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Scotland Singing

St. Silas Scottish Episcopal Church, Glasgow, Scotland

Saturday, August 19, 2017

The Scotland All-Day Singing was held at St. Silas Scottish Episcopal Church in Glasgow, Scotland. Jan Geerts called the class to order leading 354t. Tom Gordon offered words of welcome, and then led 159.

Leaders: Maureen Uney 49b; Sandy Semeonoff 70t; Joan Gordon and Sula O’Duffy 178; Karen Turner 76b; Cath Ingham and Martin Rodger 63; Harry Campbell 66; Ruth Holman 84; Sula O’Duffy 87; Gordon Kennedy 503; Claire Welford 163t; Chris Lyons 504; Leopoldine Guillaume 276; Joel Wallenberg 330t; Tom Greig 48t.

RECESS

Margaret Bradshaw brought the class back to order leading 105. Leaders: Lin James and Anne Altringham 448b; Viv Imrie O’Duffy 147t; Calum Parker and Sandy Semeonoff 106; Werner Ullah 49t; Deedee Cuddihy and Benny Ross 86; Kate Ahern 117 (for Ewan Paterson, who could not be with us today); Derek Buckland 287; Florent Decherf 73t; Jacoba Bruneel 29b; Alexia Yver 146; Jan Geerts 495 (for his cousin’s wedding); Gordon Kennedy 547; Ruth Holman 350; Cath Ingham 155; Benny Ross 40; Tom Gordon 452; Karen Turner 344.

RECESS

Harry Campbell brought the class back to order leading 479. Leaders: Joel Wallenberg 379; Viv Imrie O’Duffy 445; Tom Greig 426b; Sandy Semeonoff and Ruth Holman 496; Claire Welford 384; Derek Buckland 77t; Leopoldine Guillaume 112.

Chris Lyons conducted the sick and housebound lesson for the following people: Toby Boyes, Kit Yip, Ela Luto, Yvonne, Paula Wardlaw, and Mark Wardlaw.

Sula O’Duffy conducted the memorial lesson, leading 38b in memory of the following deceased: Donald Gillis—Florida, USA; Francesco Nazzini and Aunty Vera—London; Catherine Harkin—Edinburgh; Alasdair Neilson—Leeds; Joan Howrie—Kendal; and Jacek D—Poland.

Leaders: Lin James 278t; Jacoba Bruneel 312b; Kate Ahern 189; Florent Decherf 475; Werner Ullah 535; Alexia Yver 47b; Chris Lyons 282. Joan Gordon offered the Selkirk Grace to introduce the lunch break.

LUNCH

Margaret Bradshaw brought the class back to order leading 274t. Leaders: Gordon Kennedy 133; Benny Ross 53; Sula O’Duffy 300; Tom Greig 30b; Leopoldine Guillaume 480; Karen Turner 556; Joel Wallenberg 569t; Jacoba Bruneel 148; Claire Welford 362; Florent Decherf 500; Sandy Semeonoff 32t; Kate Ahern 532; Lin James 540; Alexia Yver 268; Chris Lyons 56b; Derek Buckland 65; Werner Ullah 501.

RECESS

Sandy Semeonoff brought the class back to order leading 99. Leaders: Joel Wallenberg, Rochelle Bright, Caitlin Skinner, and Kitan Petkowski 455; Cath Ingham 299; Tom Gordon 569b; Harry Campbell 59; Claire Welford, Benny Ross, Lin James, and Joel Wallenberg 566; Ruth Holman 143; Werner Ullah, Derek Buckland, Tom Greig, Jacoba Bruneel, and Joss Tait 313b; Jan Geerts 474; Leopoldine Guillaume, Florent Decherf, and Alexia Yver 277; Kate Ahern and Chris Lyons 436; Jan Geerts 270.

Tom Gordon offered closing thoughts, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Jan Geerts; Secretaries—Cath Ingham and Margaret Bradshaw