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Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter” and the reverent spirit of Lent is tempered with joyful anticipation of the Resurrection.
This video “mini retreat” offers you a chance to reflect on the 40 days of Lent through photos and singing of “Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown.”
Experts from the age of five to ten, as well as The Rev. MaryJane Pierce Norton from the General Board of Discipleship, talk about the traditions of the Easter egg — from hunting eggs, to coloring them, to the egg as a symbol of new life. The egg became associated with Easter somewhere near the 400s and was often a food that was given up at Lent.
According to Rev. Norton, “In some of the early church traditions, people brought their eggs to the church to be blessed before they ate them, as the first joyful food of Easter.”
Please also enjoy “Outtakes” and other cute stuff we couldn’t fit into the video.
Please join us for the Pender UMC Kids’ Easter Event on Monday March 30th at 10 am.
We will be enjoying an Easter story, crafts and egg hunts for kids up to 12 years old.
Please bring a basket to collect eggs and a camera!
There is no fee for this event; please RSVP by clicking on the link below to help us prepare for your kids!
NOTE: Registration is open!
More information at http://www.penderumc.org/easter-event
Please join us for the Pender UMC Kids’ Easter Event on Monday March 30th at 10 am.
We will be enjoying an Easter story, crafts and egg hunts for kids up to 12 years old.
Please bring a basket to collect eggs and a camera!
There is no fee for this event; please RSVP by clicking on the link below to help us prepare for your kids!
NOTE: Registration is open!
More information at http://www.penderumc.org/easter-event
February 13 Valentines Kid’s Night Out at Pender
February 18 Ash Wednesday Service
Feb. 27-March 1 Youth Ski Retreat
March 1 Sing ‘n Celebrate ~ Celebrating Testimonies
March 7 Women’s Breakfast
March 14 Pender Men’s Mulch Sale
March 22 Youth Confirmation Classes begin
March 27-29 Youth Senior High Retreat — Impact
March 29 Palm Sunday
March 30 Easter Story Time & Egg Hunt @ 10 am
April 5 Easter Sunday
April 12 Lenten Sing ‘n Celebrate
April 17-19 Missions Conference
May 7-9 Flea Market & Boutique
May 31 Confirmation
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