| Your teaching we will treasure gratefully, no matter what the years ahead may bring. OLP Alma Mater |
Our Lady of Peace Alumnae
OLP High School, St. Paul, Minnesota
| 2010 OLP Candlelighting Ceremony William Mitchell Auditorium Saturday, December 11th, 2:00 pm |
 | Bring a small flashlight or battery operated candle | |
| (no fire allowed). We will be supplying some battery powered candles, but our resources are limited. | ||
| Park in the lot that used to be our mall on Summit | |
| Avenue. Parking lot entrance is off Victoria. (William Mitchell has an additional lot at House of Hope on Summit and Grotto - 1 1/2 blocks east of the college.) Enter via Summit Avenue door into the old building. Handicap access through William Mitchell's main entrance door in new addition closest to Milton. | ||
| Join your classmates after the ceremony. Coffee and | |
| cookies will be served. If you would like to bring a treat to share, your Christmas confections are welcome. | ||
| Bring a $5.00 donation to cover cost of refreshments | |
| and battery-powered candles. | ||
| Bring a food donation for Second Harvest Heartland. | |
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The OLP Alumnae Newsletter is no longer being
published by the BVMs due to budget constraints...
If you have any news you would like to have published on this website, please
send the information and any photos to Pam Bailey (Class of 1970) at
pbailey52@yahoo.com or 3161 Klondike Ave. N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042.
If you wish to support the BVMs with a donation, please contact the BVM
Development Office at 563-588-2351, visit www.bvmcong.org or e-mail
development@bvmcong.org.
published by the BVMs due to budget constraints...
If you have any news you would like to have published on this website, please
send the information and any photos to Pam Bailey (Class of 1970) at
pbailey52@yahoo.com or 3161 Klondike Ave. N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042.
If you wish to support the BVMs with a donation, please contact the BVM
Development Office at 563-588-2351, visit www.bvmcong.org or e-mail
development@bvmcong.org.
The Tulip and the Pope: A Nun's Story
by OLP grad, Deborah Larsen (Class of 1959) comes
highly recommended by Cindy Pratt Woods (class of
1970). Larsen entered the order of the Sisters of
Charity BVM in 1960, when she was 19 years old. The
Washington Post called her book an "evocative and
intelligent memoir of the years she spent in the
convent." You can purchase the book at
www.amazon.com.
by OLP grad, Deborah Larsen (Class of 1959) comes
highly recommended by Cindy Pratt Woods (class of
1970). Larsen entered the order of the Sisters of
Charity BVM in 1960, when she was 19 years old. The
Washington Post called her book an "evocative and
intelligent memoir of the years she spent in the
convent." You can purchase the book at
www.amazon.com.
Mary Treacy O'Keefe (class of 1970) was
inspired to write Thin Places: Where
Faith is Affirmed and Hope Dwells after
the back-to-back deaths of her parents. It
can be ordered off her website at
www.marytreacyokeefe.com. Mary says
"the book seems to be particularly
helpful and comforting to anyone who is
losing or has lost a loved one." She also
co-founded and is Executive Director of
Well Within, a holistic wellness resource
center in West St. Paul. Well Within is
dedicated to helping people who live
with serious illnesses.
inspired to write Thin Places: Where
Faith is Affirmed and Hope Dwells after
the back-to-back deaths of her parents. It
can be ordered off her website at
www.marytreacyokeefe.com. Mary says
"the book seems to be particularly
helpful and comforting to anyone who is
losing or has lost a loved one." She also
co-founded and is Executive Director of
Well Within, a holistic wellness resource
center in West St. Paul. Well Within is
dedicated to helping people who live
with serious illnesses.
If you have any news and/or photos that you would like us to post on the OLP
News web page, please send them to Pam Bailey at pbailey52@yahoo.com.
News web page, please send them to Pam Bailey at pbailey52@yahoo.com.
Thin Places:
Where Faith is Affirmed
and Hope Dwells
Where Faith is Affirmed
and Hope Dwells
| This year we will be celebrating the Class of 1960's 50th anniversary |
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| 2011 OLP Candlelighting Ceremony William Mitchell Auditorium, 875 Summit Avenue Saturday, December 10th, 2:00 pm |
February 17, 2009
Hello Everyone,
I want you to know that I have turned everything over to the new team, Mary
Maas and Pat Hartshorn, who will be planning the 2009 Candlelighting. We
met for lunch and I passed on the photos, guest book, costumes and phone
numbers along with lots of friendly advice.
We talked about potential dates for 2009, possibly Saturday afternoon
December 12th. It has to be cleared with William Mitchell first.
I will continue with e-mails and updating addresses as well as being treasurer.
Pam Bailey will continue with the website. Ann Bettenburg will be in charge of
the readers and Pauline Zibley wants to do the program again. Marian Wolters
will collect the cash, and I know there are others of you who have tasks that they
will continue doing.
Lots of things have been established so it is with pride that I pass this on. I
think we did a lot of things well, but new energy can only improve the tradition
that we started.
The financial picture looks good. While charging the $5/pp this year we
deposited $414! The caterer was $161 and I have set aside money for the
Website which is $12.95/month. I am happy to report that I sent the Sisters of
Charity a $100 check in the name of the OLP Alumnae Association.
Thank you everyone for your contributions.
Warmly,
Joni Dreelan Mitchell (Class of 1970)
Hello Everyone,
I want you to know that I have turned everything over to the new team, Mary
Maas and Pat Hartshorn, who will be planning the 2009 Candlelighting. We
met for lunch and I passed on the photos, guest book, costumes and phone
numbers along with lots of friendly advice.
We talked about potential dates for 2009, possibly Saturday afternoon
December 12th. It has to be cleared with William Mitchell first.
I will continue with e-mails and updating addresses as well as being treasurer.
Pam Bailey will continue with the website. Ann Bettenburg will be in charge of
the readers and Pauline Zibley wants to do the program again. Marian Wolters
will collect the cash, and I know there are others of you who have tasks that they
will continue doing.
Lots of things have been established so it is with pride that I pass this on. I
think we did a lot of things well, but new energy can only improve the tradition
that we started.
The financial picture looks good. While charging the $5/pp this year we
deposited $414! The caterer was $161 and I have set aside money for the
Website which is $12.95/month. I am happy to report that I sent the Sisters of
Charity a $100 check in the name of the OLP Alumnae Association.
Thank you everyone for your contributions.
Warmly,
Joni Dreelan Mitchell (Class of 1970)
| Joni Dreelan Mitchell Passes the Torch to Mary Maas and Pat Hartshorn |
| 2010 Candlelighting Co-Chairs Mary Maas mamaas4@hotmail.com 651-774-8709 Pat McCabe Hartshorn maryhartshorn@comcast.net 651-231-0965 |
Maureen Cunningham Wolhaupter contacted us about an article, Growing Up
In St. Paul: The Teen Years and OLP, written by Susanne Sebasta Heimbuch
(Class of 1963) that ran in an issue of The Ramsey County Historical Society's
magazine earlier this year. Click here for the story about OLP in the early 1960s
and here for a sidebar on the history of the building.
Maureen is the Membership and Marketing Manager for RCHS. You can contact
her at maw@wdemail.com or (651) 462-2729 if you would like to order a copy
of that issue. The contact info for RCHS is 75 W. 5th Street #323, St. Paul, MN,
55102, (651) 222-0701. The website is www.rchs.com.
In St. Paul: The Teen Years and OLP, written by Susanne Sebasta Heimbuch
(Class of 1963) that ran in an issue of The Ramsey County Historical Society's
magazine earlier this year. Click here for the story about OLP in the early 1960s
and here for a sidebar on the history of the building.
Maureen is the Membership and Marketing Manager for RCHS. You can contact
her at maw@wdemail.com or (651) 462-2729 if you would like to order a copy
of that issue. The contact info for RCHS is 75 W. 5th Street #323, St. Paul, MN,
55102, (651) 222-0701. The website is www.rchs.com.
| Ramsey County Historical Society Magazine Features OLP |
Christmas Gift Idea...
Connie Norris Van Hoven (Class of 1970)
has written a delightful book entitled THE
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN
MINNESOTA. For information on where
Connie will be signing copies this
November and December, check out her
enchanting web site at
www.constancevanhoven.com
Connie Norris Van Hoven (Class of 1970)
has written a delightful book entitled THE
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN
MINNESOTA. For information on where
Connie will be signing copies this
November and December, check out her
enchanting web site at
www.constancevanhoven.com
