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New York City Singing

First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Saturday, September 16, 2017

The New York City All-Day Singing was held at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn on Saturday before the third Sunday in September. Gwen Gethner called the class to order leading 84. Molly Dektar offered the morning prayer.

A business session was held during which the following officers were elected or appointed to serve: Chairman—Jason Steidl; Vice Chairman—Sam Kleinman; Secretary—Jasmine Mendoza; Treasurer—Mary Jane Wilkie.

Leaders: Jason Steidl 32t; Sam Kleinman 47t; Jasmine Mendoza 82t; Emma Rose Brown 36b; Nancy Mandel 42; Douglas Fower 38b; Molly Dektar 448b; Terry Ryan 362; Rebecca Rohrer 215; Lucas Husted 460; Alice Beattie 284; Eli Hetko 48b; Merv Horst 87; Charles Biada 203; Gary Ryan 34t; Rebecca Blumenthal 25.

RECESS

Carol Huang called the class to order leading 67. Leaders: Myles Louis Dakan 133; Cat Walsh 69t; Al McCready 153; Krista Guerrieri 384; Mary Jane Wilkie 56b; Ernest Chamberlain 142; Liora O’Donnell Goldensher 216; Mary Skidmore 91; Joel Bassett 405; Richard Schmeidler 268; Angharad Davis 564; Robin Banerji 445; Tristan Gordon 189; Sharon Strong 121; Sue Peters 178; John Klaess 92; Nancy Tkacs 299.

RECESS

Gedney Barclay brought the class to order leading 81t. Leaders: Guy Bankes 534; Ivy Hauser 272; Micah John Walter 430; Tara Mulder 328.

Buck Wanner led 340 for the following sick and shut-ins: Charlotte Ehrman, Robin Faine, Paula Picton, Christine Stevens, Ed Stevens, Concetta Branson, Eugene Horst, Phyllis Kinley, and Herb Erikkson.

Katie FitzGerald conducted the memorial lesson, and led 33t in honor of the following deceased: John Lewallen—North Carolina; Joan Dektar—California; Michael Sensor, Jean Comfort Hallowell, and Skip Trout—Pennsylvania; Charles Wells and Collette Miller—Minnesota; Barbara Bell, William Berger, Vincent Titone, and Brigid Turadek—New York; John Bayer—Ohio; Bill Mates—New Jersey; Hugh McGraw, Johnny Lee, and Delorese Lee—Georgia; Edith Owen—Texas; Diane Torr—Scotland. Nancy Mandel closed the memorial lesson with prayer.

Leaders: Chris Cotter 134; Rachel Hall 177; John Hughes 339; MB Gowins 548; Dean Jens 383; Liz Patton 454; Ian Quinn 89; Sasha Hsuczyk 419; Tom Ivey 562; Leon Pulsinelle 542; Liz Cantrell 434; Ruth Wampler 517. Molly Dektar offered a blessing before the noon meal.

LUNCH

Kevin Beirne called the class to order leading 73t. Leaders: Lisa Bennett 500; Laura Hodges 202; Chris Holley 348b; Lu Zeng 505; Lynne deBenedette 456; Matt Wells 300; Jennie Brown 411; Cory Noel 269; Mike Richards 426b; Brenda Dunlap 102; Lindsay Kruse 432; David Smead 193; Daniel Hunter and Katy Hunter 441; Joanne Fuller 192; Alex Forsyth 476; Lydia Lewallen 568; Rachel Speer 123b; Stina Soderling 236; Sara Lott 444; Elsa Phemayotin 29b.

RECESS

Aldo Ceresa called the class back to order leading 106. Leaders: Thomas Ward 35; Rachel Stevens 361; Jesse Beller 448t; Jeff Gauthier 319; Jon Giles 546; Erik-Dardan Ymeraga 82b; Alanna Goodman 277; Norman von Holtzendorff 28b; Stefani Priskos 114; Leah Libresco Sergeant and Alexi Sargeant 76b; Bronwyn Bishop 65; Solon Gordon 400; Aldo Ceresa, Gwen Gethner, Jon Giles, Carol Huang, Nancy Mandel, Al McCready, and Rachel Speer 112; Chris Holley and Ruth Wampler 347.

Announcements were made. Jason Steidl, Sam Kleinman, Jasmine Mendoza, and Mary Jane Wilkie led 62 as the closing song, while the class took the parting hand. Stefani Priskos offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Jason Steidl; Vice Chairman—Sam Kleinman; Secretary—Jasmine Mendoza