The 31st Annual Kentucky State Sacred Harp Singing (with Southern Harmony)

Pisgah Presbyterian Church
Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky
Saturday, May 19, 2012

The 31st annual Kentucky State Sacred Harp Singing was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Keith MacAdam. Jim Thobaben offered the opening prayer.
The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition and The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint were used through the day.

Leaders:
72b, Bellevue - Darrell Swarens
82t, Bound For Canaan - Mike Grimes
178, Africa - Alana Boltz
147t, Boylston - Bob Sears
47t, Primrose - Sheila Patterson
47b, Idumea - Grace Patterson
523, Pleyel's Hymn (Second) - Sara Birnbaum
299, New Jerusalem - Charles Coulston
182, Newburgh - Nikos Pappas
85, The Morning Trumpet - Keith MacAdam
40, Lenox - Ray Rechenberg
59, Holy Manna - Sarah Trumbore
39t, Detroit - Peter Trumbore
322 (SoH), Samanthra - Zach Davis
106, Ecstasy - Elizabeth Rechenberg
66, Jordan (First) - Rafi Finkel
155, Northfield - Keith MacAdam.

The following officers were elected or appointed to serve: Chairman and Treasurer—Charles H. Coulston; Organizing Committee—Ron Pen, Raphael Finkel, and Keith MacAdam; Secretary—Mary Brinkman.

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Darrell Swarens leading 341, The Lone Pilgrim.
Leaders:
203, Florida - Tim Morton
383, Eternal Day - Johanna Sims
163t, Morning - Joel Deckard
455, Soar Away - Mike Grimes
148, Jefferson - Alana Boltz
278b, Traveling Pilgrim - Tim Morton
29t, Fairfield - Adam Beekin
45t, New Britain - Bob Sears
35, Saints Bound for Heaven - Sheila Patterson
117, Babylon is Fallen - Grace Patterson
86, Poland - Sara Birnbaum
350, Nativity - Charles Coulston
236, Easter Anthem - Michele Cull
269, Bear Creek - Nikos Pappas
569b, Sacred Throne - Keith MacAdam.

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Phil Cullum leading 268, David's Lamentation.
Leaders:
300, Calvary - Ray Rechenberg
154, Rest For the Weary - Sarah Trumbore
448t, Consecration - Annaliza Cull
107, Russia - Peter Trumbore
87 (SoH), The Mouldering Vine - Zach Davis.

The memorial lesson was conducted by Rafi Finkel. Mary Brinkman led 128, The Promised Land, for Elise K. Parsons, Mary Lou Witt, and Karin Bostrom. Elise died in 2012, was from Kentucky, and had been a former singer with our group. Mary Lou died in Florida, in 2011, and Karin Bostrom had been a long-time member of St. Michael's Church in Lexington, and died in 2012.

Peter Trumbore led 209, Evening Shade, for Tom Schulz from Ontario, Canada, who died in 2012.

Darrell Swarens spoke of Lonnie Rogers, Travis Keeton, John Merritt, Marie Ivey, and Dr. Julietta Haynes, all who died in 2012. He led 267, Parting Friends (First), in their memory.

Jim Thobaben memorialized Luke Sheets of Washington, who died in 2012 in a plane crash with some young people, who were on their way to Oral Roberts for a meeting. Jim called 497, Natick, for them, led by Keith MacAdam.

Joy Dunn spoke about Rosebud Dunn of Kentucky, and Geraldine and Ruthie Rose of Tennessee, all who died in 2011.

Rafi Finkel remembered Maurice Sendak, New York, who died just a few weeks ago, and led 528, Showers of Blessings.
The blessing before lunch was offered by Jim Thobaben.

LUNCH

The afternoon session was convened by Rafi Finkel.
Leaders:
146, Hallelujah - Bobette Olson
535, Shawmut - Susan Zurcher
436, Morning Sun - Darrell Swarens
558, Living Streams - Tim Morton
159, Wondrous Love - Johanna Sims
313t, Concord - Jules Eckart
496, The Rock That is Higher Than I - Bob French
338, Sawyer's Exit - Alana Boltz
87, Sweet Canaan - Bob Sears
84, Amsterdam - Sheila Patterson
504, Wood Street - Grace Patterson
218, Mount Pleasant - Sara Birnbaum
344, Rainbow - Charles Coulston
168, Cowper - Michele Cull
149, The Trumpet - Nikos Pappas
31t, Ninety-Third Psalm - Keith MacAdam
457, Wayfaring Stranger - Sara Birnbaum (for Mary Brinkman).

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Rafi Finkel leading    “Lansdowne”.
Leaders:
52t, Albion - Keith MacAdam
426b, Jasper - Ray Rechenberg
252, (No song at that page no.) - Sarah Trumbore (?)
82t, Bound For Canaan - Annaliza Cull and Rebecca
277, Antioch - Peter Trumbore
547, Granville - Zach Davis
347, Christian's Farewell - Laura Lee Earles
410t, The Dying Californian - Bobette Olson
99, Gospel Trumpet - Susan Zurcher
210, Lena - Darrell Swarens
524, The Twenty-Third Psalm - Nikos Pappas
16 (SoH), Star in the East - Zach Davis
80t, Shouting Song - Nikos Pappas
335, Return Again - Sheila Patterson.

An announcement was made about the singing at the Cane Ridge Meeting House the following day outside of Paris, Kentucky. The singing concluded with Rafi Finkel leading 267, Parting Friends (First), while the class took the parting hand.

Chairman—Charles H. Coulston; Secretary—Mary Brinkman.