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Free Book Winners

Announcing the winners of the random drawings for free signed copies of books by the guest teachers in the Advent online retreat:

Becoming a *Monk in the World* with Paula Huston

Becoming a *Monk in the World* with Dana Reynolds

Becoming a *Monk in the World* with Roy DeLeon

Becoming a *Monk in the World* with Mary Earle

Please send me your snail mail addresses and I will get those out to you!

All of these wonderful authors are guest teachers for our upcoming Advent 2011–Birthing the Holy: Becoming a Monk in the World online retreat (November 27-December 24, 2011).   We also have the lovely Jan Richardson who wasn’t able to join us for this particular fun, but her work is beautiful as well.

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