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Happy Thanksgiving 
The Thanksgiving holiday is a great tradition of gathering friends and families to celebrate our blessings. Come celebrate Mass with us on Thanksgiving at 9:00 am and give thanks to God!    
Roman Missal Third Edition
New Missal
With much prayer and preparation, the Roman Missal third edition will be used to celebrate Mass during the first weekend of Advent - November 26 and 27. There will be some stumbling and probably some mumbling and even a little confusion, but with your help, we will all be praying and celebrating with full confidence in no time. Interested in learning more? Check out a couple of links that may help answer your questions.   
Toys for Tots Volunteers Needed 
Get in the holiday spirit and help sort and package toys at the Kare 11 Toys for Tots drop off location on Friday, December 9, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. 

The Our Lady of Peace volunteer group will meet in the OLP parking lot on Dec. 9 at 5:30 pm before heading to Kare 11 for the shift. 

For more information please contact Joe McCullough at 612-636-7910 or Scott Wiestling at  651-271-5720.

Sponsored by the Our Lady of Peace Men's Club.  
toys for tots 
In This Issue
Roman Missal Third Edition
Toys for Tots Volunteers
Barnes and Noble Day
The Magnificat Advent Companion
Christmas is a Time to Give
OLP School Alumni Honored
Some of our more recent alumni were honored by the National Honor Society and DeLaSalle HS. Details.
Advent Begins on Sunday
Special Advent events at Our Lady of Peace include:

School Ministry Lessons and Carols - December 15 at 6:30 pm in the church

 

Come to the Stable - December 18 from 4:00-7:00 pm on the church lawn 

 

One Starry Night: Family Nativity Story, 6:15 pm in Pates Hall.   

 

Full Advent Calendar at OLP (PDF). 


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Barnes and Noble Day!
Support Literacy. Support Our School Library.

 

Join us at Barnes and Noble Day on Saturday, December 3, 2011
 
This is a great fundraising event for the Our Lady Peace Catholic School Library. It is through events like this that we are able to get new books, replace well-loved favorites, and keep our library current. Our Lady of Peace library will receive a percentage of all sales on December 3! All you have to do is stop by the Highland Barnes and Noble located at 2080 Ford Parkway in St Paul and mention that you are with the Our Lady of Peace Book Fair. 
 
Join us for crafts, music, gift wrapping and story telling from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm!
 
Can't make it in to the store? No problem. You can shop online or at ANY Barnes and Noble nationwide.  Just use the code: 10592632 and your purchase will be applied to Our Lady of Peace. Learn more about how online purchases between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9 can benefit the library.   

The Magnificat Advent Companion

Looking for a little extra direction during this Advent season? Copies of the Magnificat Advent Companion are available for all Our Lady of Peace parishioners. Copies are available at the doors of the church and in Pates Hall starting this weekend. This booklet of daily reflections and seasonal prayers is a good way to focus your Advent prayer during the week.  

Christmas is a Time to Give  

Sponsor a Child Christmas Trees

Parishioners and their families will have the opportunity to sponsor a child at one of the nine Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH) homes. Christmas tree ornaments with the picture of a child and a sponsorship application will be on the trees at the north and south entrances of the church beginning November 26 and continuing until Christmas day. Simply take an ornament fill out the form and return it in the collection basket or to Friends of the Orphans  at 2052 Marshall Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104. For further information please contact Deacon Paul Tatone. Click on the photo below for a video about Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos.   

 

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Christmas Gift Bags

This year we will again be selling Christmas Gift Bags. Each bag contains a package of Fair Trade Coffee or tea and a bar of Fair Trade Chocolate. These bags make ideal gifts for co-workers, neighbors, mail carriers, etc. The cost of each bag is $10.00. Gift bags will be available after all Masses beginning the weekend of November 26-27 and continue until they are sold out.