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Maine Singing

Topsham Grange, Topsham, Maine

Sat, Jul 26, ’25

The 22nd session of the Maine All-Day Singing was held on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in July. Chris Holley called the class to order leading 52t. Robert Stoddard offered a prayer.

Leaders: Elizabeth Stoddard 481; Sara Sandberg 556; Nick Pappas 141; Patty NcNerney 335; Mary Ganter 175; Kerry Cullinan 84; Rachel Taylor 99; Eric Sandberg 106; Sue Peters 63; Ethan McNerney 400; Anne Kazlauskas 284; Jesse Vear 411; Tom Evers 30t; Donna Carlson 340; Evan Landon 48b; Pleasance Crawford 293; John Hughes 472; Erin Fulton 398; William Schuller 132; McGhee Steiner 32t.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Esther Wade leading 144. Leaders: Barbara Swetman 425; Charles Biada 545; Holly Long 391; Robert Stoddard 82t; Joanne Fuller 344; Treasurer Kerry Cullinan 98; Christina Foley 32b; Bill Holt 528; Kshama Ananthapura 217; Kit Walsh 336; Elea Regembal 564; Stuart Jackson 572; Ethan McNerney remembered the sick and shut-ins and led 547 for Lynn Fulton Pfannenstiel, Tom Waggoner, Kendall, Quasa, Amy Frankel, Bob Frankel, Inex Benchasa, Joyce Walton, Bobbie Gooddell, Josh Huston, Audrey Bolduc, Karen McLellan, Pat Callahan, Joan Nagy, Daniel Wootton, Dan Phemayotin, and Don Bowen.

Philou conducted the memorial lesson and led 539 in memory of the following deceased: Grady Waid Denney Burgess and Beverly Rollins Thompson—Georgia; Corrone Bryant and RuthAnne Bryant—Maine and Florida; Buell Cobb—Alabama; Mike Hinton—Texas; Sally Gethner Handler—Illinois; Elka Schumann and Steve Crevoshay—Vermont; Margery Whiteman, Cate Skidmore, and Hollie Ruthberg—New York; Mrs. Annye Anderson—Massachusetts; Paul Howard Read, Paul Ladanceur, Eva Cukermann, Daniel Dandenault, Tom McIllwraith and Mary McIllwraith—Canada; Kurt Orenstein—Switzerland; Tymek Bieniowski—Poland; Patricia Ayotte—Connecticut; Janet Johnson—California. Rachel Taylor offered a prayer.

Leaders: Pippa Stoddard 418; Tim Gregg 498; Magdalena Zapedowske 86; Jon Adler 511; Molly Sander 569b; Sage Chase-Dempsey 30b; Joan Frankel 216; Ivy Hauser-Hall 26; Philippe Doyle-Gosselin 138b; Mary Skidmore 142; Isabel Linhares 277; Anne Evers 392; Brian Harris 419; Gwen Gethner 349. Ethan McNerney offered grace before lunch.

LUNCH

The class was brought back to order by Christina Foley leading 81t. Leaders: Em Ekelund 404; Philou 455; Jonathan Kaufman Scher and Charles Biada 87; Patrick Foley 70b; John Hughes 377; Esther Wade 384; Pippa Stoddard 228; Hal Booth 254; Mary Skidmore 29t; Kit Walsh 447; Isabel Linhares 500; George Sigut 448t; William Schuller 327; Sage Chase-Dempsey 442; Pete Sandberg 435; Pleasance Crawford 174; Tim Gregg 423; Ivy Hauser-Hall 192; Brian Harris 383; Magdalena Zapedowske 300.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Tim Gregg and Jon Adler leading 105. Leaders: Evan Landon and Jill Clough 378b; Erin Fulton 116; Stuart Jackson 295; Donna Carlson and Mary Ganter 496; Bill Holt 376; Barbara Swetman 91; Anne Kaslauskas 474; Philippe Doyle-Gosselin 189; Anne Evers 204; Em Ekelund 345b; Jon Adler 532; Holly Long 208; Elea Regembul 131b; Sue Peters 294; Joan Frankel 71; Molly Sander 155.

Chris Holley led 62 as the closing song. Erin Fulton dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—Chris Holley; Secretary—Sara Sandberg