Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The annual South Yorkshire All-Day Sacred Harp singing was held at the Wisewood Methodist Church in Sheffield. The class was called to order by Joshua Lant leading 460. Ted Brown offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Jacoba Bruneel 31t; Tom Sprackland 73t; Sam Carter 101t; Claire Welford 100; Richard Mayers 42; Erin Johnson-Williams 48b; John Sprackland 49b; Martel Reynolds 178; Matthew Parkinson 348b; Joyce Smith 176b; Simon Dumpleton 354t; Mika 39t; Phil Tyler 167; Sarah West 166; Ed Johnson-Williams 303; Jessica Beer 157; Werner Ullah 29t; Joy Spreadborough 148; Joe Vickers 131t; Samuel Turner 133.

RECESS

Joshua Lant brought the class back to order leading 209. Leaders: Leilai Immel-Parkinson 164; David Moore 38t; Anne Altringham 37b; Tom Sprackland 207; Jo-anne Carlyle 547; Steve Brett 120; Hannah Land 445; Fynn Titford-Mock 97; Margaret Bradshaw 475; Ian West 182; Inga Buckland 92 (for Laurie Burk); Jan Geerts 448b.

Derek Buckland offered the lesson for the deceased and for the sick and housebound. He read the following list of names of the sick and housebound: Helen Brown, Cath Tyler, Di Elliott, Rike Fischer, Jan Saunt, and Katy Fullilove. Derek spoke about fellowship, considering our care for those prevented from being present, but also for all those with sickness and burden who are at the singing. He stressed the importance of fellowship being inclusive and welcoming, and how Sacred Harp singing provides this kind of fellowship. He spoke about kindness and reflected on how kindness is love with its work boots on. He read the following list of names of the deceased: Anna Zamboni—Italy; David Adler—Scotland; Ernest Preston, Helen Dent, Emily Webster, Dawn Jeffrey, Michael Keane, and Derek Paton-Williams—United Kingdom; Walter Graff—Minnesota, USA; Melanie Hauff—Illinois, USA; Eva Striebeck—Germany; Dorothy Landskroener—Ohio, USA; Richard Mauldin—Alabama, USA; Dan Brittain—Arkansas, USA; Dan Burk—California, USA; Cheryl Foreman—Texas, USA. Derek led 330b for all the above named.

Leaders: Cath Saunt 38b; Chris Coombs 103; Calum Parker 566; Erin Johnson-Williams 340; Mika 89; Claire Welford 500; John Sprackland 503. Grace for the mid-day meal was offered by Hannah Land.

LUNCH

Sam Carter called the class back together by leading 106. Leaders: Charlotte Lynch and Joshua Lant 432; Werner Ullah 278t; Sarah West 181; Joe Vickers 298; Jessica Beer 436; Jan Geerts 528; Hannah Land 234; Steve Brett 380; Margaret Bradshaw 300; Derek Buckland 282; Cath Saunt 272; Calum Parker 434; Joyce Smith 216; Fynn Titford-Mock 396; Anne Altringham 542; Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 370 (for Calum Woods); Inga Buckland 314; Richard Mayers 254; Leilai Immel-Parkinson 81t; Phil Tyler 442; Lilith Wozniak 326.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Ian West leading 105. Leaders: Samuel Turner 227; Joy Spreadborough 457; Martel Reynolds 504; Annabel Parkinson and Matthew Parkinson 354b; Ed Johnson-Williams 419; Jo-anne Carlyle 277; David Moore 299; Chris Coombs 142; Claire Welford 372; Erin Johnson-Williams 512; John Sprackland 66; Jacoba Bruneel 367; Matthew Parkinson 546; Fynn Titford-Mock 456; Inga Buckland 349; Derek Buckland 345b.

Joshua Lant led 347 as the closing song. Richard Mayers offered the closing prayer.

Chairman—Joshua Lant; Secretaries—Jacoba Bruneel, Jo Kay, Oisin Kisdon-Ireland, Charlotte Lynch, and Tom Sprackland