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District Girls' Brigade Service in First Lisburn

Pictured at the Lagan District Annual Girls' Brigade Service in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church last Sunday afternoon is L to R: (front row) Donna Hewitt, Jill Doherty, Deputy Mayor - Councillor James Tinsley, Mrs Margaret Tinsley, Latifa McCullagh - District Commissioner, Rosie Bailie, Shiralee Bailee and Susan Brown. (back row) Captain John O'Neill - Church Army, Rev Andrew Thompson - Chairman of Lagan Valley District, Rev John Brackenbridge - First Lisburn and Karen Webb.

Pictured at the Lagan District Annual Girls' Brigade Service in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church last Sunday afternoon is L to R: (front row) Donna Hewitt, Jill Doherty, Deputy Mayor - Councillor James Tinsley, Mrs Margaret Tinsley, Latifa McCullagh - District Commissioner, Rosie Bailie, Shiralee Bailee and Susan Brown. (back row) Captain John O'Neill - Church Army, Rev Andrew Thompson - Chairman of Lagan Valley District, Rev John Brackenbridge - First Lisburn and Karen Webb (Church Army).

About 370 girls and officers attended the Lagan District Annual Girls' Brigade Service in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church last Sunday afternoon (1st April). The 15 Girl Brigade Company's represented were: Drumbo, Dunmurry, Elmwood, First Lisburn, Hillsborough, Kilmakee, Magheragall, Moira and Sloan Street Presbyterian; Seymour Hill, Seymour Street and Trinity Methodist; St Paul's and Lambeg Parish; and Lisburn Congregational.

The special guests were the Deputy Mayor - Councillor James Tinsley and his wife Margaret.

The Rev Andrew Thompson - Chairman of Lagan Valley District assisted by the Rev John Brackenridge - First Lisburn led the service. Captain John O'Neill (Church Army) assisted by Karen Webb (Church Army) gave the address assisted by puppets Grandma and Shirley Sheep with Claire Mayne (Lambeg Parish) providing the Scripture readings. Together they told the story of the lost coin and the lost sheep recalling how the Shepherd left the 99 sheep to search for the one that was lost. He explained that Jesus Christ (The Great Shepherd), died for our sins because we too are priceless and precious to Him.

Vocalists Lyndsay Parr, Heather Vient and Karen Orr accompanied by Jill Craig on Piano, Alan Erwin on guitar and Allister Brown on drums led the praise.

The offering was taken for Northern Ireland's Childrens' Hospice, this year's chosen Lagan District Girls' Brigade charity.

02/04/2007