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Genevieve Glen

Person Name: Genevieve Glen, OSB, b. 1945 Scripture: Mark 5:25-34 Author of "Oh, Who Can Know the Mind of God" in Journeysongs (3rd ed.)

Rusty Edwards

b. 1955 Scripture: Mark 5:21-42 Composer of "TALITHA CUMI" in The New Century Hymnal

Heather Moen-Boyd

b. 1953 Person Name: Heather Moen-Boyd, 1953- Scripture: Mark 5:24-34 Composer of "MELISSA" in Together in Song

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Scripture: Mark 5:36 Composer of "[Be not afraid, only believe]" in The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission

Randall Keith DeBruyn

b. 1947 Person Name: Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947 Scripture: Mark 5:25-34 Arranger of "MORNING SONG" in Journeysongs (3rd ed.)

Richard Leach

b. 1953 Scripture: Mark 5:43 Author of "Twelve Years Were Near an End One Day" in Scripture Song Database

Mary Nelson Keithahn

b. 1934 Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 Author of "A Father Came to Jesus" in Time Now to Gather Mary Nelson Keithahn, a retired United Church of Christ ordained pastor and church educator, has been a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She still works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, as a free-lance writer. In 2016 she published Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier, a chapter book for children, and Embracing the Light: Reflectioins on God’s Holy Word, a collection of meditations for individual or small group use. Augsburg Fortress also published Sing the Stories of God’s NEW People, the third in a trilogy of Bible story-based collections of songs for young children, written with her longtime colleague, John D. Horman. The two have written over a hundred hymns together, some of which are included in these hymnals and supplements: Community of Christ Sings, God’s Mission, God’s Song, Hymns of Heritage and Hope, Lift Up Your Hearts, Sing Justice! Do Justice, Sing the Faith, Singing Our Savior’s Story, Singing the New Testament, The Faith We Sing, Upper Room Worshipbook, Voices Found, Voices United, and Worship and Song. They have also published four collections of their hymns: Come Away with Me and Time Now to Gather (Abingdon, 1998), The Song Lingers On (Zimbel, 2003), and Faith That Lets Us Sing (Wayne Leupold Editions, 2017). Mary is a Life Member and former board member of Choristers Guild and a Life Member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She is also a member of ASCAP. In 2006 she received a Distinguished Achievement Award from her alma mater, Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in recognition of her work in composing text for religious music. Mary was married to the Rev. Richard K. Keithahn, a U.C.C. pastor, and widowed in 1986. She has three children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. --mnk

Yuri L. Torigoe

Scripture: Mark 5:23 Author of "We Need Your Powerful Hand, Dear Lord" in Hymns from the Four Winds

Alan Luff

Person Name: Alan Luff (1928-) Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 Author of "For All Your Blessings" in Common Praise (1998)

J. Dudley Weaver Jr.

Scripture: Mark 5:24-34 Author of "The Woman Hiding in the Crowd" in Glory to God J. Dudley Weaver, Jr., has served as pastor of Memorial Presbyterian since March 2007. Prior to coming to Memorial, he served as Pastor and Head of Staff of First Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Weaver has also served congregations in South Carolina including First Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Georgia, and Westminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina. He is the author of “Presbyterian Worship: A Guide for Clergy”, two congregational histories, and several small publications including “When Your Child Is Baptized: What Parents Need to Know,” “Last Things: A Christian Perspective on Death,” “A Presbyterian Primer,” and “Worship Notes for the Church Bulletin.” Dr. Weaver is a graduate of King College, Bristol, Tennessee, and Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. He and his wife Mary have two adult children. Paul, a young adult case manager with a psychiatric hospital in Atlanta, and his wife Amber have two children, Olivia Ann and Isaac Dudley. Sarah is a librarian in West Columbia, SC, who shares her home and life with her kitty and lots of good books. --www.memorialpcusa.org/staff/