What's Happening

August 8, 2022, Adrian, Michigan – With the delivery of an electric lawn mower, the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse Campus took the first step in using more sustainable, electric vehicles in its work on facilities and grounds. 

“This really marks the first step in our sustainability efforts on moving away from gas vehicles and gas engines and gas mowers to something that’s more sustainable, something that’s electric that we can charge off of, eventually, our solar grid,” said Joel Henricks, Director of Facilities and Grounds. 

The electric mower is part of a long-time effort by the Adrian Dominican Sisters to live sustainably on their Motherhouse Campus in Adrian. Other efforts over the years include a field of solar arrays; a solar panel carport; a Permaculture garden; and the installation of brighter and more efficient LED lighting in the campus buildings. These initiatives are an effort to live out the Congregation’s 2016 Enactment on Sustainability.

Watch the video of the arrival of the electric lawn mower below.
 

Featured photo: R.J. Hauenstein, a Co-worker in Campus Facilities and Grounds, tests out the new electric mower.

April 18, 2022, Adrian, Michigan – Weber Retreat and Conference Center again invites the public to its popular Lunch and Learn Series, held monthly from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Guests should bring their lunch. The schedule for the next four months is as follows:

• May 10, 2022, Adrian Center for the Arts. Pi Benio and Lisa Neuman introduce us to the Adrian Center for the Arts: its history, growth, classes, and activities.

• June 7, 2022, Eating from the Ground Up. April Amo shares her personal journey into a whole food, plant-based lifestyle and its positive health benefits. She will provide a tasting menu with a variety of foods. 

• July 12, 2022, The Healing Power of Nature. Kathleen Ancizek, family and holistic medicine physician, describes the benefits of being immersed in nature and gaining a greater sense of connection to Mother Earth.

• August 9, 2022, Turning Green! A Campus Sustainability Tour. Sister Corinne Sanders, OP, Director of the Office of Sustainability, gives a guided tour of the Adrian Dominican Motherhouse sustainability initiatives, inside and outside.

Lunch and Learn programs are offered in-person for free. Registration is not required, and all are welcome. All guests will be screened for COVID-19 and are required to wear a mask when not eating.

Weber Center is located on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse, 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian. For information, call Weber Center at 517-266-4000.