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THEJourne Our Lady of Peace y Living Fully. Leaving a Legacy. VOLUME 8 - 2017 PAGE 3 PAGE 6 PAGE 9 One mission, many branches of service The Rose Hawthorne Legacy Society launches Joe Stanislav, President and CEO The question we are most often asked here at Our Lady of Peace Hospice is: What can I do? How can I best support this place? Most of you know Our Lady of Peace because a loved one was those recovering from injury or illness who require extra Once you have experienced this sacred space, you may be compelled to help secure its future. “This cared for through one of our assistanceOur Lady of at Peace home. Medicare-certified We provide skilled Home nursing Health care serves (RN), programs, either our in-patient medication management, physical therapy, occupational atmosphere with very caring people. It’s a good place to be as we’re approaching death.” hospice, our community hospice, therapy, speech therapy and wound care. Palliative care is place is unique,” says an 87-year-old priest who supports Our Lady financially. “It has a prayerful our home care or our Highland also available. Here is our answer to those friends of Our Lady seeking to make a difference: There is something you Block Nurse Program. You may can do that will have the greatest impact. A legacy gift – a gift made through your will – is the most important gift you can not be aware of the programs we The Highland Block Nurse Program has been serving offer that you have not accessed. older adults and their caregivers in the Highland Park continue to offer high-quality end-of-life care at no cost to anyone in need. It is the gift that keeps giving. neighborhood of St. Paul since 1987. We now also serve make. It delivers crucial benefits to Our Lady of Peace at no cost to you during your lifetime. It ensures that this place can Our in-patient hospice, Our Lady the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood south of St. Clair The Rose Hawthorne Legacy Society was founded in memory of Our Lady’s foundress, Rose Hawthorne, to honor of Peace Home, provides twenty- Avenue. Our goal is to help people remain in their own benefactors who have created personal legacies at Our Lady of Peace through an estate gift or planned gift. four-hour a day, residential homes or apartments as long as possible. We provide a wide variety of services including in-home registered nurse and Anyone can join the Legacy Society; it is not limited to those in an upper tax bracket. For some people, it is the only way care. Families are not charged for their loved ones’ care home-health aide visits, escorted rides to appointments, they can afford to give – and it will have the greatest impact. orhospice room care and includingboard. Our Medicare-certified care teams consist general of a physician, inpatient grocery shopping and other errands along with caregiver nurse, social worker, pastoral care director, bereavement support and respite. Please see the insert in this newsletter for an explanation of ways to become a member of this special initiative. Donations services and pharmacist. made through these channels have the ultimate effect on Our Lady of Peace, ensuring its very future. Our community hospice, Our Lady of Peace Hospice, offers is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Our board “In addition to volunteering there, guidesAs a Catholic, Our Lady not-for-profit of Peace’s performance organization, toward Our Lady established of Peace Even if you already have a will, you can easily add Our Lady are living at home, in senior communities, or long-term we have included OLP in our will. of Peace to it by using a simple codicil. We would be happy careMedicare-certified facilities. Our hospice careservices team to makes those ourin need patients’ who mission, values and vision. But our staff and volunteers to provide you with sample language. We truly believe in their mission to cannotgoals in continue a manner to provide consistent exceptional with thecare organization’s without your possible. support. Thanks for your past generosity, and we pray that We invite you to join the Rose Hawthorne Society and provide high quality end-of-life care for final days, weeks or months as peaceful and comfortable as we will deserve it in the future. make the difference of a lifetime. all, regardless of race and religion. It’s To learn more about this special way of giving, please a magical place filled to the brim with contact Our Lady of Peace Development Department. peace, serenity and loving care.” A privilege and a responsibility Lisa Sweeney can be reached at 651-789-6826 or lisas@ Ed Martini, Board of Directors Chair ourladyofpeacemn.org. Jody and Steve Anderly Our Lady of Peace Home is dedicated to caring for persons with terminal illness. This simple yet profound calling has continued unaltered since the Home’s founding in 1941 by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. It is a humbling privilege to be considered worthy and “When the petals of the heart entrusted with the precious ending days of an individual’s life. Such trust is earned by the governance of a capable, dedicated Board of Directors and the continuous compassionate unfold, fragrance spreads across care giving by our well-qualified staff so ably supported by an incredible cadre of volunteers. the valley.” Our Lady of Peace has been able to maintain, enhance and advance the founding commitment Amit Ray of the Sisters of Hawthorne because of the stewardship – time, talent and treasure – of A gentleman brought rescued and experienced Our Lady of Peace and are moved to help perpetuate our mission, vision and values. Your enabling gifts are truly appreciated. generously supportive family, friends, organizations and agencies, most of whom have repurposed roses from Costco – leftover from Mother’s Day – to Our Lady of You are strongly encouraged to graciously and generously contribute to Our Lady of Peace so we may continue our Peace, expressing a desire to perform current programs and services and to help extend our outreach further into the communities we serve. An additional “a random act of kindness.” way of giving – The Rose of Hawthorne Legacy Society – is premiered for you in this issue of The Journey. Please give a legacy gift your sincere consideration and you will be blessed as you bless and benefit Our Lady of Peace! 1 The Journey 2 Going to the chapel...again Kids discover a spirit of giving at Our Lady of Peace Pale winterPatient sunlight Profile slants through the chapel windows at There’sDonor something Profile about Our Lady of Peace that leaves The Chu girls – Norah, now 11; Marin, 9; Lydia, 6; and Our Lady of Peace and illuminates an unlikely wedding scene. an impression on even its youngest visitors: the serene Hillary, 4 – of Chanhassen made the hospice their second A bride stands beside her groom at the altar, but the groom atmosphere, the continuous service, the dignity of each patient. home that summer, playing cards in the porch, singing to cannot stand. He is resting in a Geri Chair — part hospital their beloved Ye Ye and visiting with the staff. Ye Ye came up bed, part wheelchair — studying his wife’s face as she listens Visiting the hospice can spark a spirit of giving among with the idea to give the girls a parting gift of a new puppy: children, paving the way to a lifetime of giving – and nearly 23 years ago. remembering. them frolicking together in the courtyard, which his room to a priest recite the sacred words that first united the couple a 7-week-old Labradoodle they named Hazel. To watch into the future he would be missing. overlooked, brought joy to his final days – and a glimpse “It was a beautiful experience for us,” Jen said. After his death, Marin decided to donate four months of her allowance to Our Lady. She wanted to offer up her earnings from household chores to a good cause. Marin Father Humberto Palomino of St. Mark’s in St. Paul blesses the union of Pauline and Bob. envelope containing money given during the holidays, as is Chinesealso decided custom to –donate bringing money her totalfrom gifther to hóngbāo around –$100, a red a after more than two decades of marriage, are still very much formidable donation for a then 8-year-old. in love. The news in October 2016 that Bob had non-operable small-cell lung cancer was devastating for the couple, and a “We felt proud,” Jen said, “but we weren’t surprised. We few months later, following a hospital stay and admission to knew she understood how well Ye Ye was cared for.” Our Lady, they had to face the reality that Bob might not be alive to celebrate their anniversary in February. Our Lady stretched the Chu girls’ hearts, and there’s no Bob and Pauline Rodger “Not knowing how long we would have to keep sharing the about oncology as a career prospect. love we have for each other and the fun and enjoyment we telling the long-term impact, Jen said. The firstborn talks Our Lady patient Bob Rodger and his wife, Pauline, are have together made us want to do this,” Pauline says of their For 10-year-old Annika renewing their wedding vows. Bob says it was Pauline’s idea, decision to renew their vows. Once that decision was made, Clift of Minneapolis, Our but Pauline smiles at him and says she didn’t have to twist Our Lady staff members were eager to help this special Lady offered a similar his arm too hard.