Should Apostolic Churches Have Easter Egg Hunts?

[Just a Shepherd]

Originally Posted by LadyCoonskinner

We will have an egg hunt Saturday before Easter and open it to the community.

The Skinner always reads The Resurrection Eggs story and then talks to everyone for a few minutes while the eggs are being hidden.

It is really a great evangelism tool. We have lots of visitors and make EVERYONE sign up and get their name and address and then go visit them and invite them to church the next day.

Then on Sunday, we have another egg hunt for the smaller kids and then after church we have a CANDY RAIN. I started that because the "BIG KIDS" pouted cause they didn't get to hunt eggs and get candy, (the brats-am I an enabler or what) anyway EVERYYBODY gets to be in the candy rain, even old people like............not gonna go there, but anyway, that's the way we do it in Salina.

Lots of fun, and lots of work.

I enjoy it though!!!

This totally shocks me...

[LadyCoonskinner]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

See life is full of surprises!

I can't say I am disappointed really... just surprised at your indulgence in this.

By my indulgence in this..?????

I have no problem with this at all. Just as I have no problem with Christmas trees, presents etc.

This is just another day to have fun and celebrate life.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

If it drew a crowd of kids to have a candy rain, what is the shock?

[LadyCoonskinner]

Originally Posted by Just a Shepherd

This totally shocks me...

Okay, you guys are about to make me freak out.

Why be so shocked?

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

I am totally shocked and you guys call me liberal?????????

Kansas is a loosey goosey state.

[LadyCoonskinner]

Bishop Epely, be easy on me!!!!!

I absolutely mean no disrespect to anyone, this is just the way we have chosen.

[SDG]

I'm Speechless

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by LadyCoonskinner

Bishop Epely, be easy on me!!!!!

I absolutely mean no disrespect to anyone, this is just the way we have chosen.

I'm funning you. However........................................... .......

[LadyCoonskinner]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Kansas is a loosey goosey state.

I'm telling!!!!

[Just a Shepherd]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

If it drew a crowd of kids to have a candy rain, what is the shock?

I don't know... Just that I have always thought of easter eggs as a pagan fertility symbol and the hunts were pagan practices. Since God hates the ways of the pagans, the thought of someone as conservative as CS sanctioning one at his church is surprising to me.