Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people", and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from the Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
In the state's largest urban areas, pockets of jazz culture flourish, and Native American, Mexican, and Asian enclaves produce music and art of their respective cultures. The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals in the southern United States, and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. The Tulsa Ballet, one of the state's five major city ballet companies, is rated as one of the top ballet companies in the United States by the New York Times. The University of Oklahoma's dance program, formed by ballerina Yvonne Chouteau and husband Miguel Terekhov in 1962 was the first fully-accredited program of its kind in the United States. In Sand Springs, an outdoor amphitheater called "Discoveryland!" is the official performance headquarters for the musical Oklahoma! Historically, the state has produced musical styles such as The Tulsa Sound and Western Swing, which was popularized at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing", served as the performance headquarters of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during the 1930s.
Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist - Located in Edmond, in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City; operates Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School. Event, ministry, and services schedules; evangelization and religious education information; photos and liturgical calendar.
Church of Saint Benedict - Broken Arrow. Mass schedule, mission statement, map, newsletter, contact information.
Parish of St. Bernard of Clairvaux - Tulsa. Church information, schedule, youth news and Catholic web resources.
Saint Andrew's Catholic Church - Moore. Background information, sacraments and ministries, parish organization, programs and news, special events, mission statement, Mass schedule, location and contact information.
Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church - Oklahoma City. Provides online access to bulletins, pastor's homilies, as well as current events and activity information. Includes Mass schedule, parish history, maps and directions.
Saint Joseph Catholic Church - Parish website for St. Joseph Catholic Church in Muskogee. Mass times, history, information about sacraments and Catholic beliefs, and parish calender and links.
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish - Coweta. Contact information, Mass schedule, calendar (frames-dependent), parish history, profile of patron saint.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church - Enid. Operates St. Joseph Catholic School. Religious education programs, sacraments, and saint and feast days described; schedules, obituaries, prayer requests, photographs, and Catholic links also provided
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