Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 28th annual Maidencreek All-Day Singing took place on Saturday prior to Labor Day. The class was called to order by Hollie Long leading 31b. In a business meeting Kyle Johnston was nominated and elected as chair. Other officers who served for the day are as follows: Vice Chair—Korey Guerrieri; Chaplain—Landon Peer; Treasurer—Sophie Sokolov; Secretary—Patti Davis. Kyle made announcements. The business meeting was closed. Landon Peer offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Kyle Johnston 171; Patti Davis 270; Hayden Arp 39b; Joyce Forry 101t; Guy Bankes 344; Lyn Koehnline 105; Peter Sandeen 47b; Nancy Tkacs 350; Tim Burke 141; Lamar Matthew 438; Barbara Hohenstein 479 (for Betty Hanf); Korey Guerrieri 162; Harry “Scotty” Scott 542; Gray Simpson 51; Emily Raffensberger 505.

RECESS

Hayden Arp led 345t to bring the class together. Wyn Batson led 480. Joel Nofziger led “Franconia” as the German lesson. Leaders: Jimmy Griffin 547; Doug Kurtze 184; Roger Kurtz 38b; Ellie Knickman 472; Thomas Ward 512; Sophie Sokolov 432; Jared Shetler 268; David Shulman 504; Ted Stokes 50t; Doron Henkin 436.

RECESS

Korey Guerrieri called the class back together leading 35. Landon Peer read the following list of sick and shut-ins: Ruth Wampler Hissong, Gina Balestracci, Taranek Mohajer, Karen McClellan, Sam Dembling, Peter Amidon, Barrie Jane Kintner, Joan Trout, Herman Serrano, and Michael Lyon. He led 30t.

Jason Steidl Jack led the memorial lesson. Jason read the following list of names of the deceased: Mary Heron, Thomas Reynolds, Sally Gethner Handler, Buell Cobb, Mike Hinton, Dan Phemayotin, Dave Bennett, Alice Bejnar, and Ben Mark. He led 387.

Leaders: Gary Ryan 313b; Erika Wilson 549; Rachel Hall 189; Lindsey Falbo 269; Kobi Bordoley 491; Jasmine Mendoza 182; Marie Brandis 142; Kevin Griffin Moreno 220; Alanna Goodman 506; Kathy Manning 80t; Barbara Swetman 254. The session closed with a prayer from Landon Peer.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Leon Pulsinelle leading 36b. Leaders: Elsa Phemayotin 70b; Tarik Wareh 77t; Emma Rose Brown 498; Ben Sachs-Hamilton 500; Myles Louis Dakan 177; Lindsay Kruse 340; Jason Steidl Jack 224; Crispin Youngberg 513; Sara Lott 442; Keillor Mose 200; Micah John Walter 324; Gwen Gethner 545; Nancy Mandel 548; Laura Densmore 328; Charles Biada 214; Jon Adler 426t; Tom Evers 448t; Jonathon Smith 428; Rosie Sokolov 400; Anne Evers 164.

RECESS

Hollie Long led 30b to bring the group together. Leaders: Rob Arbelo 376; Michaela Natal 415; Ernest Chamberlain 457; Sebastian Beaghen 187; Kevin Slaughter 347; Annie Reynolds 396; Elias Neuman-Donihue 153; Michael Ipsen 466; Jacob Stebly 455; Landon Peer 122; Eric Xu 188; Julia Seidenstein and Don Fahey 31t; Marlena Ospina 401; Daniel Zaloum 459; Keith Fullerton 569b; Jocelyn Kurtze and Jeremy Picker 384.

Announcements were made. The secretary reported that there were eighty-one songs sung and attendees came from eleven states and Canada. The treasurer reported that expenses had been met.

Kyle Johnston led 62 as the closing song. Landon Peer offered the closing prayer.

Chair—Kyle Johnson; Vice Chair—Korey Guerrieri; Secretary—Patti Davis