Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Many churches celebrate a centuries-old tradition known as “Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.”  Shrove Tuesday has been a time to confess sins and prepare for the penitential Season of Lent.  The name Shrove has its root in an old English word meaning “to confess.”   It also is a time to use up food items such as fats, eggs and milk in preparation for our Lenten fast.  The tradition of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday came about as a way to use up these food items.  In the French culture, the consumption of all fats on this day became known as "Fat Tuesday" or Mardi Gras.