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October 16, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – Every day is a gift from God and an opportunity to find new, creative ways to reach out to God in prayer.

That is the message that Sister Maryetta Churches, OP, hopes the users of her 2026 calendar take with them every day of the approaching year.

“The message for people who use this calendar would be to try to find the Lord in new ways this year – through art, through prayer, through journaling, through expanding your horizons – and find a new relationship with the Lord,” Sister Maryetta said.

Sister Maryetta ministered for 25 years at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Brighton, Michigan, teaching groups to pray with art and creating All Souls Day posters featuring photos of parishioners who had died in the past year. When she left the parish in 2020 and moved to the Motherhouse in Adrian, she created a calendar based on her artwork to help parishioners remember her. She continues to create calendars, now reaching a wider audience. 

She hopes members of her larger audience will draw inspiration from the calendar – featuring artwork she created during her own journaling and prayer time in recent months. Each month also includes prompts to help people deepen their prayer life and their relationship with God.

Sister Maryetta hopes that the calendar will help people find new ways to pray. “Do whatever fits your style,” such as journaling or drawing, she said. “I’m trying to get people to do something different and make it a prayer. Communicate with God – speak and listen and use different techniques that speak to you.” 
Sister Maryetta herself is responding to a new call in her life. “It’s a call to the newness of me,” she said. “But I have no idea where it’s leading me. The call is exciting and unnerving, and I want to focus on becoming more.”

She encourages others to experience God’s call in their own lives. “He’s calling you,” she said. “You are precious in his eyes and he loves you, and I hope you can say back, ‘You are precious in my life, Lord, and I love you.’”

The calendars sell for $15 and will be available at the Weber Center Shop on the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse Campus. The Shop is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday; it is closed for lunch from noon to 12:45 p.m. Visit the Weber Center Shop in person or reserve a copy by calling 517-266-4035.

Sister Maryetta also hopes to receive feedback from those who purchase and use her calendar. She can be reached at [email protected]. 
 

Caption for above feature photo: Sister Maryetta Churches, OP, displays a painting of the Holy Spirit, one of her works of art featured in her 2026 calendar.

By Sister Yolanda Manapsal, OP
Chapter Prioress, Our Lady of Remedies Mission Chapter

The Adrian Dominican Sisters Our Lady of Remedies Mission Chapter joyfully celebrated their 60th Founding Anniversary on October 2, 2025, at the Adrian Covered Court in Mining, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, with the themes of Openness, Embracing, and Resilience and Gratitude.

It was a heartfelt gathering attended by families, friends, benefactors, and priests from the Archdiocese of San Fernando, a beautiful testament of God's unwavering love and grace shining through the Sisters’ lives. It was a milestone of faith, mission, and communion. 

The celebration opened with the unveiling of the six-decade timeline, a visual narrative that beautifully highlighted the Sisters’ 60 years of service, commitment, and journey with the people of God. 

This was followed by a solemn Eucharistic Celebration with presiders Archbishop Florentino G. Lavarias, Archbishop-Emeritus Paciano B. Aniceto, and members of the Pampanga clergy, whose presence and words of blessing gave deeper meaning to the milestone of the Mission Chapter. 

In his homily, Archbishop Lavarias invited the Sisters to live in deep gratitude for the many years they have sustained one another as a community and mission chapter. He urged them to imitate the guardian angels – servants and companions of others – reminding them that true service is not just a feeling but a conscious decision and act of the will. He further challenged them to find joy by letting go of entitlement and self-regard, opening themselves more fully to God’s call to serve.  

The archbishop’s words reminded the Sisters that the way they love and care for one another can inspire others and draw them closer to God. People will recognize the beauty of their mutual respect and genuine fellowship, he said.

The second day was graced by the presence of Monsignor Cenovio “Sonny” Lumanog, a longtime friend of the Sisters, who officiated the Eucharistic celebration. It was a day filled with laughter, fun, friendship, and community spirit. The Sisters gathered for a Sports Fest, where they showcased their talents in sports, dancing, and teamwork, reminding everyone that religious life is also marked by joy, health, and unity. 

The third day brought the celebration to a deeper spirit of thanksgiving through a Prayer Walk and Holy Mass with Father Bien Castill, MSC. Centered on prayer and the Eucharist, the day became a profound moment of gratitude for God’s fidelity and an opportunity to renew the Sisters’ commitment to their mission. 

Indeed, the 60th Anniversary of the Adrian Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of Remedies Mission Chapter was a renewal of the mission for the future and a remembrance of the past: 60 years of grace, mission, God’s faithful love, and gratitude!