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Together, we are embarking on a 6 week challenge to add more movement to our days. Residents have been given this indoor walking map with distances marked, so they can track and increase their physical activity. There are three stories to each building, so…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/community-wide-6-week-challenge/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2069 --> <article id="post-2067" class="post-2067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/lets-get-moving/" rel="bookmark">Let’s get moving!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-01-19T18:46:02-06:00">January 19, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:36-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/lets-get-moving/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Movement-Challenge.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Let’s get moving!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Movement-Challenge.png 940w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Movement-Challenge-300x251.png 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Movement-Challenge-768x644.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Community, friendship, and accountability are things that make Epworth Villa special. Together, we are embarking on a 6 week challenge to add more movement to our days. Residents have an indoor walking map with distances marked, so they can track and increase their physical activity. Rain, snow and even the Oklahoma wind can’t stop us…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/lets-get-moving/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2067 --> <article id="post-2064" class="post-2064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/community-vs-facility/" rel="bookmark">Community vs. Facility</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-01-13T09:00:00-06:00">January 13, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:36-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/community-vs-facility/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="1707" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181001_03_Epworth_533-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Community vs. Facility" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181001_03_Epworth_533-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181001_03_Epworth_533-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181001_03_Epworth_533-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181001_03_Epworth_533-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181001_03_Epworth_533-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181001_03_Epworth_533-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>A community invites the possibilities for friendships. It organically welcomes the joining of lives in leisure, learning and the sharing of common experiences. A community is a place where individual and small groups may experience meaning and shared purpose in life. A facility is a place where people are expected to fulfill very specific and…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/community-vs-facility/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2064 --> <article id="post-2062" class="post-2062 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/finding-more-ways-to-give/" rel="bookmark">Finding More Ways to Give</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-23T20:36:41-06:00">December 23, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:35-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/finding-more-ways-to-give/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1500" height="2000" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Breast-Cancer-Trees.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Finding More Ways to Give" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Breast-Cancer-Trees.jpg 1500w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Breast-Cancer-Trees-225x300.jpg 225w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Breast-Cancer-Trees-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Breast-Cancer-Trees-1152x1536.jpg 1152w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Many think that giving is only the sharing of our financial resources. But giving can include our time, prayers and even our emotional support. Epworth Villa Residents and employees started these “support trees” in early November. These trees began during a breast cancer awareness event where staff and residents left messages for women fighting breast…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/finding-more-ways-to-give/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2062 --> <article id="post-2059" class="post-2059 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/epworth-villas-newest-centenarian/" rel="bookmark">Epworth Villa’s newest centenarian</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-21T20:38:44-06:00">December 21, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:35-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/epworth-villas-newest-centenarian/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2188" height="2560" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3799-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Epworth Villa’s newest centenarian" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3799-scaled-1.jpg 2188w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3799-scaled-1-256x300.jpg 256w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3799-scaled-1-875x1024.jpg 875w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3799-scaled-1-768x899.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3799-scaled-1-1313x1536.jpg 1313w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3799-scaled-1-1750x2048.jpg 1750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2188px) 100vw, 2188px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>By Beth Case and Wes Howl If you were to ask anyone at Epworth Villa to name an amazing centenarian, they would unanimously answer, “Betty Harding.” Harding was born at the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma where her parents were on faculty. Her second husband of 1/4 Cherokee heritage was a student at Chilocco. He…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/epworth-villas-newest-centenarian/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2059 --> <article id="post-2058" class="post-2058 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/epworth-villa-choir/" rel="bookmark">Epworth Villa Choir</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-21T20:32:40-06:00">December 21, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:35-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p>This video was shared this year at the Annual Conference of the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church. In the video, you will see a duet with our Organist and Pianist who is our newest Centenarian! Epworth Villa provides an environment for all to THRIVE! Enjoy!</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2058 --> <article id="post-2052" class="post-2052 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/finding-a-way-to-give/" rel="bookmark">Finding A Way To Give</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-08T20:26:25-06:00">December 8, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:35-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/finding-a-way-to-give/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="270" height="320" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nancie-W.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Finding A Way To Give" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nancie-W.jpg 270w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nancie-W-253x300.jpg 253w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Our little Elf on a Shelf has been busy this year and is ready for the season of giving. Epworth Villa Resident, Nancie Webb is known for her compassion, generosity, and love for children. Webb has been knitting hats that were to be used at a particular school. The hats were to be reading incentives…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/finding-a-way-to-give/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2052 --> <article id="post-2045" class="post-2045 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-7/" rel="bookmark">Dining Delights!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-02T08:00:00-06:00">December 2, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:34-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-7/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="1580" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12-clove-garlic-chicken-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Dining Delights!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12-clove-garlic-chicken-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12-clove-garlic-chicken-scaled-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12-clove-garlic-chicken-scaled-1-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12-clove-garlic-chicken-scaled-1-768x474.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12-clove-garlic-chicken-scaled-1-1536x948.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12-clove-garlic-chicken-scaled-1-2048x1264.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Only 180 calories, this flavorful dish is a favorite. 12-Clove Garlic Chicken is a cut of chicken breast and drumette served in a garlic white wine sauce. A weeknight choice or a splurge for lunch – whenever you want it, it’s available at Epworth Villa! Keep checking back with us as we introduce you to…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-7/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2045 --> <article id="post-2051" class="post-2051 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/who-lives-at-epworth-villa/" rel="bookmark">Who lives at Epworth Villa?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-11-23T16:00:06-06:00">November 23, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:35-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Meet another interesting Epworth Villa Resident and Navy Veteran, Don F. 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