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May 23, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – As Earth reaches the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, all are invited to join in the ritual celebration of the Summer Solstice from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center.

The celebration strengthens our commitment to Earth, our precious planet home, as we gather in song, walk in beauty with the ancestors, and celebrate our bonds of connection. Bring a friend and welcome Summer. The event is free and open to all. No registration is required. 

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.

April 14, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – All are welcome to join Sister Esther Kennedy, OP, and the mindfulness community as they deepen their understanding of and commitment to daily meditation practice. Days of Mindfulness are from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays at Weber Retreat and Conference Center.

Upcoming mindfulness sessions are:

•    May 3, 2025, Open to Experience. Learning to stay with whatever is arising is at the heart of mindfulness practice.

•    June 7, 2025, Loving Kindness. Learning to lead a more open-hearted life may be uncomfortable and painful, but it is made bearable and joyful with a dose of loving-kindness.

•    August 2, 2025: Open to One’s Own Suffering. Mindfulness practice strengthens our capacity to be touched and open to our own suffering, not avoiding or explaining it. 

Sister Esther, a Dominican Sister of Adrian, is a retreat leader and spiritual director.

The cost is $35 per session, which includes lunch. Registration is required. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.