St Andrews celebrates Shrove Tuesday

Around 70 parishioners gathered at St Andrews Anglican Church in Katanning on February 21 to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.

Shrove Tuesday is a traditional feast day observed by a number of Christian faiths to mark the beginning of Lent.

Originally an occasion to use up all the good food in preparation for a fast, the tradition continues today with a feast of pancakes.

“Now instead of giving something up, we give,” churchgoer Cynthia Kowald said. “We collect money in the church to fund projects.”

St Andrews celebrated Shrove Tuesday with a variety of pancake options savoury and sweet.

A pancake flip-off was won by Leonie Daw.

“There were five of them flipping the pancakes,” Mrs Kowald said.

“Pancakes were flying everywhere.”

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is the first time that church members have been able to come together in three years.