District Girls� Brigade Service in First Lisburn

About 400 girls and officers attended the Lagan District Annual Girls� Brigade Service in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church last Sunday afternoon.  The 14 Girl Brigade Company�s represented were:  Drumbo, Dunmurry, Elmwood, First Lisburn, Kilmakee, Legacurry, Magheragall and Sloan Street Presbyterian; Seymour Street, Seymour Hill and Trinity Methodist; St. Paul�s and Lambeg Parish; and Lisburn Congregational.

The special guests were The Right Worshipful the Mayor - Councillor Jonathan Craig and the Mayoress - Mrs Yvonne Craig and their children Nathan and Joanna.  The Rev. John Brackenridge led the service; the Rev. Andrew Thompson - Elmwood gave the prayers; Nicola Anderson, Harriet Davis and Sophie Brackenridge gave the Scripture reading; Anita Adrain - Scripture Union gave the address; and Lyndsay Parr - Piano and vocalists - Karen Orr (Drumbo GB) and Heather Vient (First Lisburn GB) led the praise accompanied by the First Lisburn praise band. The offering was taken for Childline, this year�s chosen Girls� Brigade charity.

First Lisburn Girls� Brigade at the Lagan District Annual Girls� Brigade Service in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church last Sunday afternoon.  Included are officers and leaders L to R:  Maureen Kilner - Captain, Karen McClurg, Nicola Anderson, Nadine Anderson, Suzanne Scott, Sheila Hammonds and Melanie Minshuell.

Pictured at the Lagan District Annual Girls� Brigade Service in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church last Sunday afternoon is L to R:  (front) Karen McClurg, Latifa McCullagh - Assistant District Commissioner, Rev. Andrew Thompson - Elmwood, The Right Worshipful the Mayor - Councillor Jonathan Craig and the Mayoress - Mrs Yvonne Craig and their children Nathan and Joanna, Rev. John Brackenbridge - First Lisburn, Anne Russell - District Commissioner and Tracey Allen.  (back row) Kathryn Millen, Rachel Robinson, Maureen Kilner - Captain (First Lisburn), Dynika Kidd and Nadine Anderson.