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July 10, 2021, Adrian, Michigan – Sister Helen Cahill, OP, a Dominican Sister of Peace, offers A Fresh Look at Spirituality through the Lens of Cosmology during a live stream program, offered by Weber Retreat and Conference Center. The program is from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 28, 2021.

The workshop explores how our understanding of the universe, evolutionary consciousness, and images of God affect our self-understanding as we evolve into love. 

A resident of the St. Catharine Motherhouse in Kentucky, Sister Helen continues to offer spiritual direction and group supervision for formation personnel through Zoom for the Claret Center in Chicago, where she served for many years. She holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in spirituality from the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

The workshop is free, but donations are appreciated. Registration is required to receive the live stream link and is available at www.webercenter.org; click on “programs.” Registrations may also be made by contacting Weber Center at 517-266-4000 or webercenter@adriandominicans.org. 

June 1, 2021, Adrian, Michigan – Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County recently hosted the blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new house constructed through the organization’s Faith Build. Parishioners of Lenawee County churches participated in building and funding the house. Among those present was Sister Joanne Peters, OP, a Board member of the local Habitat for Humanity. The Faith Build was funded in part by a grant from the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Ministry Trust Fund, which offers grants every year to non-profit organizations in which Sisters minister or volunteer. Read the Daily Telegram article by Brad Heineman. 

Feature photo: The Newell family outside of their newly constructed home in Adrian. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee