury Cathedral
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