Tuesday, May 31, 2011

"The Great Passion Play"

We are all set to watch this play.  The last three days of Jesus' life, the resurrection and ascension will be portrayed.   I did not take pics of the beatings nor Jesus on the Cross....

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The grounds behind the scene and stage are just awesome.

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A very spiritual experience.   Truly enjoyed this play.

Top Of The Mountain Dinner Theatre

We will be attending The Great Passion Play play tonight but first....

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we go the The Top of the Mountain Dinner Theatre.

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After dinner, The Texans put on a very good show.

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They pay tribute to all branches of the Armed Forces and The POW/MIA.

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After the show, we saw the "David, The Shepherd, performance. Very inspirational.

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Then we saw the "Parables of the Potter".  Very touching performance.

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Then we head to The Great Passion Play stadium.  From the stadium we can see the Christ of The Ozarks statue, the sun is setting behind it.   Just look at the clouds above the statue.

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Today is Marge Helstrom's Birthday.  Since she had no cake today, she has her ice cream cone.  Happy Birthday, Marge.

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More to come on The Great Passion Play.

Thorncrown Chapel

This chapel is nestled in the woodlands of the Ozark Hills. This was one man's (Jim Reed) dream come true in 1980. 

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This chapel contains 425 windows and over 6,000 square feet of glass and it is 48 feet high.  It sits over 100 tons of stone and colored flagstone. 

The design is very simple but it is known to be "one of the finest religious spaces of modern time".  Sitting in the chapel, looking out the glass windows, you feels such peace and tranquility.  It is an awesome place to visit.

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Bob, Manuel and Lee sit and wait while we check out the shops...

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more coming...

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church

One of our stops on the tour was at The St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.  So beautiful!

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Manuel and I both lite candles and made our prayer requests.....Thank You, Jesus.

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The beautiful clementines and                                 roses on the church grounds.

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Trolley Tour

I had not had a chance to post so I am now trying to catch up.  Tuesday, we gathered at our coach for a Mexican lunch.  The Helstroms and Srutkas came over. 

Good meal and Great Friends.

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We then headed to take a tour on the Trolley.

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We are ready!  The Tour Guide took our picture.

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You see a lot of old time lodges and cabins here. 

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Again, more beautiful homes...many of them are Bed & Breakfast.

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The Witches Hat....

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The Queen Anne Mansion....

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More to come...