Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

February 28th

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Donations accepted at the door

Shrove Tuesday 

The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The term is derived from shriving, which means confessing and absolving. The Tuesday before the beginning of Lent was a traditional day for hearing confessions. The three days before Ash Wednesday have been known as Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, with these three days collectively known as "Shrovetide." The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is also commonly known as "Mardi Gras" or "Fat Tuesday." Because of the Lenten fast, the day before Ash Wednesday was a day to consume animal fat. In some places it was a day of celebration and indulgence before the discipline of Lent. The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is also known as "Carnival," which literally means the removal or putting away of flesh (meat). Some Episcopal churches observe Shrove Tuesday with a parish supper, or the burning of palms from Palm Sunday to provide ashes for Ash Wednesday. 

Glossary definitions provided courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY,(All Rights reserved) from "An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians," Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors.