Di Leo chronicles challenging life in Sister
by Greg Langley

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 2, 2003
Contact: Beth and Sal Di Leo
2611 Ulysses St. NE,
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612.789.2795

St. Francis Lodge Stations Completed By Notre Dame Sister

On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 10:30 am there will be a very quiet and personal ceremony at the Mother House of the Sisters Of Notre Dame in Mankato to celebrate the completion of a unique artistic endeavor.

Sister Mary Ann Osborne with the Sisters Of Notre Dame in Mankato has been diligently carving the outdoor Stations Of The Cross for St. Francis Lodge, a free retreat that is being built for Nuns in Lake George, Minnesota, by a husband and wife team.

"We are so excited to see the Stations completed and are so grateful to Sister Mary Ann for taking on such a big project with very little notice. Sister has been working hard all summer and has completed this very large project in a relatively short period of time. She has been a godsend," explains Beth Di Leo.

A short viewing of the Stations, followed by a mass, and lunch with the Notre Dame Sisters is planned. "The Mission of St. Francis Lodge is to provide a place of peace and prayer for Catholic Nuns, in a beautiful wilderness setting with no organized agenda, in a quiet bed and breakfast at no charge. Sister Mary Ann's Stations will only add to the beauty and holiness of St. Francis Lodge," adds Sal Di Leo.

Di Leo and his wife Beth of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Minneapolis are building St. Francis Lodge as their way of giving back. Sal was raised in an orphanage in the 1960's by the Sisters of St. Francis and is very grateful for their love and work.

For more information on St. Francis Lodge go to www.salsbook.com and click on St. Francis Lodge.

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