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Minnesota Midwinter Cooper Book Singing

Olivet Congregational Church, St. Paul, Minnesota

Sat, Feb 8, ’25

The Minnesota Convention met at Olivet Congregational Church in St. Paul for its Midwinter All-Day Singing from the Cooper Book on Saturday before the second Sunday in February. The class was called to order by Cathy Lutz and Mike Mullin leading 276. John Wiens offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Paul Wyatt 50t; Stacey Berkheimer 102; Angie Payne 49t; Denise Kania 140; Kenan Serenbetz 95b; Ben Fink 55; Dick Patterson 311; Ellen Ray 225t; Steve Luttinen 504; Doron Henkin 568; Eleanor Haase 572; Steven T. Schmidgall and Jim Helke 340; Ray Cott-Meissel 239; Myles Alexander 77t.

RECESS

Kat Kohorst led 108b to bring the class back together. Leaders: John Wiens 571; Midge Olsen 269; Sam Tiratto 319; Suzanne McFate 477; Michael L. Moore 99 (in memory of his cousin, Vera Splinter); Tamara Shewmaker 416t; Barbara Hohenstein 505; Barb Patterson 45b; Jim Helke 364; Ben Copenhaver 449; Carol Buche and Stephen Parker 587; Laura Densmore 552; Luke Maas 463.

RECESS

Hannah Lutz led 511t to bring the class back together. Leaders: Haley Walsh 148; Guy Bankes 442b; Cathy Jordan 300; Jim Pfau 210; J.R. Hardman 573; Steve Florman 128 (dedicated to his late father); Julia Zaffarano 273; C.J. McFate 268b; Karen Clark 514. John Wiens offered the prayer before the noon meal.

LUNCH

Stacey Berkheimer led 129 to bring the class back together. Leaders: Matt Wells 38t; Martha Henderson 503; Ray Rechenberg 133; Kit Canright 411; Steven Levine 580; Ellen Ray 486; Ben Fink 229; Barbara Hohenstein 292b; Kat Kohorst 393; Doron Henkin 98; Karen Clark 520; Elise DelMas 559; Laura Densmore 482; Denise Kania 137; Guy Bankes 410.

RECESS

Ben Copenhaver led 95t to bring the class back together. Leaders: Shana Wenger 478; Julia Zaffarano 392; Sam Tiratto and Amanda Tiratto 195; Michael Shewmaker 155; Mike Mullin 361; Steven T. Schmidgall 391; Anna Pfau Clark 590; J.R. Hardman 222; Nathan Berry 336t; Alec Jenkins-White 96; John Wiens 156; Jim Helke 485; Myles Alexander 68t; Jim Pfau 217; Hannah Lutz 142; Dick Patterson 380t; Paul Wyatt 484; Cathy Jordan 52t; Tamara Shewmaker 591; Steve Luttinen 147.

Cathy Lutz and Mike Mullin led 323t as the closing song. John Wiens offered the closing prayer.

Chairpersons—Cathy Lutz and Mike Mullin; Secretary—Hannah Lutz