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APRIL 23, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 18
All about the Pysanky egg Lecture, workshop planned BY FRANCINE FULTON
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s part of a collaboration between Christiana Parks and Recreation and the Sadsbury Friends Meeting, not only will community members be able to learn about the history of Pysanky eggs, but they will get to try their hand at creating one. The two-part program about Pysanky eggs, which are Ukrainian Easter eggs colored with intricate designs and patterns, will begin with a lecture on Saturday, April 26, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Sadsbury Friends Meeting, 1089 Simmontown Road, Gap, as part of its speaker series. Guest presenter Chrystyna Prokopvych, curator of the Manor College Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center, will provide information about the history, legends and symbolism of the egg. Part two of the program will be held on Saturday, May 3, from
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Christiana Borough Hall, 10 W. Slokom Ave., Christiana. During the program, Prokopvych will teach participants how to make Ukrainian Pysanky eggs, and they will be able to take their creations home. Monica Hottenstein, who hails from a Ukrainian family and is a member of both participating
“It’s a very unique craft, but it is centuries old.” organizations, noted that the Pysanky egg has become a cultural symbol for Ukraine, adding that the word “pysanky” in Ukrainian means “to write.” She explained that the eggs are made using colorful dyes and a wax-resistant (batik) method. Layers of wax are applied to the egg in specific patterns, and then the egg is dipped into dyes. The
wax prevents the dye from coloring the parts of the egg covered by it. “You have a regular white egg, and you have a tool; it looks like a pen, but it is filled with melted wax, not ink,” she explained. “If you want an area on the egg to be triangles and you want those in white, you draw with the pen on the egg where you want it white. The next lightest color available would be yellow, and you dip the egg in yellow dye. The whole egg will be yellow expect the area where there is wax.” She said that the process is repeated with various colors. “It’s layers of dye and layers of wax, and by the end, the whole egg will be covered with wax, and you melt the wax off, and you have the design of the egg,” said Hottenstein. According to a history of the Pysanky egg provided by Hottenstein, the creation of the eggs started before the 10th century, See Pysanky egg pg 9 Monica Hottenstein’s collection of Pysanky eggs
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Ryan Forbes still recalls the moment in jail in 2003 when he first gave his life to the Lord. In 2004, in state prison, Ryan prayed again, asking God to show him His purpose for Ryan’s life. “I thought I heard Him say, ‘My son, you will preach to the multitudes,’” Ryan recalled. O n A p r i l 5 , Rya n Fo r b e s Ministries launched at Petra Church. The mission statement for the ministry is “Redeeming and restoring lives through the power and love of Jesus.” The event followed the culmination
of 20 years of what Ryan called “learning and growing and being refined.” “This kind of all came about because for years I have had a burning desire to get the story out about how Jesus can save lives,” said Ryan. “I like to teach, speak, share my heart, and communicate what I believe to be His heart for other people,” said Ryan. “On the journey, I have often felt called to a missional itinerant speaking ministry,” shared Ryan. Ryan and his family had considered becoming full-time missionaries with Preparing the See Petra Church pg 2
BY CAT SHANNON
“If you’re looking for a getaway that’s within driving distance of home, this is the perfect place to find it,” said Wendy Royal, organizer of the PA Family Travel Fair. “Come here and see what’s right in your backyard.” The PA Family Travel Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at Spooky Nook Sports Complex, 75 Champ Blvd., Manheim. The event will feature free entry and free parking.
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Organized by Where & When Pennsylvania, a free seasonal travel magazine, the PA Family Travel Fair will spotlight more than 50 vendors. “ We will have destination marketing organizations from all over the state,” Royal shared. “Probably the farthest one is VisitErie or Warren County, but we have representatives from across Pennsylvania, from northeast Pennsylvania to Bucks County and the Laurel Highlands.” Several of the vendors have participated in the fair since its See Family Travel Fair pg 12
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