Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Tuesday, March 4 from 5 PM - 7 PM

We are soon entering the Church season of Lent, which is a season of penitence and fasting, a time to repent of our sins and to intentionally draw closer to Jesus. Among the ways that Christians traditionally prepared for Lent included confessing their sins on the day before Lent. In Old English, they were shriven, or absolved of their sins and thus, the day before Ash Wednesday became known as Shrove Tuesday.

Another practice among Christians through the centuries was Carnival, which literally means "farewell to meat." During Carnival celebrations, people would use up the ingredients that they would be abstaining from during Lent -- meat, dairy products, fat, and eggs -- by having feasts. In North America, we know this by the name Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday." While different cultures would create various pastries, omelettes, and soups, the British traditionally made pancakes. And that is why we still hold Shrove Tuesday pancake suppers to this day. It is also a great opportunity for us to fellowship together and to extend hospitality to our neighbours in Centretown.

We hope you will join us for our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at the church on March 4, from 5 PM to 7 PM. It is free and open to all.

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