The 20th Calvary-Fletcher Singing

Calvary Episcopal Church
Fletcher, Henderson County, North Carolina
Saturday, June 10, 2023

All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).

Dan Huger welcomed the singers and opened the class with
61t, North Carolina.
Chris Wilhelm gave the opening prayer.

Leaders:
23t, Phillippi - Mary Baumeister
55b, Idumea - Larry Beveridge
89b, Northfield - Scott Swanton
80t, Caddo - Chris Wilhelm
219b, Day-Star - Andy Morse
166t, Blenden - Dave Farmer
67b, Dundee - Jonathan Wood
77t, Rockingham (First) - Leslie Booher
289b, Happy Land - Avery Blatt
218t, Cookham - Chris Berg
312, Penitence - Martha Sullivan

Break

Leaders:
281b, Palmetto - Dan Huger
51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
255t, Watchman - Carolyn Ogburn
24b, Fredrica - Mary Baumeister
359, Wondrous Love - Larry Beveridge (requested by Ginny Faust)
88, Pisgah - Scott Swanton
318, The Martial Trumpet - Chris Wilhelm
21, Webster - June Smathers-Jolley
143t, Coleshill - Andy Morse
346, Star in the East - Dave Farmer
210t, Old Hundred - Jonathan Wood
Andy Morse asked the blessing for the meal.

Lunch

Leaders:
70b, Brown - Dan Huger
146b, Bangor - Leslie Booher
26b, Ninety-Third - Chris Berg
117, Angel Band - Martha Sullivan
327, The Christian's Hope - Diane Eskenasy, with Chris Wilhelm
293, Lenox - Carolyn Ogburn
341, The Lone Pilgrim - June Smathers-Jolley
208b, French Broad - Dan Huger
258, Thorny Desert - Mary Baumeister (IMO Ruth Partain)
245t, Bozrah - Larry Beveridge

Break

169t, All-Saints - Andy Morse
78b, New Britain - Scott Swanton, with Titus Fernhout
We sang Happy Birthday to Scott!
134, Liberty - Chris Wilhelm
103b, Fish Pond - Dave Farmer
95b, Canaan's Land - Jonathan Wood with Titus, Eva, & Antoinette Fernhout
347, Portuguese Hymn - Leslie Booher
261b, Aberdeen - Dan Huger (by request)
105b, Resignation - Dave Farmer
241, Missionary Hymn - Chris Wilhelm, with the Fernhout family
35b, Boylston - Chris Berg
328b, Pass Me Not - Martha Sullivan
261t, The Good Shepherd - Dan Huger
137, Antioch - Diane Eskenasy
63b, Azmon - Leslie Booher

Announcements

Dan Huger led 200b, Parting Hand, as the closing song.

Dave Farmer gave the closing prayer.

We were blessed to have visitors from Ontario, Canada with us today: Remi & Katie Fernhout with their children, Titus, Eva, Antionette, Thomas & Emmanuelle.

Minutes: Mary Baumeister