Description
Life is full of meaningful moments that can be expected or totally unanticipated. Recognizing these milestone moments helps bring an awareness of God's presence into the home and highlights the rituals of daily life experiences. This Shrove Tuesday Milestone Moment supports the important experience of marking the end of Epiphany and the time to reflect on what forgiveness means to us as we feast together prior to the beginning of Lent.
The word shrove is the past tense of shrive, meaning to confess and seek forgiveness. Gathering for fun to eat pancakes and all things fattening on Shrove Tuesday has been a Christian tradition since the 16th century. It combines repentance and preparing for the Lenten season with a festive spirit.
This Milestone Moment includes the Four Keys for practicing faith outline which encourages growing in our faith by recognizing the home and family gatherings as church, too. A simple five-step structure is also included to establish a solid base for faith formation.
The Lenten Stone for Gifting are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift for individuals to carry with them in their pocket or purse during Lent as an important reminder of this special season of focusing on our relationship with God.