{"id":35342,"date":"2025-04-04T15:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=35342"},"modified":"2025-04-22T13:43:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:43:27","slug":"2025-easter-egg-hunt-4-19-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=35342","title":{"rendered":"2025 Easter Egg Hunt (4\/19\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">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><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Let&#8217;s make some joyful noise on &#8220;Silent Saturday!&#8221;\u00a0 On Saturday,<strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> April 19<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0we will host our 16th annual Easter Egg Hunt.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here are the details&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">2025 Easter Egg Hunt<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">WHEN<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday April 19, 2025\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">TIME<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Starts at 11:00 AM. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Ends when all of the eggs have been gathered! (1 &#8216;ish)<\/span><\/em><\/span>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">WHERE:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 Pitman United Methodist Church (indoors and on our south lawn)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">WHO:<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ages 0 through\u00a0 ??? (there will be goodies for the grownups too!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">RAIN OR SHINE<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 We&#8217;ll move inside if a major storm comes up<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">WHAT<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8220;Magic&#8221; show and Easter Egg Hunt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">COST<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;ve gotta be kidding!!! Absolutely free!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For directions to PUMC, click this button: <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=609' class='small-button smallred' target=\"_blank\">Directions<\/a> \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>We start with collecting our bags and a short program in the sanctuary, then we&#8217;re off to the hunt around 11:45 a.m. Everything is free and for ages 0 + We even have an adult egg hunt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">A Tradition Continues&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This is PUMC&#8217;s 16th annual Easter Egg hunt!\u00a0 The pandemic interrupted it in 2020, scaled it back in 2021, but the Hunt is back in full\u00a0 force.\u00a0 Last April over 300 children (&#8220;of all ages&#8221;) collected a couple thousand plastic eggs filled with goodies.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a taste of some previous Egg Hunts:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style 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https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Egg24-_IMG_4713-_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\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_3993-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_3993-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_3993-_400x300.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\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_3987-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_3987-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_3987-_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\/2025\/04\/Egg24-_IMG_4715-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Egg24-_IMG_4715-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Egg24-_IMG_4715-_400x300.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\/2025\/04\/Egg24-bunny-_IMG_4720-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Egg24-bunny-_IMG_4720-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Egg24-bunny-_IMG_4720-_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\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_4004-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_4004-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Egg23-_IMG_4004-_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<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Easter Eggs- Really???<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Why would a church buy into this worldly tradition of Magic Shows and Easter Eggs?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For starters, Jesus came to bring all of us a full life, and He inspires each of us to use our God-Given talents and possessions to help each other find that life for ourselves. Wellbeing and fulfillment depend on healthy and vibrant relationships.\u00a0 Relationships between a church and its community and relationships between parents and their children must be cultivated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So this morning of &#8220;magic&#8221; and Easter Egg Hunting is a chance for community and families to gather together to share experiences and to make memories which strengthen our relationships.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the Easter Egg Hunt gives us spiritual lessons that can help each of us strengthen our relationship to God.\u00a0 If God is everywhere and if we can&#8217;t get away from His presence (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/PSA.139.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psalm 139<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/PSA.139.1-18.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-18<\/a>), then doesn&#8217;t it stand to reason that we can see God and grow closer to Him in every situation?\u00a0 What can we learn about God from an Easter Egg Hunt???<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Just like opening a plastic egg to get the goodies inside, click on the below &#8220;drop down boxes&#8221; to open some spiritual nuggets of about God&#8217;s love.\u00a0 Consider the following as you watch your kids scramble to collect the eggs&#8230;..<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>God Treasures You!<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Matt 6:31-34, NIV<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enjoy 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;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>...even if you&#039;re broken!<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><p>When the eggs are scattered on the ground, they frequently break open and the goodies spill out (<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>that&#8217;s why we always use WRAPPED candy<\/em><\/span>).\u00a0 And yet, the frantic moments of the Hunt don&#8217;t prevent us from scooping up the broken contents and adding them to our collection of treasures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Broken eggs are not rejected, and God does not reject people who earnestly turn to Him to accept His love.\u00a0 At the end of his life, the apostle Paul called himself the &#8220;worst of sinners&#8221;!\u00a0 In his letter to Timothy, he summed up his life:\u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners\u2014of whom I am the worst.\u00a0 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life<\/span><\/em>.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/1TI.1.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 Timothy 1<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/1TI.1.15-16.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15-16<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably heard the joke, &#8220;the building will fall in on me if I go to that church.&#8221;\u00a0 We somehow think we&#8217;re not good enough for God.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;If He knew what I really thought and what I had done, \nHe&#8217;d want no part of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Well&#8230; God DOES know what we really think and what we&#8217;ve done and we&#8217;ve done.\u00a0 And yet, just like that broken egg that you scoop up anyway, God still loves you!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How do we know that?\u00a0 Jesus said that He has &#8220;<em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">come that they may have life, and have it to the full. \u00a0\u201cI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.<\/span> <\/em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.10.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 10<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.10.10-11.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10-11<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>And He backed it up by submitting to a Roman Cross.\u00a0 He willingly endured everything that the world threw at Him.\u00a0 He did that so that He could &#8220;scoop you up&#8221;&#8230; much like those broken eggs that we pick up.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>... even if it doesn&#039;t make sense.<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><p>Why would a church host a &#8220;Magician&#8221;??? God is control of everything; there are no demons or &#8220;magical powers&#8221; that deserve our worship.\u00a0 \u00a0We might watch a &#8220;Magic Trick&#8221;, scratch our heads, and think<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;How&#8217;d he do That???&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even if we can&#8217;t figure it out, we know there&#8217;s some sleight of hand or detail that causes us to think something happened that didn&#8217;t really happen.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17802 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EggHunt18-Magic-_P3314561-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EggHunt18-Magic-_P3314561-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/EggHunt18-Magic-_P3314561.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>God&#8217;s bigger than us.\u00a0 He can do a lot of things and we don&#8217;t have the brain power to understand how (or why) He does what He does.\u00a0 We can only trust in God&#8217;s power and goodness, and leave it at that.<\/p>\n<p>During a &#8220;Magic Show&#8221; we can marvel at the performer&#8217;s skills and not understand &#8220;how he did that,&#8221; and yet trust that there is a logical explanation.\u00a0 During &#8220;real life&#8221; experiences, we can trust that Demons or evil powers aren&#8217;t spinning the world out of control; our loving Heavenly Father has the world in His hands.\u00a0 The song called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=lyrics+firm+foundation+he+won%27t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firm Foundation<\/a>&#8220;,\u00a0 includes the line &#8220;I&#8217;ve got peace that makes no sense.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0Peace that makes no sense&#8230;\u00a0 All we can do is just marvel at God&#8217;s greatness and trust in His goodness, and then accept the peace that He offers us.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Why Eggs?????<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Eggs are symbolic of Life, and Easter Egg Hunts have long been part of the local church&#8217;s tradition.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Check out the following video that was posted on the <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umc.org\/en\/content\/the-importance-of-the-egg-children-and-easter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMC.org website<\/a><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><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><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">==============================<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">What&#8217;s Next???<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As we prepare for the Easter Egg Hunt we also prepare for Easter&#8217;s celebration of the Resurrection&#8230;\u00a0 Life.\u00a0 This is the Treasure that God offers to all of us.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more info on how PUMC is preparing for Easter during this season of Lent, check out the events that are listed in the &#8220;Lent 2025&#8221; sidebar (to your right).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Eggcitement&#8221; doesn&#8217;t end with Easter!\u00a0 All Egg Hunters are invited back to PUMC in June to Find our Way to Jesus during this year&#8217;s Vacation Bible School!\u00a0 VBS will be held in the evenings between June 23-27.\u00a0 This year&#8217;s theme is entitled &#8220;<strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">True North:\u00a0 Trusting Jesus in a Wild World<\/span><\/em><\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for details&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>No Bunny Loves You Like Jesus!!!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; 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