BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.10//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:118@uubrunswick.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T153000 DTSTAMP:20250327T202201Z URL:https://www.uubrunswick.org/events/all-ages-pysanky-making/ SUMMARY:All Ages Pysanky Making DESCRIPTION:Want to learn the ancient art of pysanky — Ukrainian Easter e gg  decorating – and help foster peace?\n \;\n\nJoin us for our thi rd annual Pysanky making event led by the David Schinhofen and Kristen Pet t.\n\n“During my childhood\, as Easter approached\, our house  was fill ed with the aroma of marzipan and hot wax. The  kitchen was inundated wit h candles\, lids with hunks of bee’s  wax\, kistkas\, and eggs set upon newspaper stained with dye  and blots of hardened wax.  \n\nMy mother learned the practice from her mother\, and she  from hers who brought the art from Ukraine to America  between the two World Wars. The tradition h as been passed  down through five generations of our family.  \n\nAnd t he story told was… The evil of the world is embodied in a terrible monst er tied to a cave at the edge of the world by a holy iron chain. He has sl athering teeth\, long claws\, red eyes\, and he never sleeps. Each spring he sends his minions to the towns to discover how people are conducting th eir lives. The chain grows and shrinks in relation to the number of eggs m ade each year. In times of hardship\, when few eggs are made\, and folks a rgue among themselves\, the monster laughs out loud and the chain grows lo ng and weak. He wanders freely causing havoc and destruction and wicked wa ys spread throughout the world. If\, however\, people are friendly and fol ks take the trouble to sit evenings together and color their eggs\, he gna shes his teeth for his chain becomes short and grows strong - and good tri umphs evil once again. It is through this love together that the world kno ws peace once more.”\n\n - David Schinhoffen\n\n"Whether you have never made an Easter egg in the Ukrainian style or you've been doing them for y ears and are a master artisan\, please join us on April 6th after church t o make pysanky together. Part of the tradition is simply taking time to ma ke them together and create a little beauty in the world we share. Another part is giving them away after they are made. David remembers taking his teachers an egg his mother decorated each year. His mother remembers havin g eggs blessed and given to people to help them get better or end an argum ent. Through the small act of decorating eggs\, we spread peace between us and we can unify against unjust acts and evil in the world."\n\n-Kristen Pett\n\nSupport Ukraine and share the legend of pysanky. All ages  are we lcome with the understanding that the kiddos will  need to attend with a supervising adult. Material used to  decorate the eggs include permanent (non-toxic) dyes\, hot  wax\, and candle flame. \nWhat to bring?\nYourse lf and your favorite kistka\, if you have one.\nNot your Sunday best.\nPle ase wear clothes suitable to get creative in.\nHow you can give.\nA sugges ted donation of $5 per person or $10 per family is appreciated. Donations will be given to UU Service Committee Emergency Relief Fund Ukraine Respon se.\nDo I need to RSVP?\nAll are welcome. But it does help for us to know how many are in your group.\nRSVP HERE or email re-director@uubrunswick.or g for more information.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uubrunswick.org/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/Copy-of-Pysanky-2025-2.png CATEGORIES:Spiritual Formation for Adults,Spiritual Formation for Children and Youth END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR