The Harmonia Sacra

Minutes for January 1, 2023

Chapel of the Word
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, Elkhart, Indiana

Matthew Lind called the thirtieth* annual singing to order with the song on page 53. Samuel Sommers said an opening prayer and led the song on page 218. Leaders: Jim Helke 54; Jan May 62, 96; Michael Miller 221; Matthew Lind 227b; (Barbara Nelson Gingerich) Matthew Lind 228, 353; (Margaret McLaughlin) Jan May 75, (Margaret McLaughlin) James Nelson Gingerich 90; Christine Guth 91b, 268; (Will Gatewood) James Nelson Gingerich 265; James Nelson Gingerich 63b; Holly Austin 92; Ginny Landgraf 301, 141b; (Dan Thut) James Nelson Gingerich 196.

Recess

James Nelson Gingerich brought the class together with 93. Other leaders: (Kathryn Flanagan) Brandon Buxton 149, 282b; Steven Hupp 128; (Molly Peck) Samuel Sommers 101; (Wesley Mast) Matthew Lind 251; Samuel Sommers 270; Beth Bontrager 100; Jim Helke 173b; (Gayle Koontz) James Nelson Gingerich 359; Jan May 144; Michael Miller 351; (Carl Foote) Ginny Landgraf 153; (Barbara Nelson Gingerich) James Nelson Gingerich 140b.

Recess

The singing resumed with Matthew Lind leading 176b. Other leaders: (Margaret McLaughlin) Samuel Sommers 347; Christine Guth 310; James Nelson Gingerich 303; Holly Austin 62b; Ginny Landgraf 66; (Kathryn Flanagan) Brandon Buxton 156, 99; Will Gatewood 378b; Samuel Sommers 349; Beth Bontrager 97; Jim Helke 188; Jan May 311; Michael Miller 98.

Recess

James Nelson Gingerich called the class to order with the song on page 300. Leaders: Matthew Lind 260; (Barbara Nelson Gingerich) James Nelson Gingerich 326; (Margaret McLaughlin) James Nelson Gingerich 290; Will Gatewood & James Nelson Gingerich 355; Holly Austin 339; Ginny Landgraf 192b; Christine Guth 378; (Kathryn Flanagan) Brandon Buxton 220, 248; (Connor Foley) Ginny Landgraf 217. Matthew Lind asked for announcements of upcoming singings and led James Nelson Gingerich led 354 as the closing song.

* The twenty-ninth Annual Singing was in 2020. The covid-19 pandemic prevented the class from meeting in 2021 and 2022.

Secretary’s note: All the song numbers in these minutes refer to pages of the twenty-sixth edition of The Harmonia Sacra. If a singer selects a song and chooses not to lead it, the requester is named parenthetically in these minutes, followed by the name of the leader (if there be one) and the number of the page where the song may be found. — SWS