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2016 Religious events
April 2016
Woolly Weekend
April 28-30, 2016 | 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Woolly Weekend is a “sheep to shawl” festival held at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working sheep farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. • Come to the farm and watch as the sheep are shorn (given a haircut). Sheep shearing occurs throughout the day. Over 100 sheep will be shorn on the farm this year. • Watch the wool processed on site – combed, spun, and woven into a finished product. • Children’s activities include weaving, games, wool project, and coloring contest. • Visit the Farm Animal Barn & pet the barn yard animals. (USDA licensed) • Tour the educational & interactive Farm Museum & Educational Silo • Sheep to Shawl: Over the three days we will create at least two shawls from the first shorn wool on Thursday morning. This includes the entire process! It is rare to find a true Sheep to Shawl event. • One shawl will be available for purchase via a Silent Auction. • Short Course Fiber Classes - learn drop spindling or needle felting both days. Please call or email to pre-register. • Help make one of the shawls! • Tour the Bible Garden - guided or self-guided tours; every 30 minutes. • Shepherd’s Shop will be open, featuring a host of “woolly” and farm related handmade gifts made by Shepherd’s Cross and over 50 local crafters; farm fresh meat, Amish jams, health foods, yarns, and much more! Additionally the shop features a mission section; purchases made in this section of the store return 100% of the sale price to the indigenous people that made them (countries include Afghanistan, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Uganda and more) • Shepherd’s Cross features farm fresh, Animal Welfare Approved, pasture raised, free range, chemical free American lamb meat and Dexter beef. Samples will be available. USDA processed meat is available at the farm for purchase year round. The only AWA sheep farm in OK. • Yarn, yarn, & more yarn – natural, chemical free, many types, produced and processed on the farm. Shepherd’s Cross also offers roving, batts, felting supplies, knitting needles, spinning and weaving supplies and much more. AWA approved wool. • Fiber Arts, Animal Husbandry & Shearing lessons available at the farm throughout the year. • Shepherd’s Cross is home to a non-profit Christian organization called Heart of the Shepherd, that hosts the event. • Teaching basic agricultural principles and their relationship to the Bible are instrumental in the educational component of the farm. • Volunteers needed for fiber arts demonstrations, sheep to shawl teams, garden tours & more. • This is a free event. Donations are welcome - suggested donation of $3 per person. • Groups of twenty or more please pre-register. • Picnic area is available; bring your picnic with you; limited seating. • Snack and beverage concessions are available on site. • Woolly Weekend will proceed even in the case of inclimate weather. Demonstrations will take place in the Amish built gambrel roof tour barn, which houses some of the animals as well as the wool processing, farm museum, and the gift shop. • Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, a producer for the Oklahoma Food Co-op, and is Animal Welfare Approved. • To find out more information about this woolly event please visit our website: www.ShepherdsCross.com Contact Information: Shepherd’s Cross & Heart of the Shepherd 16792 East 450 Road, Claremore, OK 74017
Location:
Shepherd's Cross
16792 East 450 Road
Claremore, OK 74017
For more information, contact:
Diane Dickinson
(918)-342-5911
eat0@eau0eav0eaw0
June 2016
Kidspot Summer Christian Day Camp
June 13-24, 2016
Kidspot Christian Day Camp offers non-stop activities such as field trips, creative arts classes, outdoor activities, games, daily specialties and high energy sessions in an environment that allows campers to connect with God, their Creator.
October 2016
Arms of Grace Banquet
October 13, 2016 | 6 - 8 p.m.
The Pregnancy Resource Center of Owasso’s Fall Fundraising Banquet Arms of Grace is just around the corner! Women, men and families that find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy need a safe and confidential place to receive information and assistance. Our goal is to help at this most challenging time by demonstrating the heart and hands of Jesus Christ. The Arms of Grace Banquet is being held on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Tulsa Technology Center in Owasso. The doors open at 5:30 pm. Congressman Jim Bridenstine is the keynote speaker for this event and he will share his personal encounter with right to life. You are invited to join the Pregnancy Resource Center of Owasso as we share our mission of honoring life, loving families, and giving hope. Seating can be reserved at armsofgrace.info
Location:
Tulsa Technology Center- Owasso
10800 N 140th E Ave
Owasso, OK 74055
For more information, contact:
Edwina Roller
(918)-272-6888
eat2@eau2eav2eaw2
November 2016
Wellness presentation by Sharon Stroud adn Brittany Watts
November 6, 2016 | 4 p.m.
Location:
Rock Church Business Offices
2017 S. Elm Pl. Ste 104
Broken Arrow, Ok 74012
December 2016
Hallelujah Hayride
December 1-3, 2016 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Location:
New Life Assembly of God
12215 N Garnett Rd
Collinsville, Ok 74021
For more information, contact:
(918)-371-5111
Bethlehem Walk
December 1-4, 2016
Location:
Christview Christian Church
2525 S Garnett
Tulsa, Ok 74129
For more information, contact:
(918)-232-3587
Pecan - Walnut Festival & Living Nativity
December 8-10 & 15-17, 2016 | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
December 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16 & 17 2016 Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10:00 am – 8:00 p.m. The Living Nativity is an indoor, heated walk through event complete with farm animals and costumed characters inside a gambrel roof barn at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. Come Experience: The farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country, contemplating that original Christmas when the Christ Child was born in a stable. Christmas light display – white light – peaceful & reflective Open the barn door and step back in time - spinning, weaving and wool working demonstrations throughout the day. Enjoy a Shepherd Christmas children’s audio-visual program. This year the Living Nativity will feature A Dramatic Story or Christmas Musicians each hour: Elisabeth – the story of Christ’s birth from the perspective of Elisabeth (John the Baptist’s mother) – written & told by Betty Howard The Inn Keeper’s Wife - the story of Christ’s birth from the perspective of the Innkeeper’s Wife’s – written & told by Frankie Campbell. Menagerie at the Manger - the story of Christmas from the animals at the manger – written & told by Linda Allen Christmas Ventriloquist – Joyce Shaffer Christmas Musicians include either a violinist, flutist, guitarist Take a Picture in a Manger Scene – with family & friends – start a new tradition Come Enjoy: Complimentary apple cider & cookies. Make an Evergreen Wreath to take home – great family or group activity; $15 each; 100% of proceeds benefit missions Make a Christmas Ornament – to take home; $5.00 each; 100% of proceeds benefit missions The Living Tree - Provide a gift to the less fortunate – this is Heart of the Shepherd’s “Angel Tree” Free Children’s activity – bird feeder and/or woolly sheep Shepherd’s Special Bundle Deals: #1: Includes all donation based activities – suggested donation $5 per person #2: Journey with the Shepherds - $7 per person – Includes all donation based activities plus a wagon ride #3: Christmas Journey & Ornament - $ 9 per person – Includes all donation based activities, wagon ride & make an ornament #4: Christmas Journey & Wreath - $ 20 per person – Includes all donation based activities, wagon ride & make a wreath Christmas Coloring Contest Farm Museum & Educational Silo & Bible Garden self-guided tours Come See: Enjoy watching the sheep resting in the pastures, as they did that first Christmas night. The event is donation based admission. Suggested donation is $5.00 per person. Journey with the Shepherds – Wagon Ride in the pasture with the sheep - as they journeyed to see the Christ on that first hallowed night. Available every two hours ($7 per person; cancelled in inclement weather). 100% of proceeds benefit missions. Shepherd’s Shop will be open, featuring a host of Made in Oklahoma crafts & gifts from over 50 artisans – lovely unique Christmas gifts Animal Welfare Approved, farm fresh grass fed, free range, natural lamb meat is available. 100% natural wool yarns and fibers are available; processed at our own mini-wool mill. Shepherd’s Cross is an “eco-friendly” wool mill. A Fair Trade Shop that sells hand made products from missions, and returns 100% of the proceeds to those missions, is a part of Shepherd’s Shop, representing several nations. This is walnut & pecan harvest season on the farm. Farm fresh black walnuts & native pecans will be available at down home country prices; or enjoy pre-picked or buy whole and we will crack for. Amish Made fudge & nutty treats available Watch as your pecans are cracked in the silo Buses or groups of 20 or more, please schedule in advance. Shepherd’s Cross is home to a non-profit Christian organization called Heart of the Shepherd that hosts this event. Shepherd’s Cross provides the farm, animals and the barn for the event. The Living Nativity will proceed even in the case of inclement weather. Activities take place inside the heated Amish built gambrel roof tour barn, which houses some of the animals as well as the wool processing, farm museum, games, hands on learning stations, story time and the gift shop. Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, is Animal Welfare approved, and is a distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. If your family would like to volunteer in the Living Nativity please contact us. Shifts are for two hours, throughout the day. Participants experience a memorable, peace filled, quality family time. Costumes are provided; pictures made available after the event. Volunteers receive a Free Wagon ride & the opportunity to scale to the fourth floor of the silo; one free wreath making per volunteer group; & make an ornament for each participant The Dickinson family has been providing a Live Nativity to the Claremore area for 24 years. Event sponsored by Heart of the Shepherd – a Christian Public Non-profit organization (501-C3) that operates at Shepherd’s Cross
Location:
Shepherd's Cross
16792 East 450 Road
Claremore, Ok 74017
For more information, contact:
Diane Dickinson
(918)-542-5911
eat3@eau3eav3eaw3
Christmas at Church on the Move
December 22-24, 2016
Location:
Church on the Move Central Campus
1003 N. 129th E. Avenue
Tulsa, Ok 74116
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