Parishes sponsor Easter egg hunt

Members of Old St. Mary's Parish joined members of St. James Parish on Wabash Avenue in sponsoring a Bronzeville Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt for children at Dearborn Homes, near St. James, on Holy Saturday April 8, 2023. The event included hundreds of Easter baskets, food and games and face painting for the children. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Maura Dollear from Old St. Mary’s Parish paints the face of Brianna Hall while Maura's mother, Eileen Dollear (in background), paints the face of another girl before the start of the egg hunt April 8, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Fiona Dollear from Old St. Mary’s Parish paints the face of Shykierra, 8, before the start of an Easter egg hunt April 8. 2023. In the background is Steve Dollear.(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Eileen Dollear from Old St. Mary's Parish shows Shyleah, 2, the butterflies painted on her face before the Easter egg hunt April 8, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Felisha Linklater, center, assists her daughter Skyla Belcore during the start of an Easter egg hunt April 8, 2029. Linklater, a member of St. Bruno Parish, came to the Bronzeville Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt as a volunteer for Social Change, a non-profit that helped sponsor the event. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Children make a mad dash for eggs during Bronzeville Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt April 8, 2023. The event was sponsored by St, James Parish on Wabash Avenue and Old St. Mary's Parish, among other organizations. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Children make a mad dash for eggs during Bronzeville Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt April 8, 2023. The event was sponsored by St, James Parish on Wabash Avenue and Old St. Mary's Parish, among other organizations. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Shyleah, 2, looks for eggs at the Bronzeville Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt on April 8, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Shyla, 5, finds an open egg at the Bronzeville Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt on April 8, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Felisha Linklater assists her daughter Skyla Belcore during the April 8, 2023, egg hunt. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Seriyah looks over the eggs she collected after a successful hunt April 8, 2023.(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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