Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 14th annual Thanksgiving Sacred Harp Singing was held in Jordans Village Hall, Jordans, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in November. The class was called to order by Robin Bisson leading 503. Jan Lawrence offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Sheila Girling Macadam 121; Edwin Macadam 84; Kerry Cullinan 524; Teresa Maguire 105; Rowan Simms 354t; Ted Simmons 171; Maggie Eiseman-Renyard 72b; John Bealle 196; Hyke Sakaras 551; Derek Buckland 317; Claire Welford 42; Wail Qasim 276; Nick Hall 213b; Helen Brown 565; Peter Douglas-Banks 280; Eloise Clark 569t; Werner Ullah 457; Bridget McVennon-Morgan 432; Susanne Rolli 340 (for Michael Woody); Peter Eiseman-Renyard 56b; Steve Brett 32t.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Kostas Mavreas leading 29t. Leaders: Jan Lawrence 540; Joe Jones 479; Wilfred Wood 122; Inga Buckland 353; For Dan Brittain; Jo-anne Carlyle 163t.

The memorial lesson was conducted by Teresa Maguire. Ted Simmons read the following list of names of the sick and housebound Helen Bushell, Isobel Stokes, Mary Hodgkins, Emily Dzuganova, Robin Nicholson, Cäcilia Mann, Werner Kist, Hilary Johnson, and Tim Fletcher.

Ted Simmons then read the list of names of the deceased: Dawn Jeffrey, London; Zareer Masani, London; Peter Polish, Carmarthen; Dinos Nearchou, London; Peter Child, London; Ram Ramamurthy, London; Steven Black, Isle of Man; Janet Nevitt, Cambridge; Joyce Tyler, Devon; Simon White, Buxton, Derbyshire; Anne Bird, Norfolk; Uschi Nolte, Germany; P. Dan Brittain, Bill Fellinger, Beverly Rollins Thompson, Phillip Reeves, Michael Woody, Richard Mauldin, Dan Burk, Jeff Begley, Henry Guthery, and Chloe Webb—USA. Teresa McGuire led 472. Ted Brown closed the memorial service with prayer.

Leaders: Joyce Smith 129; Johannes Sauer 348t; Toby Goss 86; Morgan Kist 547; Rachel Jordan 82t; Werner Ullah 410t; Ted Brown 81t; Maggie Eiseman-Renyard 294; Matthew Parkinson 40; Susanne Rolli 354b; Sheila Girling Macadam 313b, for P Dan Brittain; Teresa Maguire 35; Grace was said by Derek Buckland.

LUNCH

The class was called to order by Peter Eiseman-Renyard leading 38t. Leaders: Johannes Sauer 89; Peter Douglas-Banks 344; Claire Welford 480; Wail Qasim 268; Ted Simmons 207; Rowan Simms 250; Jo-anne Carlyle 392; John Bealle 454; Robin Bisson 218; Joyce Smith 361; Nick Hall 546; Kerry Cullinan 378t; Eloise Clark 475; Matthew Parkinson 384; Inga Buckland 30b; Steve Brett 203; Rachel Jordan 269; Ted Brown 176b; Edwin Macadam 528; Werner Ullah 278t; Kostas Mavreas 168; Helen Brown 142.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Joe Jones leading 477. Leaders: Bridget McVennon-Morgan 506; Claire Welford 566; Jan Lawrence 318; Matthew Parkinson 393; Wilfred Wood 497; Hyke Sakaras 163b; David Black and Joe Jones 452; Rachel Jordan and Nick Hall 474; Rowan Simms 205; Helen Brown and Ted Brown 496; Maggie Eiseman-Renyard and Pete Eiseman-Renyard 117; Susanne Rolli 59; Sheila Girling Macadam and Edwin Macadam 504; Derek Buckland 70b; Teresa Maguire 461; Joyce Smith and Steve Brett 144; Ted Simmons 146; Eloise Clark and John Bealle 273; Peter Douglas-Banks 162; Kerry Cullinan 70t. Notices were given. The Secretary reported that there were forty-three registered singers, thirty-seven leaders and eighty-six songs were sung. Singers came from four countries.

Robin Bisson led 347 as the closing song. Inga Buckland offered the closing prayer.

Chairperson—Robin Bisson; Secretary—Jo-anne Carlyle