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		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. Enter door into the old building off the parking lot. Handicap access through William Mitchell's main entrance 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.

The OLP Alumnae Newsletter is overseen by BVM
Development Director, Diane Brondyke. She invites alums to send her news at
dbrondyke@bvmcong.org. She has also offered a year's complimentary
subscription to SALT for those who would like to stay up to date on BVM life and
ministry. The BVMs are undergoing a major renovation of their Mount Carmel
Motherhouse in Dubuque. If you wish to support this project, 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.

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.

If you have any news and/or photos that you would like us to post on the OLP
News webpage, please send them to Pam Bailey at pbailey52@yahoo.com.