Lent Pancake Breakfast

The CWG is pleased to invite you to our "Dimanche Gras" version of Pancake Sunday.

Following the Sunday morning 9:00 am and 11:00 am Masses, on Sunday, February 15th, 2026,
we are hosting a Pancake Breakfast to help get us in the spirit of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th, 2026.

Please join us in the Parish Hall at the end of Mass that day, and enjoy some freshly made Pancakes.

There is no cost for this event, though donations are gratefully accepted.

For a history lesson on "Dimanche Gras"...

What is "Dimanche Gras", more commonly known as "Shrove Sunday", or "Fat Sunday"?

"Dimanche Gras" translated to English from French means "Fat Sunday", and is more commonly known to English speaking Catholics as "Shrove Sunday".
This Catholic holiday/event always falls on the last Sunday before Lent begins, where Catholic's are encouraged to indulge in pancakes historically, before we begin the season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving known as Lent.

But...why pancakes?

Well, apart from the fact they're delicious, the historical answer is because, at the time this practice was popularized, the tradition of eating pancakes on Shrove/Fat Sunday is a direct result of using up ingredients like milk, eggs, and butter, that were often given up as an act of penance during Lent.

Typically between the last Sunday and last Tuesday before Lent - a time known as "Shrovetide" - Catholics would begin by examining their conscience, seeking absolution via the Sacrament of Confession, and planning what food/activity they would abstain from as an act of penance during Lent.

The reason the word "Shrove" appears before Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (Shrovetide), is beacause the Latin origin for "Shrove" is "shrive", a word meaning "to confess one's sins".