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A worldwide movement
of Christian women of many traditions, observe a common
World Day of Prayer each year. Churches in the Lisburn City
Council area united on Friday evening 2nd
March for interdenominational services in Magheragall
Parish, Holy Trinity - Aghalee, Kilwarlin Moravian, Christ
Church - Derriaghy, St John's - Dromara and Cairnshill
Methodist. The theme was 'United Under God's Tent' and the
service of prayers, readings and hymns was prepared by women
of Paraguay. The hymns included 'Bind us together, Lord',
'Give thanks with a grateful heart', 'Lord of the church, we
pray for our renewing' and 'The day Thou gavest, Lord, is
ended'.
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Magheragall
organist Margaret Nelson (second
from left in front row) and
Bronwen Dark (fourth
from left) pictured with the
choir of women from up to
twenty-five
churches in the Lisburn area who led the praise
at the World Day of Prayer service in Magheragall Parish Church last Friday
night.
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Women from churches in the
Lisburn area who took part in the World Day of
Prayer service in Magheragall Parish Church last
Friday. L to R: (seated) Ray Moore (Magheragall
Parish), Irene Tate (Lambeg Parish) and Bridie
Conlon (St Colman's Magheragall Derriaghy). (back row)
Lindsay Ireland (Presbyterian),
Winnie Ferguson (St Columba's Presbyterian and
Methodist), Joan Goodman (St Colman's
Derriaghy), Martie Kennedy (Lisburn Cathedral)
and Julie Rodgers, Aileen Dixon and Bronwen Dark (Magheragall
Parish).
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Magheragall
Women from up to twenty-five
churches in the Lisburn area took part in the
service at Magheragall Parish Church last Friday night.
Bronwen Dark led the service and the speaker was Heather
Forbes. The readers, including those who attended services
at Thompson House and Blaris Fold, were Zoe McAllistair,
Aileen Dixon, Ray Moore, Julie Rodgers, Margaret Nelson,
Grace Park and Rosemary Heaslip (Magheragall Parish),
Lindsay Ireland (Magheragall Presbyterian), Bridie Conlon
and Joan Goodman (St Colman's Derriaghy), Martie Kennedy
(Lisburn Cathedral), Rosaleen Lennon (St. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Church), Irene Tate (Lambeg Parish), Winnie
Ferguson (St Columba's Presbyterian and Methodist), Jacquie
Brackenridge, Elizabeth Watt and Joyce Moran (First Lisburn
Presbyterian), Elizabeth Scott (Religious Society of
Friends), Anne Patterson (Seymour Street Methodist), Mae
Moreland (St. Mark's Parish) and Oriel Gamble (St. Paul's
Parish).
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Some of the
women who took part in the World Day
of Prayer service in Holy
Trinity Parish Church, Aghalee last Friday
night. L to R: (front row) Anne Lavery, Benni
McLorn, Heidi Doogan (leader), Hannah Collins
(speaker), Eleanor Hamill. (back row) Sandra
Murray, Alison McMahon, Kathleen Stevenson,
Elizabeth Hull, Hilary Wilson, Andrea Huff and
Margaret Robertson. Missing from the photo are
readers - Joanne Watson, Elaine Davis and
Elizabeth Reid. |
Kathleen Stevenson, Elizabeth
Hull and Hilary Wilson pictured under a tent
depicting the theme of the Women's World Day of
Prayer' 'United Under God's Tent'. Included is Mrs Heidi Doogan (who led
the service). The picture was taken in Holy
Trinity Parish Church, Aghalee last Friday night |
Aghalee
Women from the parishes of
Aghalee, Ballinderry, Moira, Maghaberry, Magheralin and
Aghagallon took part in the World Day of Prayer
service in Holy Trinity Parish Church, Aghalee.
Mrs Heidi Doogan led the service and the speaker was Hannah
Collins, who has spent time in Paraguay. Hannah also gave
an interesting power point presentation showing the children
and people she worked with during her time there. The
readers, representing all corners of the parish, were - Anne
Lavery, Alison McMahon, Elaine Davis, Andrea Huff, Eleanor
Hamill, Carol Beckett, Margaret Robertson, Benni McLorn,
Joanne Watson, Sandra Murray and Elizabeth Reid.
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Mrs Esther Law - organist (seated at left)
pictured with the choir of women from churches
in the Maze area who led the praise at the
Women's World Day of Prayer service in Kilwarlin
Moravian Church last Friday night. Included are
Daphne Walker and Elizabeth Craig (St John's),
Ada Kilpatrick (St James's) Norma Bell and Ella
Geddis (Eglantine), Caroline McCartney and
Elizabeth Law (Hillsborough Parish).
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Mrs Hilda Law (seated second from left) who
led the service and guest speaker Mrs Carol
Ackah (third from left) pictured with women from
churches in the Maze area who took part in the
Women's World Day of Prayer service in Kilwarlin
Moravian Church last Friday night. Pictured
under the tent depicting the theme of World Day
of Prayer are L to R: Eunice, Rachel and Roberta
Hoey.
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Mrs Hilda Law pictured leading the prayers at
the Women's World Day of Prayer service in
Kilwarlin Moravian Church last Friday night.
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Kilwarlin
Women from Kilwarlin
Moravian, St Colman's - Reilly's Trench, Broomhedge
Methodist, Priesthill Methodist, Maze Presbyterian,
Hillsborough Presbyterian, Hillsborough Parish, Eglantine
Parish, St James's - Lower Kilwarlin and St John's - Upper
Kilwarlin took part in the service in Kilwarlin Moravian
Church. Mrs Hilda Law led the service and the speaker was
Mrs Carol Ackah. The readers were
Elma Leeburn, Marjorie Murphy and Annie Wilkinson
(Hillsborough Presbyterian), Norah
Henry (Maze Presbyterian), Barbara Wallace (Priesthill
Methodist), Gladys Boyes (Broomhedge Methodist), Freda
Mercer and Joyce Murdock (St John's), June Kilpatrick and
Margaret Walsh (St James's), Alison Leckey (Eglantine
Parish) and Geraldine Gamble (Hillsborough Parish).
In her address based on
the theme 'United Under God's Tent' Carol Ackah spoke of the
symbols of the tent ' Open and welcoming, shelter and
refuge, flexible, expandable and portable. In her
development of the theme she explained that we just can't
hide under God's tent and emphasised the need to unite under
it and take the Christian message to the world.
Derriaghy, Dromara and Cairnshill
Ss for other
churches in the Lisburn City Council area were held
at Christ Church - Derriaghy, St John's - Dromara and
Cairnshill Methodist.
05/03/2007
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