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Good Friday 'Carrying of the Cross' march of witness

Start of the annual Good Friday 'Carrying of the Cross' march of witness.

Lisburn city centre ministers and young people who led the annual Good Friday 'Carrying of the Cross' march of witness in Lisburn. L to R: Rev Edward McGee - St Patrick's, Rev Eamon Magorrian - St Patrick's, Rev John Brackenridge and Jordan Vient - First Lisburn, Pastor George Hilary and April Reynolds - Lisburn Christian Fellowship, the Rev Canon Sam Wright and Peter McConnell - Lisburn Cathedral, Rev Brian Gibson and Christina Hampton - Railway Street, Father Dermot McCaughan and Maeve Drayne- St Patrick's, Rev Paul Dundas and Timothy Crangle - Christ Church, Rev Brian Anderson and Andrew Wright - Seymour Street Methodist and the Rev Dianne Matchett - Christ Church.

The annual Good Friday 'Carrying of the Cross' march of witness was held in Lisburn on Friday afternoon 6th April. The procession gathered at the lower end of Bow Street and led by the Lisburn City Centre Ministers, made its way along Bow Street to Market Square for a short act of Worship at 12.45pm. In a change to last year's march of witness, one young person from each city centre congregation carried the cross, they were: Andrew Wright - Seymour Street Methodist, Jordan Vient - First Lisburn, Timothy Crangle - Christ Church, Christina Hampton - Railway Street, April Reynolds - Lisburn Christian Fellowship, Maeve Drayne - St Patrick's and Peter McConnell - Lisburn Cathedral.

The Very Rev Dermot McCaughan, Lisburn's recently installed Parish Priest, welcomed the large crowd; the Rev John Brackenridge - First Lisburn read a portion of Scripture from John 19 vs 17-29 entitled 'Jesus Appears to His Disciples'; the Rev Paul Dundas - Christ Church led the singing of the well-known hymn, 'Amazing Grace' and the Rev Brian Gibson - Railway Street led in prayer. In a short Easter address, the Rev Brian Anderson - Seymour Street Methodist, spoke about the significance of the Easter story. In conclusion, the Rev Canon Sam Wright - Lisburn Cathedral gave the blessing after which Pastor George Hilary - Lisburn Christian Fellowship invited everyone for refreshments in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church hall. 



Pictured in Market Square are just some of the many people who joined in the annual Good Friday 'Carrying of the Cross' march of witness in Lisburn.

07/04/2007