Church fund-raiser on Pancake Day

Umina Uniting Church will hold a pancake lunch for Shrove Tuesday on February 24 at Umina Uniting Church, in Neptune St, from noon to 3pm.

The Pancake Day event is being held as a fundraising event for the church's welfare service UnitingCare.

The day is traditionally associated with celebration sharing and community spirit.

In ancient times, Shrove Tuesday was a time to gather up flour and tasty morsels to make pancakes before a Lenten fast, which would begin 40 days before Easter.

UnitingCare provides a range of services in NSW and ACT for people young and old, including family mediation, family counselling, emergency relief, youth sexual assault counselling, youth accommodation and aged care.

Chaplaincy coordinator from Nareen Gardens, Rev Helen Coombes, will speak on the day about Pastoral and Aged Care facilities available through The Uniting Church.

Mr Bruce Bisby will entertain on the organ.

Green's General Foods is donating the pancake mix, as well as donating 10-cents from every bottle of their Pancake Mix sold across Australia during February and March.

The sandwich and pancake lunch is available for $5.

All are invited to attend.

Annette Strong, February 5