TAVISTOCK Parish Church is this week preparing posies to be given to mothers and all who care for children at its popular service for Mother's Day this coming Sunday.

Held at 9.45am, the special family service will feature hymns and songs for Mothering Sunday, prayers led by the church's Vestry Group for young children, and reflections on the joys — and challenges — of raising children.

At the end of the service, children and adults alike will be invited to present posies of flowers to all who care, or have cared, for children.

Priest-in-charge at Tavistock the Rev Michael Brierley said, 'Caring is demanding, and all who care for children as well as others, deserve our thanks and praise. We thank God for them too. This is a particularly lovely service, to which all are very warmly invited.'

Everyone is very welcome at the service in St Eustachius' Church, which will be followed by cake and refreshments.