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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello Chorale Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Just a reminder to the male singers:&nbsp; If you haven&#8217;t
gotten your new tie, please get one. I&#8217;ll have them at the concert
Sunday. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have not paid for your tie, we would appreciate your
help with that.&nbsp; (Regular length: $15 / Extra long: $20).&nbsp; I ordered
a total of 30 ties to be sure we had a few spares, so I had to pay $485 up
front.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We&#8217;ve also had to pay for additional copies of the
anthems, and all the orchestrations, and we will have to pay the orchestra soon.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>&agrave;</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> Additional copies of all the missing anthems came
today&#8230;hurray!&nbsp; If you need one, see me Sunday&#8230;or next Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you may have forgotten your September dues, we will still
be happy to receive them. If you cannot remember, Kathy can look it up for you </span></font><font
face=Wingdings><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you&#8217;re planning to sing Sunday but were unable to
make practice, please let me know as soon as you know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Remember that next Tuesday we rehearse with the orchestra in
the Worship center at Crossroads.&nbsp; Please be friendly with the orchestra
members.&nbsp; Your smiles and friendliness makes a difference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Recent New members:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>John Nelson (bass)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Elise&nbsp; Kurbat (soprano, alto, pianist&#8230;)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for your support&#8230;try to stay healthy&#8230;drink
lots of liquids, stay out of the night air,&#8230;take your vitamins&#8230;get
lots of sleep<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for <st1:PersonName w:st="on">shari</st1:PersonName>ng
your talent with us all.&nbsp; You folks are some awesome friends.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Some thoughts from Denis Waitley:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>&middot;<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Don't make your problems the
centerpiece of your conversation. Talk positively about your life and the
progress you're trying to make. Be aware of any negative thinking, and take
notice of how often you complain. When you hear yourself criticize someone
&#8212; and this includes self-criticism &#8212; find a way to be helpful
instead of critical.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>&middot;<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Respond to difficult times or
depressing moments by increasing your level of productive activity. When your
self-esteem is being challenged, don't sit around and fall victim to
&#8220;paralysis by analysis.&#8217; The late Malcolm Forbes said,
&#8220;Vehicles in motion use their generators to charge their own batteries.
Unless you happen to be a golf cart, you can't recharge your battery when
you're parked in the garage!&#8217; <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>&middot;<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Choose to see mistakes and rejections
as opportunities to learn. View a failure as the conclusion of one performance,
not the end of your entire career. Own up to your shortcomings, but refuse to
see yourself as a failure. A failure may be something you have done &#8212; and
it may even be something you'll have to do again on the way to success &#8212;
but a failure is definitely not something you are.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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