This year will be no exception. We will be blessed to have Jessica Shaub Meyer as our auctioneer; we’ll be looking forward to a day of excitement. Some featured items will be Adirondack chairs and a swing-set and picnic table made by the youth.

Consider donating and joining us for the largest youth fundraiser of the year. A pork-BBQ dinner will be served (by donation) on Friday, May 7 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., along with an auction preview. Saturday, May 8, the auction will start at 8:00 a.m. and continue until the last item is raised for sale. Donations may be brought to the church until May 7.

Download a partial list of items to be auctioned

Download a partial list of gift baskets to be auctioned

The egg making process takes about a week and is worked on daily. The youth and congregation members work from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. to make the eggs. Pastor Robert Brody, Pastor of Family Ministries, plans on making the 300 dozen coconut eggs the first day and the peanut butter eggs the next two days. The process begins over at Willow Valley Restaurant where the dough is put into large bats to mix everything together; it is then brought over to Pequea Church where the gym is turned into an egg-making factory for the week. The dough is scooped and rolled into its egg forms and then placed into large refrigerators. The dough then begins to harden. After hardening the eggs are dipped into chocolate, and placed back into the refrigerators. The eggs are packaged and ready to be delivered! For Hannah Detweiler (pictured left), dipping the eggs in the chocolate is one of the funniest parts. “I can be as messy as I want; it’s kind of expected,” says Hannah a member of Xtreme Youth. However, for Pastor Robert Brody (pictured left) the most rewarding part about the experience is getting together with the youth and just having a good time. “Its what it represents raising funds for the youth,-making it possible to do what we do,” says Robert, who has been making eggs for the last 7 years.

What started off sixteen years ago as an egg-off has now turned into a fast- growing fundraiser for the Xtreme Youth group. Not only does the egg making fund missions trip’s it’s also a time when the congregation and youth can come out and be together, they eat together; they pray together and they also share special moments together. The Xtreme Youth’s egg making and sales are truly a blessing to Pequea Church.

-Story written by Brook Jones

On Sunday mornings both Junior and Senior high youth will have a continued opportunity to connect. During the 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. worship hour Junior highers will meet based on the following schedule. 6th graders will meet in room 143. 7th & 8th grade girls will meet in room 142. 7th & 8th grade boys will meet in room 144. Senior highers are given an opportunity to connect with small groups. If you are interested in joining a small group or are looking for more information please email Pastor Robert Brody at RBrody@pequeachurch.com or call 717.872.5679.

January 31, 2009 was a chilly night here on the hill. But many people braved the wind because they knew just what the Xtreme Youth had waiting inside for them.

Each detail was carefully orchestrated from the sign-in procedure and snacks by the fireplace to the table complete with ambiance and traditional Italian fare.

Each year this dinner is offered by donation. Each year the youth is able to count their blessings as the dinner has always netted a profit and this year that number was $734.

A special thank you to the Xtreme Teens, Organizers, Justin Shepps and Lindsey Lefever and all other volunteers for your unselfish service to our church and community.