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		<title>The Fellowship Offers Friendship, Support, and Resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you sometimes feel alienated in your service to the church?  Do you sometimes feel perplexed when deciding how to deal with other church workers?  Do you ever wish you had someone to talk to in a similar situation? If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to any of the above questions, you should definitely join The Fellowship.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Festival Singers of Florida Coming to Orlando</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Different Worlds&#8221; Kevin Fenton Conducts the Festival Singers of Florida First United Methodist Church 142 E. Jackson Street Orlando, FL Saturday, October 2, 2010, 8:00 pm The Festival Singers of Florida is a highly select, auditioned choral ensemble consisting of women and men from throughout Florida.  Dr. Kevin Fenton serves as the ensemble&#8217;s conductor. For [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/news/festival-singers-of-florida-coming-to-orlando/</link>
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		<title>Festival of Choirs Performing in Gainesville</title>
		<description><![CDATA[25th Annual Festival of Area Choirs Conducted by Dr. Eric Nelson First Presbyterian Church 300 SW 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL Sunday, October 3, 5:00 pm Dr. Nelson is Director of Choral Activities at Emory University, and the Artistic Director of the Atlanta Sacred Chorale.  Nelson’s choirs have performed throughout North America and Europe, including Krakow, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/news/festival-of-choirs-performing-in-gainesville/</link>
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		<title>Lake Magdalene UMC Hosts Festival of Voices 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Festival of Voices Finale Concert Saturday,  September 25th,  4:00pm Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church 2902 West Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33618 (813) 961-1254 Tickets (Available at the door): Adults: $10 Students/Seniors/Children under 12: $5 Children under 2: Free Admission Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church is honored to once again host the annual Festival of Voices Finale [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/news/lake-magdalene-umc-hosts-festival-of-voices-2010/</link>
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		<title>Florida Music Jobs Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a music-related job opening at your church, please contact us. The Florida Chapter&#8211;The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts, Inc. announces job opportunities for free as a benefit to our members.  Most of our information is through a third party; we claim no responsibility for accuracy or validity of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/news/florida-music-jobs-available/</link>
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		<title>New Officers Elected</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the annual business meeting of the Florida Chapter during the 2010 Workshop, we elected the officers below for the coming two years.  Congratulations to each! Luke Nash, President Joan FitzGerald, Workshop Chair Beth Haulman Green, Secretary Beth Trotter, Treasurer Virginia DeMers, Membership Coordinator Sincere thanks to the Nominating Committee: Shelby Fullerton, Chairperson Tom Huffman [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/news/new-officers-to-be-elected/</link>
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		<title>Grant K. Pulen Music Scholarship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apply now for 2011: The Grant K. Pulen Scholarship, named for a founding member of the Florida Chapter, provides an award of $1,500 to a fulltime student in music at an accredited college or university. Applicants must be a member of the United Methodist Florida Conference, or have attended the Youth Music Workshop of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/articles/grant-k-pulen-music-scholarship/</link>
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		<title>Rosene Publishes Book on Chimes Special Effects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A good friend of The Florida Chapter, Dr. Paul E. Rosene of Orlando, Florida has written the definitive book, Special Effects for Handchimes.  Since the use of handchimes, both as a “stand alone” ensemble and also with handbells is so widespread, there was a need to educate handbell directors on how to interpret “thumb damp,” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/articles/rosene-publishes-book-on-chimes-special-effects/</link>
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		<title>Florida Chapter Now a Public Charity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Florida Chapter&#8211;The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts is now exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  We are further classified as a public charity.  This means that the chapter can now receive contributions that are tax deductible under section 170 of the code.  We are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://floridafellowship.org/news/florida-chapter-now-a-public-charity/</link>
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		<title>Scholarships for First-Time Workshop Attendees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to attend the Workshop for the first time, but need help with the fees? Apply for the Rosie—Jean Scholarship! To qualify, you must be recommended by a current Fellowship member, and you must join The Fellowship upon attending the Workshop. The value of the Rosie-Jean Scholarship is $200, and covers the adult [...]]]></description>
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