A delightful story by Jewell Cardwell about the Rev. Fr. Joseph Kraker’s new dog, Minnie, appears on page 1 of today’s Beacon Journal.
The headline reads There's a new wag at St. Vincent's
When Kraker's dog Vinnie, a 10 ½ year-old black Lab mix, died June 27, he vowed he would not get another dog. At 71, he decided he might be too old. But Kraker changed his mind after reading about an animal shelter.
Fortunately for him and Minnie — a black Lab mix rescue and the newest member of the St. Vincent Church family — he did allow that door to be opened.
Minnie is so named because she looks like a mini-version of Vinnie, Kraker noted.
Asked how it was that he changed his mind about getting another dog, Kraker had this to say:
''Your column let me know just what a gift Vinnie had been to the parishioners and the people in the community who would see him walking with me in the neighborhood."
Minnie, like Vinnie, will be helping Fr. Kraker write his church bulletin column, Krumbs From the Kraker Barrel, and going to church to get treats from parishioners.
The photo by Beacon Journal photographer Phil Masturzo shows Fr. Kraker getting a kiss from Minnie,.
Click on the headline to read Jewell’s story.
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