{"id":1139,"date":"2016-03-02T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T19:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2017-10-14T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T18:16:38","slug":"easter-egg-hunt-41914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=1139","title":{"rendered":"PUMC Scrambles to Organize Easter Egg Hunt! (3\/26\/16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Easter eggs&#8230; Really?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eggs represent life, and new life comes from the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.\u00a0 So we&#8217;re going to use the symbol of Easter Eggs to help teach our children about the true meaning of Easter&#8230; and to have a little fun while we&#8217;re at it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Holy Saturday,<strong> March 26, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm<\/strong>, we will host our 8th annual Easter Egg Hunt.\u00a0 There will be lunch, a &#8220;special presentation,&#8221; and (of course) plenty of Easter eggs.\u00a0 Last year&#8217;s Egg Hunters found over 7,000 eggs!\u00a0 This is open to &#8220;children of all ages&#8221;, and it will be held &#8220;Rain or Shine!&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The event is organized by our Sunday School ministry.\u00a0 To learn more about Sunday School at PUMC, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Sunday School\" href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=120\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what happened at last year&#8217;s Egg Hunt&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9SrHNjRqai\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=6237\">Annual Easter Egg Hunt is All It&#8217;s Cracked Up to Be!!! (4\/4\/15)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Annual Easter Egg Hunt is All It&#8217;s Cracked Up to Be!!! (4\/4\/15)&#8221; &#8212; pitmanumc.org\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=6237&#038;embed=true#?secret=7S7udLcLug#?secret=9SrHNjRqai\" data-secret=\"9SrHNjRqai\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> Help Wanted!<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10842\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-26-Egg-Hunt-Basket-_IMG_3068-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2016-03-26 Egg Hunt Basket _IMG_3068\" width=\"239\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-26-Egg-Hunt-Basket-_IMG_3068-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-26-Egg-Hunt-Basket-_IMG_3068.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Christian Education Committee is excited to be holding it\u2019s eighth annual Easter egg hunt on<\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Saturday, March 26, 2016. We need your help again to make this year a success. We hope to exceed last year\u2019s donation of over 7,000 eggs. We are looking for donations of plastic Easter eggs, small wrapped candy, and monetary gifts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Special &#8220;Egg Donation&#8221; boxes are located in the Fellowship Hall, Narthex,\u00a0 and in the downstairs education wing across from the kindergarten Sunday school room. If you are interested in volunteering, or have any questions please see Stef Kier or Jen Patrick.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">What Treasure are You Looking For?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easter egg hunts are a fun way for families to spend time together. And, they also provide a great teaching opportunity. Through the death of Christ on the cross, God is offering us something much more valuable than candy inside a plastic egg. He urges us to seek for the Spiritual things that bring us closer to God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Consider these words of Jesus&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0&#8220;The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. <\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0&#8220;Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.\u00a0 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.<\/span>\n<em>Matt 13:44-46<\/em>,\u00a0 NIV<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">So do not worry, saying, &#8216;What shall we eat?&#8217; or &#8216;What shall we drink?&#8217; or &#8216;What shall we wear?&#8217; For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.\u00a0 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.<\/span>\nMatt 6:31-34, NIV<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Enjoy the Easter Egg Hunt!\u00a0 But use this opportunity to teach your children about the Real Treasures that God is offering us.\u00a0 &#8220;Seek and Ye shall find&#8230;&#8221;\n<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check out the following video that was posted on the <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/news-and-media\/the-importance-of-the-egg-children-and-easter\" target=\"_blank\">UMC.org website<\/a><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Importance of the Egg: Children and Easter (UMTV)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gv8bCsS5dz4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>No Bunny Loves You Like Jesus!!!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter eggs&#8230; Really? 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