Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday Every Year

Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday - Sponsored by the Men Of the Church

Each year on Shrove Tuesday, the Men of the Church at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer have a Pancake Supper from 5:00-8:00 in Haskell Hall.  Tickets are available a the door or from any member of the Men of the Church.

Why we have Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday:

According to tradition:

Before Lent could begin, all of the foods people couldn’t eat while fasting needed to be removed from the house so that they wouldn’t be tempted to break the rules. And the best way to do that was to eat these foods during Shrovetide.  Meats like bacon would be eaten up on ‘Collop Monday’ (a collop is a thin slice of meat), two days before the start of Lent. On Shrove Tuesday, eggs, butter and fat were used up – and one of the easiest ways to do this was to make pancakes or fritters.