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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Tampa Bay Chapter,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Merry Christmas and I are excited about hosting you at our home and celebrating the peace, hope, love, and joy of this season. Our chapter is a very diverse group of people from a variety of backgrounds, lifestyles, cultures, and spiritual beliefs. I find learning about different perspectives helps all of us create a more unified, cohesive group as we understand each other’s points of view! I enjoy learning about other cultures, spiritual beliefs, and practices. I would b interested in hearing about some of our members practices during this season.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I guess I would consider myself culturally Catholic, sometimes calling myself “a recovering Catholic”. I am spiritually eclectic, calling myself Christian, though many Christians might call me a heretic! I celebrate Christmas and its traditions, though I have a very different understanding of those traditions. Please feel free to share a bit about your holiday celebrations no matter from what culture or religion you approach it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>One aspect of the holiday season I truly enjoy is its music. Merry and I recorded the attached song in my studio on Friday. I hope you enjoy this rendition. We will be posting more seasonal music to my YouTube channel soon , including the attached offering. Please take a moment to visit my channel, “Like” my songs, and subscribe for updates as they are posted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://YouTube.com/@marion.martin/">https://YouTube.com/@marion.martin/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy Holidays!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>