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Oklahoma
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Pastoral Center, Oklahoma City, 405-721-5651.
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Osage Monastery in Sand Springs. Call 918-245-2734.
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Red Plains Monastery, Piedmont, OK is run by the Benedictines.
Call 405-373-4565 for more information.
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Saint Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee can be reached at 405-878-5491.
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| Social Justice
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Office of Family Life in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City,
http://www.catharchdioceseokc.org
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The Heart of Oklahoma Chapter: American Red Cross,
1205 Halley
Drive - Norman, 405-321-0591.
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City Rescue Mission 501-523 S. Robinson, Oklahoma City,
405-232-2709.
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Glory House, 104 S. Yorktown Avenue, Tulsa,
918-584-1808; Serves women being released from prison.
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| Volunteer opportunities |
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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Tulsa, P.O. Box 6429, 739 North
Denver, Tulsa, OK, 718-585-8167.
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Catholic Charities, 1501 N. Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City,
405-523-3000.
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| Music, film, and other cultural events |
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International Missionary Center,
8863
East 91st Street, Tulsa, 918-459-0431.
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Tulsa Zoo,
5701 East 36th Street North, Tulsa, 918-669-6600.
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Sea Critters Aquarium,
Tulsa,
918-227-0019, 918-697-9528
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Big Splash Water Park21st And Yale,
Tulsa, 918- 749-7385
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Bricktown, Oklahoma City, 405-236-8666. Once a busy
warehouse area, Bricktown is Oklahoma City's newest entertainment
district. With a dozen restaurants, shopping and generous helping of
turn-of-the-century charm, Bricktown offers visitors a variety of
activities.
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City Arts Center in Oklahoma City is an arts education
facility with spaces that change exhibits every 4-6 weeks. Admission is
free. Call 405-948-6400.
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In addition to fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers, the
historical Farmers Public Market of Oklahoma City offers a great
variety of shops specializing in antiques, books, dolls, furniture,
glassware and flea market items. For more information call 405-232-6506.
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A nonprofit artists association dedicated to supporting the
contemporary arts and artists in all media in Oklahoma. IAO is for all
media, two- and three-dimensional, as well as performance art. Exhibits
change out every month. Individual Artists of Oklahoma City, One
North Hudson, Suite 150. Admission is free.
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Outdoor admission is free to the Myraid Botanical Gardens
located at 100 Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City, 405-297-3995. The Myriad
Botanical Gardens is a 17-acre oasis in the heart of downtown
Oklahoma City, with beautifully landscaped rolling hills surrounding a
sunken lake. There are paved trails, water gardens, koi swimming around
the lake - its a marvelous place to spend some time.
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| Diocesan resources |
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Archdiocese of Oklahoma
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Diocese of Tulsa
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For more information on the Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office
of Oklahoma City, call 405-721-9220.
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| Other valuable resources |
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To find events, resources, etc. in Tulsa, check out Tulsa World at http://www.tulsaworld.com/
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