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Once Halloween has frolicked past, the Holiday Season rushes in with all of its social gatherings, parties, children’s caroling programs, Nativity pageants, and of course, the frantic rush through the shopping malls.
It’s a Great Time to Treat Yourself!
 Hollywood Christmas Spectacular Photo courtesy Branson CVB Join us for three exciting days of Food, Fun, and Fellowship in Branson, MO and Eureka Springs, AR. We have reservations for three top-notch shows, an incredible prepared-just-for-us special gourmet dinner, and hands down the best places to shop for that perfect gift for each person on your giving list.
So, come on and join the fun. You deserve it! But hurry, registrations will only be taken through October 31!
Download Itinerary and Registration form HERE.
Mention “JoyfulDollars2011” and receive a $100.00 discount for any two travelers booking on the same Joyful Catholic Journeys pilgrimage in 2011. Tour must be paid in full to receive discount. Discount will be paid upon completion of the tour. Limit one discount per couple. Offer valid for new bookings on 2011 tours only.
Print out, complete, and mail the coupon below in with your trip deposit. You’re on your way!
 - Scott Kingsolver explains museum highlights to Melani Roewe
This past Saturday in Dallas, TX I stumbled across an incredible find that I personally didn’t know even existed: The Biblical Arts Center. This museum was founded in 1966 o show and display Biblically themed artwork. The museum serves all backgrounds and denominations, and is a cultural crossroads using art for tolerance and understanding. Archaeological exhibits, decorative art from Israel and the Holy Lands, one of the largest displays of Jewish ceremonial art and worship articles in the Southwest, and contemporary religious art by African-American and Hispanic artists fill eleven galleries housed on Boedecker Drive next to Dallas’s famed NorthPark Center shopping mall.
 - Musuem of Biblical Art, Dallas, TX
The current main attraction is a mural by internationally-known artist Ron DiCianni titled “The Resurrection” and it is stunning. Completed in California in 2010, the dramatic oil painting shows Christ emerging from His tomb. To either side are two angels and a host of Biblical figures including Moses, Abraham, Isaiah, and Esther. Also currently on exhibit is one of only a few bronze reproductions of Michaelangelo’s famous Pieta sanctioned by the Vatican, intricately-wrought Monstrances spanning the centuries, and early woodcuts, etchings, and medieval manuscripts. The Art Conservatory and Restoration Laboratory have viewing windows through which one can watch the restoration process of damaged artwork, and while I was there a class in Icon Writing was in progress.
The museum complex also features a Damascus Gate and Ceremonial Entryway, the Golden Ziggurat surrounded by 36 cathedral windows which softly illuminate the Atrium, a gift shop with jewelry, gifts, and prints of the artists’ works – many of them signed – and this year the Center will unveil its “Via Dolorosa” exterior meditation walk with 14 life-sized bronzes by sculptor Gib Singleton. A Bible Meditation Garden featuring a variety of native plants, trees, and herbs of Israel is also planned.
 The Damascus Gate A wedding rehearsal was underway when I arrived, and I learned that the museum offers more than 25,000 feet of event and exhibit space for special events. There is the Main Gallery Ballroom with specialty lighting (seats up to 300), the Atrium, or the private Library with its gas fireplace. In addition, a new catering kitchen is easily accessible to the ballroom and the museum is closed to the public during weddings, special events, and receptions. A long circular drive to the covered Grand Entrance is perfect for carriage or limousine arrival and departures. Once it opens, the Bible Meditation Garden will also be available for outdoor weddings. A huge parking lot adjacent to the building’s beautifully manicured grounds, private dressing areas for the bride and groon, a Steinway Baby Grand piano, and Guest Coat Check are all available. One neat little perk is that on the couple’s one-year anniversary they can have a private remembrance including complimentary cake and roses.
All in all, I spent a delightful two hours and still didn’t get to see everything there was to see. I will definitely return! For those interested, the address is Museum of Biblical Art, 7500 Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75225. Tel: 214-368-4622 or visit them online at http://www.biblicalarts.org
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In the meantime, please select the pilgrimage you are interested in from the selections, below:
Land of Emmanuel with Rev. Bill Pruett and Rev. Don Wolf
Aug. 31 – Sept. 10, 2011
View Itinerary and Registration View Travel Insured Policy for this trip (Select International group plan)
Pilgrimage to Southern Italy with Rev. Jim Goin and Rev. Rick Stansberry
Oct. 4 – 15, 2011
View Itinerary and Registration Travel Guard Insurance Policy for this trip (Unitours group plan)
Steps of Paul Grand Christian Cruise with Abbot Lawrence Stasyzyn
Nov. 4-20, 2011
Note: This is the cruise originally scheduled for March 9-25, 2011
View Itinerary, Ship info, and Registration CSA Travel Insurance Policy for this trip OR Travel Insured Policy info (Cruises and Tours, Unlimited group plans)
Catholic Ireland with Rev. Jim Goin
Spring 2012 (Dates coming soon)
For more information about customizing an itinerary for your group, give us a call at 405-642-8139 or drop a line to melani@travelovertures.com
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