Shrove Tuesday – “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!!”

Shrove Tuesday is a tradition which dates back to 600 A.D., when Pope St. Gregory prohibited Christians from eating all forms of meat and animal products, including dairy, during the 40 days of Lent.  Christians abided by the rule and made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday in order to use up their supply of butter, milk, and eggs before Ash Wednesday.
As our two churches have done the past couple of years, we are again asking you to join us in having a Shrove Tuesday meal, whether it is pancakes and sausage or whatever you would like, on Tuesday, February 21st, take pictures and send them to me so that we can share them with everyone and put them on our website.  You can send them to me at suzieoclair@gmail.com or Jackie O’Clair at machiasport2013@gmail.com.