MORE than 5,000 services will be held across the British Isles as part of Women’s World Day of Prayer — including in Tavistock — on Friday.

This year the international theme is ‘Am I being unfair to you?’, a service written by the Christian women of the Philippines that has been translated into 1,000 different languages and dialects to be used throughout the world on Friday, March 3, starting at sunrise over the island of Samoa and continuing until sunset off the coast of American Samoa.

The West Devon service this year will take place at St Eustachius’ Church in Tavistock at 2pm. There will be Fairtrade goods on sale. An evening service is also being held at Christchurch, Brentor at 7pm on the same day.

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan — named locally as ‘Yolanda’ — struck the Philippine Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. This is mentioned in the service but you will also hear stories of a girl, mother and an older woman, recounting their situations and their hopes and fears.

The Day of Prayer is for everybody, not just women. To find out further information, resources and other services, visit www.wwdp.org.uk