Shrove Tuesday - Feb 16, 2021
***Due to the pandemic, we are unable to gather in person at the See House for our annual pancake supper. Hope you can have a little fun this year, and plan to enjoy some pancakes at home, any time on Tuesday February 16. Please send a photo to the church of you enjoying your pancakes if you do!
Shrove Tuesday
Better known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent begins. In the Middle Ages, people used up all the fat in the house—butter, milk, eggs, meat—on the night before Lent began so that they could come closer to God by giving up these foods as they prepared for the great feast of Easter. Pancakes are traditional in England for this, so Episcopalians often have breakfast for dinner, while those celebrating Mardi Gras are likely eating gumbo and Kings’ Cake. What kings, you ask? The Magi—the ones who brought gifts to the holy child at Epiphany.