Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 9th session of the Bristol All-Day Sacred Harp singing was held on Saturday before the second Sunday in May. The class was called to order by Mandy Rose leading 82t. Werner Ullah offered the opening prayer. Leaders: Joyce Smith 35; Al Williams 145b; Jessica Beer 171; Sonia Nayar 42; Greg Carson with Grace Newman 31t; Natalie Edelman and Rachel Jordan 503; Toby Goss 287; Teresa Maguire 67; Rob Mahoney 86; Karen Turner 182; Chris Coombs 72b; Susanne Rolli 344; John Sprackland 73b; Claire Welford 372; Sam Carter 201; Stacy Hackner 318 (for her newborn Godson); Edwin Macadam 352; Helen Brown 432; Wener Ullah 29t; Brenda Bowley 138b; Calum Parker 383; Steve Fletcher 430.

RECESS

Sarah West brought the class back to order leading 59. Leaders: Steve Brett 119; Clara Potter-Sweet 70b; David Garman 477; Anne Altringham 546; Nigel Bowley 324; Rachel Jordan 564; Margaret Bradshaw 212; Ted Brown 43; Jacoba Bruneel 411; James Roche 474; Sheila Girling Macadam 216; Nick Hall 183; Joan Nagy 504; Derek Buckland 308; Lilith Wozniak 567; Marcos Sullivan 480.

A moving memorial and sick and housebound lesson was conducted by Ellen Southern who led 452 for the following sick and housebound: Bill Bush, Samuel Turner, Meg Winter and Jessie, Barry Parsons, Samantha Cole, Bridget McVennon-Morgan, Ella Cumber, Pawel Zaba, Christina Zaba, Summer York, Elizabeth Roche, John Carty, Peter Polish, Werner Krist, Fiona Byrne, Uschi Nolte, Greg Levin, Margaret Brickland, Julie Harris, Betty Stratford, Beverly Thompson, and Marsha Camp.

The names of friends and family who had died in the past year were read aloud: Bella Roche, Janet Curdy, Joy Simmons, David Adler, Helen Dent, Ernest Preston, Emily Webster, Dawn Jeffrey, Mick Barlow, Keith Piggott, David Akhurst, Martin Sheppard, Corinne Haynes—United Kingdom; Eva Striebeck—Germany; Richard Mauldin—Alabama; Dan Brittain—Arkansas; Dan Burk and Jeff Begley—California; Cathy White—Georgia; Melanie Hauff and Tian Tian Cai—Illinois; Walter Graff and Harlen Menk—Minnesota; Dorothy Landskroener—Ohio.

Leaders: Constance Des Marais 187; Matthew Parkinson 426t; Indigo Micciche 168; Toby Goss 538; Claire Welford 528; Morgan Kist 49b. Derek Buckland said a blessing for the midday meal.

LUNCH

Kate Kirwan called the class to order leading 105. Leaders: Sam Carter 215; Karen Turner 112; Myfanwy Godfrey 277; Calum Parker 434; Stacy Hackner 442; Kostas Mavreas and Matthew Parkinson 268; Steve Fletcher 269; David Garman 217; Teresa Maguire 506; Sonia Nayar 47b; Joyce Smith 207; Rob Mahoney 159; Constance Des Marais 312b; John Sprackland 448t; Chris Coombs 142.

RECESS

Jessica Beer led 335 to bring the class back to order. Leaders: Al Williams 136; Helen Brown 436; James Roche 475; Sheila Girling-Macadam 114; Indigo Micciche 454; Werner Ullah 278t; Joan Nagy 162; Derek Buckland 497; Brenda Bowley 99; Myfanwy Godfrey 38b; Rachel Jordan 192; Matthew Parkinson 460; Jacoba Bruneel 271t; Marcos Sullivan 299; Nigel Bowley 458; Anne Altringham 227; Nick Hall 439.

Mandy Rose led 146 as the closing song. Teresa Maguire offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Co-chairpersons—Samuel Turner and Mandy Rose; Treasurer—Joyce Smith; Secretary—Sarah West