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.
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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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Easter Sunday Info:
– Please bring cut flowers from home to decorate the Resurrection Cross in the Sanctuary.
– Help decorate our Easter altar in the Sanctuary by purchasing flowers in honor or memory of a loved one. Pick up an order form located at our Sign Up Center in the Narthex. (Orders must be in by April 6th and flowers may be taken home after the 11:00 am service.)
– Our Easter Offering will be distributed evenly between the Chris Atwood Foundation and 2 Students from Sudan at Africa University.
– There will be no Youth Group or Confirmation Class. Enjoy this special time with your families.
– Families, please consider bringing your family in one car to church to help with parking.
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