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Published On: 2/23/17

‘Shrove Tuesday’ pancake dinner at Snow Hill church

By: Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor via Bayside Gazette
 (Feb. 23, 2017) Outside of the United States, in many of the former territories of Great Britain, Shrove Tuesday is often called “Pancake Tuesday” or “Pancake day,” while inside the U.S. it might be better known as “Fat Tuesday” or Mardi Gras.
Shrove Tuesday, this year on Feb. 28, is the day before Ash Wednesday — the start of Lent for many Christian denominations.
At the macro level, all of the assorted festivities have the same basic genesis — to clear out the cabinets, cupboards and pantries before the fasting season of Lent, marked by voluntary abstention and reflection, which ends on Easter.
In some places, carnivals are held, while in Snow Hill at All Hallows Episcopal Church at the corner of Church and Market Streets, they have a pancake dinner between 4:30 and 7 p.m.
Tickets are $7 each for adults and $4 for children aged 12 and under. Carryout is available, but eating in-house conveys all-you-can-eat pancakes and apples, while carryout has only fixed portions. Sausage will also be served.
Tickets are not available at the door, but can be purchased through members of the congregation, including representatives at Town Hall and the Olde Town Candy Company.
Additionally, tickets can be reserved by calling 410-632-2773.
“All of the raised money goes back to outreach and is turned back into the community by funding projects like Worcester GOLD, the Samaritan Shelter in Pocomoke and the Snow Hill Christian Nursery School,” Gibb said.
For those outside of the church, it’s a chance to see inside one of the oldest congregations – and churches – in the United States. In fact, the building predates the formation of the United States from the British colonies by more than 20 years.
According to the church’s website, the parish was formed in 1692 by an act of the General Assembly. Many of those early records were lost when the Court House burned in 1834, however in 1748 an act of the Colonial Assembly assessed a levy of 80,000 pounds of tobacco for the building of a brick church on the site where All Hallows now stands. An additional levy of 45,000 pounds was assessed before the church could be completed in 1756.
“The congregation has about 70-80 members, but the attendance group is about 30-60 people,” Kathy Fisher, church member, said. “The interior is similar to what it was, except for new ceilings and updated pews.”
Fisher said there is one remaining original pew, but isn’t sure where it’s located.
Last year, this group served 233 take-out meals, with about 135 eat-in supporters.
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