Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 5th session of the Paris All-Day Sacred Harp Singing met at the American Church in Paris, Thurber Room, on Saturday before the third Sunday in October. The class was called to order by Arnaud Coupry leading 49b. Mary Jane Wilkie offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: John Bealle 101b; Kristel Cosker 49t; Alexia Yver 535; Eloise Clark 300; John Price and John Bealle 313b; Mary Jane Wilkie 30t; Florent Decherf 32t; John Davis 324; Quentin Vincent 276; Frédéric Eymard 107; Perrine De Sancy and Mary Jane Wilkie 40; Gwendal Geleoc 330t; Sheila Girling Macadam 315; Steven Levine 164; Mary Andrews 168; Derek Buckland 95; Rachel Jordan 155.

RECESS

Lauren Ciancio led 147t to bring the class together. Leaders: Margaret Bradshaw 105; Inga Buckland 117; Steph Malpass 272; Florine Vieilly-Eymard 354t; Karen Turner 228; Edwin Macadam 288; Nick Hall 448t; Mike Morrisroe 349; Chris Affolter 460; Eloise Clark 34b; Arnaud Coupry 86; Alexia Yver 504; Kristel Cosker 277; John Bealle 192; Frédéric Eymard 399b.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Quentin Vincent leading 274t. Leaders: Sheila Girling Macadam 217; John Davis 319; Rachel Jordan 99; Margaret Bradshaw 344; John Price and Mike Morrisroe 547; Mary Jane Wilkie 181; Nick Hall 455.

Inga Buckland and Derek Buckland gave the memorial lesson for the deceased and the sick and shut-ins. The following list of names of the deceased was read: Joël Rivet and Geoffroy Giraud—France; Breda Morrisroe—Ireland; David Akhurst, Keith Pigott, John Heptinstall, Mike Cooper, and Dave Thorpe—United Kingdom; Eva Striebeck—Germany; Juanita Beasley—Alabama, USA; Lydia Lewallen—North Carolina, USA; Melanie Hauff—Illinois, USA; Dorothy Gandskroenaf—Ohio, USA David Eye—New York, USA. The following list of names of the sick and homebound was read: Julie Heptinstall, Seth Dickens, Uschi Nolte, Baji, Nicolas Canlorbe. Inga Buckland led 267 for the memorial lesson.

Leaders: Karen Turner 285t; Gwendal Geleoc 65. Gwendal Geleoc gave the noon blessing.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Florent Decherf leading 186. Leaders: Edwin Macadam 183; Tara Walsh 268; Steven Levine 350; Mary Andrews 456; Steph Malpass 436; Florine Vieilly-Eymard 198; Mike Morrisroe 447; John Davis 314; Sheila Girling Macadam 480; Chris Affolter 564; Eloise Clark 178; Quentin Vincent 348t; Margaret Bradshaw 212; John Bealle 365.

RECESS

Frédéric Eymard led 29t to bring the class together. Leaders: Derek Buckland 165; Mary Jane Wilkie 121; Karen Turner 426b; Kristel Cosker 111b; Nick Hall 454; John Price 47b; Inga Buckland 499; Gwendal Geleoc 56b; Lauren Ciancio 28t; Mary Andrews 445; Tara Walsh 457; Florent Decherf 203; Steven Levine 473; Steph Malpass 472; Rachel Jordan 474; Edwin Macadam 569b.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Chris Affolter leading 299. Leaders: Margaret Bradshaw 266; Mike Morrisroe 83t; Nicholas Hemming 28b; John Davis 441; Sheila Girling Macadam 114; Eloise Clark 479; Florine Vieilly-Eymard 84; Quentin Vincent 452. Announcements were made.

Arnaud Coupry led 62 as the closing song. The class was dismissed with prayer offered by John Price.

Chairman—Arnaud Coupry; Vice Chairman—John Bealle; Secretary—Kristel Cosker