Children danced and sang during the Mother’s Day celebration. St. Matthew missionary Baptist church pastor Calvin Hastie Sr. says they wanted to celebrate the hard work moms do every day.

Rev. Robert Young, Moderator of the Lumber River Baptist Association, Pastor of Spring Branch Baptist Church and U.S. Air Force veteran, will be the speaker. Berea Baptist Church, at 120 N.

The event will kick off with a special Artists’ Reception open to the public on Saturday, May 10.