Name: Shrove Tuesday
Start: 2026-02-18T17:30:00-05:00
Location: 4427 Emerson St., Bldg. 2-2, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32207

Shrove Tuesday Sausage, Pancakes (all the Toppings), and No-wait Confessions
February 17, 2026 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Prepare for a Holy Lent with evening prayer, deliciously topped pancakes, fun and confessions. Bring a side or a donation and perhaps a card or board game.
No Wait Confessions: Sign up to have your confession heard so you can be shriven of your sins. Enjoy your pancakes or a play a game while you wait for your name to be called.
History of Shrove Tuesday: Shrove Tuesday is the last day of what traditionally was called “Shrovetide,” the week preceding the beginning of Lent. The word itself, Shrovetide, is the English equivalent for “Carnival,” which is derived from the Latin words carnem levare, meaning “to take away the flesh.” (n parts of the United States, particularly Louisiana, “Mardi Gras.”) While this was seen as the last chance for merriment, Shrovetide was the time to cast off things of the flesh and to prepare spiritually for Lent. The old Shrove Tuesday tradition was empty your house of meat, dairy, eggs, and oil by removing them from your home in preparation for Lent. So, people emptied their pantries of these and made pancakes to enjoy their eggs and oils, then added the meats, cheeses, milk, and other dairies they would not have for the Lenten season. The old custom is to bless all these on Easter to celebrate their return.
Please sign up to bring a side: sausage, bacon, pancake toppings, or to be part of the setup and cleanup crew. Contact the Parish Office for more information or to sign up to bring a side at [email protected]