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January 2017 Education events
January 2017
Navajo Weaving Class – Weekend Retreat
January 12-14, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Navajo Weaving Class – Weekend Retreat January 12, 13 & 14 – Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Need a relaxing new hobby or a great Weekend “get away” with family or friends? Learn how to Navajo Weave in one weekend in this is a basic weaving class. Fiber work is soothing and wonderful. Each participant will take home many finished products. We provide materials. Bring a sack lunch each day. We provide snacks and beverages at two break times each day. Our classes go a step farther - we teach some history of fiber arts, and practical technology. Retreat Fee: $299. No hidden fees, rental fees or materials fees. All are included in the weekend package. Participants will need to bring their own loom with them. Participants will be given a design for building their own loom to bring with them if they do not have a loom. Additionally, we will be available to assist with building looms the week preceding the class if participants need assistance, OR rent a loom from us for $100. Come to the farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country. Retreat held at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. Shepherd’s Cross is home to Heart of the Shepherd Inc., a public, non-profit Christian organization (501-C3) that teaches Biblical references to the harvest, the animals, farming and gardening. Biblical references are found throughout the farm experience. Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, a member of the Claremore Farmer’s Market, an Animal Welfare Approved sheep farm, a producer for and distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. Facebook Link for more information: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shepherds-Cross-Heart-of-the-Shepherd/311514685599704 To find out more information about our woolly events please visit our website: www.ShepherdsCross.com - simply click “Classes” on the home page
For more information, contact:
Dr. Diane Dickinson
(918)-342-5911
eat0@eau0eav0eaw0
Creative Arts at The Thrive Center
January 17-31, 2017 | 3 - 6 p.m.
What: An affordable creative arts program in a safe, fun, Christ-centered learning environment. Who: Children ages 5 - 12 years old When: Program begins January 17, 2017 Time: Tuesdays 3-6pm for ages 5-7 Wednesdays 3-6pm for ages 8-12 Where: International Gospel Center’s New Thrive Center @ 7th & Memorial, Tulsa Cost: $20 per student/per week Info & registration: www.IGCenter.org or 918.836.5525 *Transportation provided from Lindbergh Elementary ONLY* *Homework assistance available on request* Group classes in piano, dance, guitar, show choir, handbell, and mime/drama Please we want you to place an advert on your free press release
Beyond Awareness: Human Trafficking in Our Backyard
January 26-27, 2017 | 8 a.m.
Protecting your children from predators that seek to exploit their vulnerabilities takes action and constant attention. The Demand Project’s Beyond Awareness summit partnering with Homeland Security Investigations is designed to empower and equip the community to move from awareness to action; to identify, report, and take a stand against human trafficking at a local and state level. Providing education and training (CLEET certification) for departments and agencies, ranging from law enforcement, healthcare services, educators, legal departments, service providers, etc. to better the lives of victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Shepherd’s Cross Fiber Fest Weekend Retreat
January 26-28, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shepherd’s Cross Fiber Fest Weekend Retreat January 26, 27 & 28 – Thursday, Friday & Saturday 2017 8:30 am – 3:30 pm • Learn how to process fiber (any kind of fiber - we will teach with wool. • Includes all of our 3 single day workshops, for a discount, in one super fiber weekend. • Lessons will include washing, dying, wet felting, carding, picking, spindling, spinning, needle felting and weaving. • From 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Participants may stay until 5:30 to practice if desired. • No hidden fees, rental fees or materials fees. All are included in the weekend package. • Each participant will take home many finished products. We provide materials. • Bring a sack lunch each day. We provide snacks and beverages at two break times each day. • Class minimum of two people. Class max of 20 people. • Our classes go a step farther than regular classes - we teach some history of fiber arts, and practical technology. • Retreat Fee: $179 ($43 reduction compared to taking individual classes) • Single Day Retreat is available for $74 per day • Need a day's respite from the challenges of life? Join us for a peace filled learning experience. • Can't seem to find the time? Join us and learn several techniques in one weekend. • Need a relaxing new hobby? Fiber work is soothing and wonderful. • Great Weekend “get away” with family or friends. • Retreat held at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. • Shepherd’s Cross hosts a mini wool mill, processing the wool from their 150 sheep on site. • Retreats are augmented by hands on learning tools available in the Educational Farm Museum, and with a collection of fiber arts from around the world. • Shepherd’s Cross is the only Animal Welfare Approved sheep farm in Oklahoma and processes the only Animal Welfare Approved fiber sold in the U.S. (that is chemical free, hormone free, free range, natural) • Heart of the Shepherd, the non-profit organization (501-C3) that operates at the farm and establishes wool mills in remote, impoverished areas around the world. • Other Fiber Arts Classes are offered on an individual or group basis throughout the year. • Advanced Classes available upon request. • Come to the farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country. • The Bible Garden is available for guided or self-guided tours; audio or visual or both. • Shepherd’s Shop, a quaint country gift shop, is an event in itself - featuring a host of festive fall, handmade and farm related gifts and wares from many gifted artisans; a year round “craft fair”. Gift shop open every week from 8:30 – 5:30 Thursday, Friday & Saturday. • Shepherd’s Cross is home to Heart of the Shepherd Inc., a public, non-profit Christian organization (501-C3) that teaches Biblical references to the harvest, the animals, farming and gardening. Biblical references are found throughout the farm experience. • Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, a member of the Claremore Farmer’s Market, an Animal Welfare Approved sheep farm, a producer for and distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. • Facebook Link for more information: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shepherds-Cross-Heart-of-the-Shepherd To find out more information about our woolly events please visit our website: www.ShepherdsCross.com - simply click “Classes” on the home page Contact: Shepherd’s Cross & Heart of the Shepherd Dr. Diane Dickinson, president & executive director eat0@eau0eav0eaw0 918-342-5911 16792 East 450 Road, Claremore, OK 74017 www.ShepherdsCross.com
For more information, contact:
Dr. Diane Dickinson
(918)-342-5911
eat0@eau0eav0eaw0
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