Rush Brinkley carries a bucket full of eggs during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Children sort their eggs and candy following the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Participants pose for a photo with an Easter Bunny during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Ethan Gomez loads his bag with eggs during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Youngsters enjoy the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Rev. Gregory Barth shares a devotion at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka prior to their annual Easter egg hunt March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Chinmayee Mahendrakar gathers eggs during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Youngsters participate in the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Youngsters participate in the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
An Easter Bunny greets guests at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka prior to their annual Easter egg hunt March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Rev. Gregory Barth shares a devotion at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka prior to their annual Easter egg hunt March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Youngsters gather eggs during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
A “Giant Easter Egg Hunt” delighted families with young children on Saturday, March 30 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka, and the intermittent rain didn’t dampen their enthusiasm.
Children, by age groups, scrambled for the more than 2,000 eggs — filled with treats — that they plopped into their Easter baskets.
The free event had a few changes this year due to an anticipated rainstorm — the opening ceremony performances by “The Band” and by the church’s preschool children, and the Rev. Gregory Barth’s welcome and prayer were held indoors.
“The Easter Egg Hunt is a wonderful opportunity to reach out to our community and bring families together for a joyous event and to share the love of Jesus at Easter,” wrote the Rev. Gregory Barth in an email before the event.
The Easter egg hunt usually has an estimated 200 children and their parents, said the event’s organizer Allison Schimke, family ministries director at the church. The event has been held for more than 25 years at the church that opened its doors in September 1957.
The free lunch held outdoors after the egg hunt was cancelled.
