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August 15, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – For the past 25 years, Weber Retreat and Conference Center has offered a special place for people to find peace, calm, and awareness in its outdoor walking labyrinth. 

All are invited to gather with Sisters Kathleen Schanz, OP, and Esther Kennedy, OP, to walk peace and hope into our world from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2025. The event is free and open to all. No registration is required. 

Labyrinths have been used throughout the centuries to help people become centered and prayerful. The labyrinth is not a maze but includes one meandering path from the periphery to the center and back again. There is no wrong way to walk a labyrinth, but one suggestion is to quiet your mind, soul, and body during the walk to the center, spend some reflection time in the center, and walk out again with a renewed and refreshed spirit.

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.

August 12, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – All are welcome to join the Mindfulness community at Weber Retreat and Conference Center for Days of Mindfulness, held in person from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The fall 2025 schedule is as follows:

•    Compassion in Action, September 6, 2025: A kind heart is sometimes ranked lower than a quick wit, a sharp mind, or the capacity to command. This session explores whether we can be kind and still strong. 

•    Courage to Wait, November 1, 2025: If we can refrain from reacting quickly to circumstances that bring on anger or agitation, we may discover some softness within. Practicing patience helps us to catch this softness.

•    Embracing Life Just as It Is, December 6, 2025: To embrace life just as it is, to experience life freshly in the moment, is simple and yet very profound. The important step is to see how we orient our minds.

Sessions are facilitated by Sister Esther Kennedy, OP, a Dominican Sister of Adrian, a retreat leader, and a spiritual director. The cost of $35 per session includes lunch. Each session is limited to 35 participants. 

Registration is required. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

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.