Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 38th session of the Missouri State Convention was held on Saturday before the second Sunday in March at Old Orchard Presbyterian Church. For 2023 only, the convention met for one day. Song selections are from the 1991 Sacred Harp and the 2005 Missouri Harmony. John Huffman called the class to order leading 68b. Dan Dohman offered the opening prayer. John Huffman addressed the class with a word of welcome and gave information.

Leaders: John Huffman 350; Katie Huffman and Ruth Huffman 36b; Karen Isbell 78 (MH); Alvaro Witt Duarte 276; Shirley Figura 229; Hollie Powell 472; Jim Herr 546; Lisa Bulawsky 538; Emmaleigh Calhoun 122; Cindy Burlison 178; Martha Tyner 479; Marcus Whitman 33b; Jonathon Smith 214; Penny Kujawinski 228; Jenny Whitman 455; Matt Hinton, Lottie Hinton, and Eli Hinton 142; Cory Winters 299; Lori Graber 13 (MH); Jo Dell Albi 84 (MH); Tim VonEngeln 503; Prisca Rice, Jamie Dohman, and Clayton Hester 97 (in memory of Marlon Wootten).

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Lou Kujawinski brought the class back together leading 85. Leaders: Dan Dohman, Katie Huffman, and Ruth Huffman 569b; Clara Herr 564; Ginny Landgraf 148 (MH); Becky Browne 384 (for Gary Gronau); Dave Ressler 216; John Hoerr 269; Daniel Bearden and Brittany Bearden 2 (MH); Paul Landskroener 473; Paul Wyatt 189; Steven Schmidgall 496; Dan Brittain 43; Eli Hinton 186; James Eldridge 58 (in memory of Boyd Scott); David Carlton 198; Roberta Strauss 236; Carla Bermudez and children 360; Prisca Rice 40.

Paul Figura conducted the memorial lesson by reading the following list of names of the sick and shut-ins: Caroline Wootten, Mary Ellen Wilkinson, Ann Missavage, Denise Kania, Melanie Hauff, Gary Gronau, Cheryl Foreman, and Cheryl Fida.

Paul read the following list of names of the deceased since 2020: Mort Whitman and Jubal Schultz—Missouri: Kathy Smith Bowers—Colorado; Myrl Smith Jones, Curtis Owen, Landis Powell, and Charlotte Powell—Texas; Bentley McGuire, Richard DeLong, Harold Eskew, and Philip Denney—Georgia; Bill Beverly—Michigan; Velton Chafin, Joan Aldridge, Bill Windom, Jewel Wootten, Ken Sundberg, Mary Ruth Stiefel, Coy Ivey, Wayne Reed, Elder J.L. Hopper, Juanita Beasley, Hubert Nall, Boyd Scott, Marlon Wootten, and Lloyd Jones—Alabama; Valerie Dunagan—Wisconsin; Mary Elizabeth Munce—Minnesota; Rebecca Over—England; Sue Bunch—Florida; Doris Steinmetz, Janet Miller, and Ted Mercer—Illinois; Lydia Lewallen—North Carolina; Anne Nagy and Nick Nagy—Virginia; Jerry Harpst—Ohio. He led 490 for them all. Jim Herr closed the lesson with prayer.

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Marcus Whitman brought the class back together leading 30b. Leaders: Shaune Preston 457; Jenny Preston 268; Jon Marcovitz 313b. James Eldridge offered a blessing over the noon meal.

LUNCH

John Huffman brought the class back together leading 48t. Leaders: Grace Preston 359; Hollie Powell 209; Jonathon Smith 1 (MH); Cory Winters 318; Katie Huffman and Mike Mullin 528; Jim Herr and Clara Herr 556; John Hoerr 112; Matt Hinton and Lottie Hinton 460; Alvaro Witt Duarte and James Eldridge 99; Dan Brittain 34 (MH); Steven Schmidgall 333; Daniel Bearden and Brittany Bearden 127 (MH); Paul Landskroener 501; Lori Graber 111b; Paul Wyatt 75 (MH).

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Prisca Rice brought the class back together leading 146 (for Sharon and Randy Duncan’s 57th wedding anniversary). Leaders: Karen Isbell 175 (MH); David Carlton 183; Rebecca Comas 282; Martha Tyner 454; Lou Kujawinski and Penny Kujawinski 368; Becky Browne 362; Jo Dell Albi 34t; John Markovitz and Barly Onofrio 180 (MH); David Lloyd 320; Paul Wyatt 330b; Paul Landskroener 349; Steven Schmidgall 138 (MH); Cory Winters and Dan Brittain 113 (MH).

After announcements, John Huffman led 347 as the closing song. Gary Huffman offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—John Huffman; Arranging Committee—Prisca Rice and Katie Huffman; Secretary—Jamie Dohman