{"id":20003,"date":"2018-11-06T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T16:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=20003"},"modified":"2018-12-13T10:35:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T14:35:12","slug":"trunks-to-open-wide-for-a-big-treat-10-27-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=20003","title":{"rendered":"Trunks Open Wide for a Big Treat! (10\/27\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It was a rainy evening, but that didn&#8217;t stop our &#8220;Rain or Shine&#8221; Trunk and Treat!&#8230; we just moved it indoors. Over 600 members of our community dropped by to enjoy some safe and warm family fun. The cars had to stay outside, but &#8220;trunkers&#8221; still found creative ways to <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20015\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TrunkTreat18-Banner-_IMG_2926-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TrunkTreat18-Banner-_IMG_2926-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TrunkTreat18-Banner-_IMG_2926.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>decorate tables and doorways. Visitors wound their way through the education wing to be greeted by all sorts of sights and sounds.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And there was a whole lot of food; chocolate abounded!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Downstairs in the Fellowship Hall, kids played on a bouncy room, slide, tried &#8220;bobbing&#8221; for donuts, bowled some strikes, tossed rings, and aimed beanbags through pumpkins. It was like a block party picnic with much to enjoy by everyone.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here&#8217;s a taste of what happened&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Welcome!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Visitors were handed a card with a QR code linking to a welcome message on this website. To view the contents of this message, click the below button&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=20126' class='big-button bigorange' target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trunk or Treat Welcome!<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Trunks&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What would a Trunk or Treat be without decorated trunks??? Well, since it was raining and we had to move indoors, we discovered that it could still be pretty impressive even without help from our 4-wheeled friends. Here are some of the &#8220;trunks&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20003 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Noahs-Ark-_20181027_184253.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Noahs-Ark-_20181027_184253-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Noahs-Ark-_20181027_184253-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Noahs-Ark-_20181027_184253.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20113'>\n\t\t\t\tNoah&#8217;s Ark\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Rob-_IMG_1524.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Rob-_IMG_1524-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Rob-_IMG_1524-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Rob-_IMG_1524.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20114'>\n\t\t\t\tHawaiian Coco\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Monkey-Candy-_IMG_1522.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Monkey-Candy-_IMG_1522-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Monkey-Candy-_IMG_1522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Monkey-Candy-_IMG_1522.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20116'>\n\t\t\t\tNo Bananas here!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-BrushTeethTonight-_IMG_1518.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-BrushTeethTonight-_IMG_1518-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-BrushTeethTonight-_IMG_1518-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-BrushTeethTonight-_IMG_1518.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20115'>\n\t\t\t\tBrush your Teeth!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Games&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After eating all of that candy, we needed some exercise! A whole variety of games in the Fellowship Hall entertained the kids (while moms and dads were able to- well- fellowship with eachother)&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-20003 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276065-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276065-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276065.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276018-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276018-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276018.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276021-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276021.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276023-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276023.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Families&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>But the stars of the evening were the kids (with some help from their parents)!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class='et-image-slider et_sliderfx_slide et_sliderauto_true et_sliderauto_speed_4999 et_slidertype_images'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-image-slides'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA275924.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA275935.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA275961.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA275971.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-_PA276016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TrunkTreat18-Stef-_PA275932.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et-image-slider -->\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-bio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">What&#8217;s Halloween?<\/span> <\/strong>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Apostle&#8217;s Creed,which is recited by many churches (including ours), contains the line &#8220;I believe in the forgiveness of sins, the communion of Saints&#8230;&#8221; A &#8220;Saint&#8221; in the United Methodist church isn&#8217;t a title bestowed by humans. Instead, it&#8217;s anyone who has been saved by the grace of God. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20010\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pumpkin-2018-10-21-_IMG_4376-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pumpkin-2018-10-21-_IMG_4376-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pumpkin-2018-10-21-_IMG_4376.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the communion of saints, we proclaim our belief that those who are in Christ and have gone before us should be honored, and God should be thanked for their salvation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;All Saints Day&#8221; (also called &#8220;All Hallows&#8221; day) is the day where we honor saints of the past. It is traditionally celebrated on November 1. October 31, therefore, is the &#8220;Eve&#8221; before &#8220;All Hallows Day.&#8221; It is therefore called the &#8220;Eve of All Hallows&#8221;, or &#8220;Halloween.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Halloween&#8221; is a chance to celebrate the salvation and life that God has given us through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus. Over the years, the holiday has picked up pagan overtones of death and scary creatures &#8220;from beyond.&#8221; But at its root, it is a time to honor those who have accepted the life giving grace that&#8217;s available to all who trust in Jesus. It&#8217;s a time to thank God by giving and celebrating Christian Community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here&#8217;s some other info about Halloween&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/what-we-believe\/ask-the-umc-does-united-methodist-church-have-position-halloween\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Methodist Church<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interpretermagazine.org\/departments\/to-be-united-methodist-how-do-we-celebrate-halloween\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interpreter Magazine<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">= = = = = = = = = = = = = =<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more info on this year&#8217;s Trunk or Treat, check out the article that announced this event&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Announcement Post<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The air is crisp, pumpkins abound, and dentists everywhere are rubbing their hands in anticipation! Well- at least it can be said that the shelves of any local store are overflowing with bags of snickers, Reeses, and Baby Ruths. Good people are getting dressed up in strange costumes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Yes- Halloween (or All Saints Day) is upon us. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And, as in years past, we are opening our annual Trunk or Treat!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-bio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">What&#8217;s Halloween?<\/span> <\/strong>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Apostle&#8217;s Creed,which is recited by many churches (including ours), contains the line &#8220;I believe in the forgiveness of sins, the communion of Saints&#8230;&#8221; A &#8220;Saint&#8221; in the United Methodist church isn&#8217;t a title bestowed by humans. Instead, it&#8217;s anyone who has been saved by the grace of God. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20010\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pumpkin-2018-10-21-_IMG_4376-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pumpkin-2018-10-21-_IMG_4376-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pumpkin-2018-10-21-_IMG_4376.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the communion of saints, we proclaim our belief that those who are in Christ and have gone before us should be honored, and God should be thanked for their salvation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;All Saints Day&#8221; (also called &#8220;All Hallows&#8221; day) is the day where we honor saints of the past. It is traditionally celebrated on November 1. October 31, therefore, is the &#8220;Eve&#8221; before &#8220;All Hallows Day.&#8221; It is therefore called the &#8220;Eve of All Hallows&#8221;, or &#8220;Halloween.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Halloween&#8221; is a chance to celebrate the salvation and life that God has given us through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus. Over the years, the holiday has picked up pagan overtones of death and scary creatures &#8220;from beyond.&#8221; But at its root, it is a time to honor those who have accepted the life giving grace that&#8217;s available to all who trust in Jesus. It&#8217;s a time to thank God by giving and celebrating Christian Community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here&#8217;s some other info about Halloween&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/what-we-believe\/ask-the-umc-does-united-methodist-church-have-position-halloween\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Methodist Church<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interpretermagazine.org\/departments\/to-be-united-methodist-how-do-we-celebrate-halloween\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interpreter Magazine<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Trunk or Treat!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Instead of dressing up as who-knows-what and going door to door and encountering who-knows-what, we are providing a safe alternative: Drop by our parking lot between 6:30-8:30PM on Saturday October 27. &#8220;Trunk Artists&#8221; will decorate their trunks with a variety of themes and will hand out candy and other goodies. And our Fellowship Hall will be open for games and other types of food.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">DATE<\/span><\/strong>: Saturday October 27<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">TIMES<\/span><\/strong>: 6:30 &#8211; 8:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">WHAT IF IT RAINS?!?<\/span><\/strong> We&#8217;ll head inside! Rain or Shine<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">COST?<\/span><\/strong> Absolutely None! Come on out!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some glimpses of Trunk or Treats from past years&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-20003 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TrunkTreat17_jk19-Farmers-400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TrunkTreat17_jk19-Farmers-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TrunkTreat17_jk19-Farmers-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trunk-or-Treat-2014-10-25-Car-Hulaween-_IMG_1113-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trunk-or-Treat-2014-10-25-Car-Hulaween-_IMG_1113-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trunk-or-Treat-2014-10-25-Car-Hulaween-_IMG_1113.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TrunkTreat16-Hall-_PA290035-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TrunkTreat16-Hall-_PA290035-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TrunkTreat16-Hall-_PA290035.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TrunkTreat17_jk61-400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TrunkTreat17_jk61-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TrunkTreat17_jk61-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20015 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TrunkTreat18-Banner-_IMG_2926-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TrunkTreat18-Banner-_IMG_2926-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TrunkTreat18-Banner-_IMG_2926.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">=============<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">============<\/span>==============<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">============<\/span>============<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here&#8217;s the article about last year&#8217;s Trunk or Treat&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Note: Use your browser&#8217;s &#8220;back&#8221; button to return to this page&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/span>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QqTtODsOJk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=16480\">PUMC Throws a Trunk or Treat Party for Pitman! 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