Year 1 student Liam Chapman and Prep student Lachie Bramucci enjoy the pancake breakfast.
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Jenny Chapman
Ahead of Lent, schools in the area embraced Shrove Tuesday, with parent volunteers cooking up pancakes before the 40-day fasting period.
At Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School, Elmore and St Joseph’s Primary School, Rochester, students enjoyed the sweet treats on Tuesday, March 4.
OLSH pancakes were enjoyed with a range of toppings, before another tradition took place — the annual Year 6 pancake cook-off.
Students, younger siblings, parents and grandparents at OLSH enjoyed the community spirit.
At St Joseph’s, staff and students were treated to pancakes at 11am, making for an extra special morning tea.
In Christianity, the origins of Shrove Tuesday are based on the final day of feasting and excess before lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
‘Shrove’ is the past tense of shrive, referring to absolution from sin through confession or penance, and is the state Christians seek to go into the Lenten period in.
Pancakes are traditionally made to use up ingredients like butter and fat, before Lenten sacrifices, like giving up pleasures and luxuries including sweet or rich foods, are made.
Another element of Lent is almsgiving through charitable acts.
Students at OLSH and St Joseph’s will be participating in Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion, taking home donation boxes to support communities facing poverty globally.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Elmore year 1 student Liam Chapman and Prep student Lachie Bramucci enjoy the pancake breakfast. Photos: Jenny Chapman and Emily Donohoe
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St Joseph’s Primary School, Rochester Logan Carmichael, Max Seabrook and Braxton Ryan were excited for the sweet treat.
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OLSH parent volunteers Chloe Whitfield and Amanda Phillips cook up a storm.
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St Joseph’s AJ Meloury and Ethan McKerrow tucked in.
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OLSH year 5 student Dawn Whitehead selects her toppings.
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St Joseph’s parent volunteer pancake chefs Beck Wolfe, Laura Mundie, Allison McDonald and Becky O'Sullivan.
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The pancakes were well-received by St Joseph’s students Mardi Campbell, Josie Lea, Eloise Cox, Scarlett MacFarlane, Isabella Ryan and Violet Plant.
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OLSH Reece Cowan (Year 3) and Jasper Whitehead (Year 1) hit the front of the queue.
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Senior St Joseph’s students Nathan Bramley, Hayden Shawcross, Harry Hodson and Jack Martin patiently waited for their pancakes.
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OLSH year 4 student Charlie Stokie-Leech is joined by her little brother, Kayce.
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St Joseph’s Freddie East and Jace Stone were happy to be at the front of the line.
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OLSH year 6 student Ayla Nihill was joined by her grandparents Noel and Lyn Mitchell, of Lockington.
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There were plenty of smiling faces at St Joseph’s including (back) Alice Connelly, Harper Williams, Evie Plant and Jace Stone, and (front) Hunter Whitehead, Addison Riordan, Ayla Letcher and Ned Campbell.
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OLSH's traditional Pancake Day breakfast was a hit.
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Jenny Chapman
