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December 8, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – Weber Retreat and Conference Center will begin the year with a new slate of Lunch and Learn topics, from finding truth in today’s world to preparing for spring planting. The Lunch and Learn series is held from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. monthly on Wednesdays.

Upcoming Lunch and Learn sessions and their topics are as follows:

•    January 14, 2026: Finding Truth in Today’s World. Members of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Communications and Finance offices offer tips on how to identify the truth online and how to avoid scams.

•    February 11, 2026: Casseroles and Crockpots. Warm up the cold winter day by sampling three dishes, including pineapple upside-down cake made in a crockpot. Bring your own recipes to share.

•    March 11, 2026: Habitat for Humanity Lenawee. Wendy Knox, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Lenawee, describes the work of her organization, including the repairs program, home construction, and the 20th anniversary of the Restore Store.

•    April 8, 2026: Getting Ready for Spring. Friends from the Madison Garden Center and Flower Shop – formerly Barrett’s Showplace Gardens – offer tips on choosing the right plants for your garden and timing your spring gardening projects. 

Sessions are free and open to the public. No registration is needed.

Bring your lunch. Drinks and dessert are available. You can also purchase your lunch at least two days in advance from Weber Center for $8, your choice of egg salad, turkey and cheese, or chicken salad croissant sandwiches with chips. Registration is required at least two days in advance if you order your lunch. Call 517-266-4000, or email your registration, [email protected]. 

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. On East Siena Heights Drive, turn into the driveway between Adrian Rea Literacy Center and the solar panel-covered carport. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.

October 16, 2025, Florissant, Missouri – About 20 pilgrims hiked through the wetlands along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers on September 27-28, 2025, to deepen their appreciation of God’s creation, and especially the role of water. They were participating in “Pilgrims of Hope for Creation: The Rivers as Waters of Life,” hosted by the Pallottine Retreat and Conference Center in Florissant, Missouri.

Adrian Dominican Associate Celeste Mueller, DMin, President of the Board of Directors of the retreat center, organized and led the pilgrimage, convened at the end of the 2025 Season of Creation. The purpose was to “walk together to observe, listen and learn from the Rivers and the communities of plants, animals, and humans that depend on these living waters,” according to information on the retreat center’s website.

During the walk, Celeste told participants that they were hiking on “sacred sites” and encouraged them to treat these sites with an expectation that their encounter with them “might change something in us.” 

Laura Law, another Adrian Dominican Associate, also participated in the pilgrimage, and said she appreciated the meditation experience of the retreat. 

Read more about the retreat in an article by Laura Kosta published in The St. Louis Review, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Feature photo at top: Some of the participants in the Pilgrimage of Hope for Creation, hosted by the Pallottine Retreat and Conference Center in Florissant, Missouri, take time to pose for a photo.