PEOPLE are warmly invited to celebrate harvest this Sunday — the celebrations at the parish church will support those who are homeless in Plymouth.

St Eustachius' Church will be decorated with symbols of the harvest, and parishioners are invited to bring produce as part of their harvest thanksgiving.

All foodstuffs, excepting fresh produce, will be donated to the Shekinah Mission in Plymouth, a charity well-known for its excellent work since 1992. The mission especially appreciates gifts of stock-cubes, 'Angel Delight', jellies, and tinned or packet soup, so parishioners are particularly encouraged to bring these items with them to Tavistock parish church for the family festival communion at 9.45am on Sunday.

Following this service, parishioners are welcome to enjoy a special hot cooked harvest lunch in the parish centre, noon for 12.30pm, at the bargain price of £5 per head, or £10 per family. If you are able to let the parish office know in advance that you are coming for lunch, ring 616673.

At 6pm, a festival service of evensong will be held, the quality of which was recently highlighted in a letter to the Times.