Should Apostolic Churches Have Easter Egg Hunts?

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

An Apostolic church having an egg hunt surely you jest????? Do they also say the rosary or sprinkle holy water or make the sign of the cross???

coming from the guy that celebrates Christmas...

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Sherri

We're having one on Saturday before Easter. We've done them for years, and the kids love them. They know it has nothing to do with the Easter story.

Funny that the two events tend to coincide so closely each year though.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

coming from the guy that celebrates Christmas...

Epley does Christmas?

Say it ain't so Elder.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

An Apostolic church having an egg hunt surely you jest????? Do they also say the rosary or sprinkle holy water or make the sign of the cross???

Some have different translations of "Apostolic"

KJV works for me!

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Epley does Christmas?

Say it ain't so Elder.

Yes, the pagan free version!!

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

Funny that the two events tend to coincide so closely each year though.

I guess I look at it like having a Christmas tree, opening gifts, etc. It really has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus; it's just traditions of men. That's how the Easter egg hunt is, I guess.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

You go to Church Of Champions?

I remember they used to fly in the easter bunny on a helicopter.

Do they still do that?

I don't know about that .. I just started congregating there in early Nov.

but this just came in for Elder E:

On Easter Sunday, April 8th, the Easter Bunny will be at COC. He needs your help supplying prizes & candy filled eggs. If you can help the Easter Bunny, bring your prizes and plastic (candy-filled) eggs to the Sunday School office.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

coming from the guy that celebrates Christmas...

I have no Xmas trees-lights or decorations.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

I don't know about that .. I just started congregating there in early Nov.

but this just came in for Elder E:

On Easter Sunday, April 8th, the Easter Bunny will be at COC. He needs your help supplying prizes & candy filled eggs. If you can help the Easter Bunny, bring your prizes and plastic (candy-filled) eggs to the Sunday School office.

At least 4-5 years ago they were flying him in on a helicopter.

You will have to let us know.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Sherri

I guess I look at it like having a Christmas tree, opening gifts, etc. It really has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus; it's just traditions of men. That's how the Easter egg hunt is, I guess.

I guess so.... I find myself swalling hard a biting my tongue alot at such "events".