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New Year’s Day Singing

Holy Trinity Church, Mapperley, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Monday, January 1, 2024

The class was called to order by Helen Brown leading 30t (CB). Karen Turner offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Joe Vickers 265b (CB); Hannah Land 36t (CB); Karen Turner 38t (CB); Jonathan Stanyon 239 (CB); Richard Mayers 54t (CB); Claire Welford 505 (CB); Chris Brown 107; Jo-anne Carlyle 122 (CB); Barry Parsons 223 (CB); Hannah Land 133 (CB); Jonathan Stanyon 571 (CB); Karen Turner 372 (CB); Chris Brown 31t (CB); Richard Mayers 156 (CB); Claire Welford 378b; Jo-anne Carlyle 29t; Joe Vickers and Margaret Hunt 299. Grace for the mid-day meal was offered by Alan Bown.

LUNCH

Joe Vickers called the class back together by leading 511t (CB). Leaders: Chris Coombs 314; Hannah Land 315; Richard Mayers 313b; Barry Parsons 72b; Claire Welford 184b (CB); Ted Brown 113 (CB); Jo-anne Carlyle 49t; Karen Turner 587 (CB); Jonathan Stanyon 569b; Helen Brown and Margaret Hunt 475.

The memorial lesson was led by Joe Vickers, who spoke for the following sick and housebound: Ed Johnson-Williams, Erin Johnson-Williams, Vicki Elliott, Betty Cox, Cath Tyler, Dave Elliott, Di Elliott, Daniel Oldham, Andrew and Gerald.

The following deceased were remembered and honoured: P Dan Brittain—Arkansas, USA; Cathy White—Georgia, USA; Cheryl Foreman—Texas, USA; Gaston White and Richard Maudlin—Alabama, USA; Eva Striebeck—Germany; Joan Carr, Maurice Wright, Doreen Carlyle, James Woodward. Joe then led 95b (CB), and closed the memorial lesson with prayer.

Leaders: Hannah Land 472; Barry Parsons 402; Ted Brown 225t; Jo-anne Carlyle 547; Claire Welford 542; Chris Coombs 128; Karen Turner 426b.

RECESS

Helen Brown called the class back to order by leading 103. Leaders: Jonathan Stanyon 98 (CB); Richard Mayers 152; Barry Parsons 306; Oisin Kidston-Ireland 217; Chris Coombs 189; Hannah Land 198; Claire Welford 163t; Joe Vickers and Margaret Hunt 267b (CB); Jo-anne Carlyle 99 (CB); Karen Turner 573 (CB) (for Daniel Oldham); Oisin Kidston-Ireland 444t (CB).

Helen Brown led 347 as the closing song. Gillian White dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairperson—Helen Brown; Vice Chairperson—Ted Brown; Secretary—Margaret Gillanders