Trinity Episcopal Church, 703 West Third Ave., will host its Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5.
The men of Trinity and Grace Episcopal churches will serve all-you-care-to-eat pancakes, sausages and all the trimmings in the parish hall of Trinity Episcopal. Carry-outs will also be available, according to a news release.
“Parish records show that Trinity’s first Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper was held in 1918 as a Sunday school activity, following a tradition brought from England by a parishioner, William Malley,” according to the release. “The original pancake recipe was developed by his wife, Gillie ‘Mama’ Malley. Mrs. Malley and several of her friends started the pancake supper as a church social.”
The men of the church took on the project as an annual fellowship and fund-raising event in the 1930s.
“The English custom of Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, is a time to make ready one’s house and family for the solemn observance of the season of Lent. In the ancient tradition, it was a time to clear the pantry of items such as butter, cream, sweets and meats, which were abstained from during Lent,” according to the release.
Tickets are $6 and available at Trinity Episcopal or at the door March 5. Details: 870-534-3832.