Question:

Is counseling available via the church?

Answer:

Yes. Counseling Ministry (The Healing Partnership) hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM and Saturdays 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Everyone seen by appointment only. Please contact the church office for details.

Question:

What is “Shrove Tuesday”?

Answer:

The day before the beginning of Lent is known as Shrove Tuesday. To shrive someone, in old-fashioned English (he shrives, he shrove,), is to hear his acknowledgment of his sins, to assure him of God's forgiveness, and to give him appropriate spiritual advice. The term survives today in ordinary usage in the expression "short shrift". To give someone short shrift is to pay very little attention to his excuses or problems.

On Shrove Tuesday, many Christians make a special point of considering what wrongs they need to repent, and what areas of spiritual growth they need to ask God's help in dealing with. Often they consult on these matters with a spiritual counselor, or receive shrift.

Question:

Why did we have a pancake dinner to celebrate "Shrove Tuesday"?

Answer:

Shrove Tuesday is also called Fat Tuesday because on that day a thrifty housewife uses up the fats that she has kept around (the can of bacon drippings, etc.) for cooking, but that she will not be using during Lent. Since pancakes are a standard way of using up fat, the day is also called Pancake Tuesday.