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Pioneer Valley All-Day Singing

First Congregational Church, Sunderland, Massachusetts

Saturday, July 3, 2004

The fourth session of the Pioneer Valley All-Day Singing was called to order by Chair Linda Shea leading 131b. Eric Morgan offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Peter Irvine 59; Matthew Wojcik 52t; Rachel Speer 89; Ian Smiley 388; George Pomfret 171; Jessica Holland 474 (for Helen Holland and Sheila MacLean); Bob Mills 160b; Greta Holbrook and John Holbrook 339 (for Julie Holbrook and Linda Christian); Bob Parr 391; Katie Mahoney 85; Inga Knets 99; Victoria Bolles 479 (in memory of Ruth Pomfret and Jane D’Allessandro); Aldo Ceresa 384; Sheila Kelley 224; Paul Gauthier 30b; Barbara Swetman 542; Charlie Taylor 183; Anna Maria Irvine 426t; D.J. Hatfield 543.

RECESS

The class was brought to order by George Seiler leading 159 (in memory of Cheryl Doehler). Leaders: Larry Gordon 168; Katherine Collett 122; Jenna Strizak 376; Richard Lee 38b; Jill Accetta 83t (for Jack Accetta, and in memory of Noel Gray); Jesse Karlsberg 107; Anne Kazlauskas 110; Debbie Moody 133; Hannah Schoenberg, Molly Hoenig, and Manann Mays 209; Bill Holt 269; Dan Hertzler 565; Matthew Sellens 74b; Holly Laws 142; Guy Bankes 254; Patricia Geritz 268; Brian Collett 218.

RECESS

The class resumed singing with Kelsey Wessels leading 475. Leaders: Rebecca Edwards 30t; G.C. Waldrep 370; Jean Seiler 236; Andrew Magee 215; Nicola Collett 178; Martha Klasen and Jan Plaut 53; Michael Kaye 163b (in memory of Harry Kaye and Stanley Brown); Kshama Ananthapura 274t; Bill Dunn 155; Alice Kast 448t; Alex Gomez-del-Moral 445; Kara Morin 228; Laura Timmerman 376; Clayton Park 186; Michael Heyerman 191.

Allison Schofield offered prayer before for the noon meal.

LUNCH

The afternoon session was brought to order by Sheila Kelley leading 276. Leaders: Eric Morgan 203; Matthew Wojcik 302; Kiri Miller 383; Allison Schofield 440; Kelly House 192; Bradford West 193; Diane Ross 455; Aaron Girard 112; Dan Hertzler 216; Linda Shea 300; Peter Irvine 217; Ian Smiley 212; Paul Gauthier 282; Rebecca Edwards 114; Aldo Ceresa 148; Kelsey Wessels 442; Kevin Lawrence 163t; John Holbrook 480; Barbara Swetman 196; G.C. Waldrep 347; Katie Mahoney 456; Rick Johnston 395; Charles Peck 68b.

RECESS

The class resumed singing with Lydia Vernon-Jones leading 34b. Leaders: Eliza Cavanaugh 61; Jean Seiler 200; Dave Evans 129; Larry Gordon 181; Victoria Bolles 198; Bob Parr 201; Inga Knets 102; George Seiler and Jean Seiler 146; Holly Laws 444; George Pomfret 535; Anne Kazlauskas 125; Jesse Karlsberg 49t; Bill Holt 101t; Bob Mills 111b; Sheila Kelley 323t; Diane Ross 299; Charlie Taylor 32t; Matthew Sellens 447; Rachel Speer 567; Eric Morgan 82t.

Linda Shea, Peter Irvine, and Matthew Wojcik led 62 as the closing song, and the class was dismissed.

Chair—Linda Shea; Vice Chair—Peter Irvine; Secretary—Matthew Wojcik.