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October 21, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – Many people and organizations publish and sell calendars to help people keep track of the tasks and events of each day. Sister Maryetta Churches, OP, has for the past five years created calendars that help people make the most of each day through prayer and reflection.

“We all have different ways of praying,” Sister Maryetta said. “I journal every day, and each day I do something different – whatever helps me to enhance my prayer, my listening to God.” She often enhances her reflections with artwork, using creative tools such as clay, markers, or yarn. Her calendars are based on selected artwork from the previous year. 

Sister Maryetta used her creativity during her 25 years of ministry at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Brighton, Michigan, teaching groups to pray with art and creating All Souls Day posters depicting the parishioners who had died the previous year. When she left that ministry in 2020 – amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and returned to Adrian, she created a calendar based on her artwork as a way to help the parishioners remember her. Now, her calendars are available to a wider audience. 

This year, Sister Maryetta said, she decided to make a change as she created the 2025 calendar. “I wanted to go deeper,” she said. “I wanted to go deeper into my own life, so the questions I asked myself I share with you.” She included reflection questions on the back page of the calendar, numbered to correspond to the relevant month.

Sister Maryetta hopes that people who buy her calendar will use it to help them deepen their prayer lives and their relationship with God. “I invite you to pray with the artwork for each month,” she said. Contemplating the artwork and how it speaks to you can be another prompt for your prayer. What is the artwork telling you, and can you speak to God about it?” She believes the calendar could also be a useful tool for parishes.

Noting that each day of the year is a gift from God, Sister Maryetta said, “My hope is that this calendar can help you to appreciate that gift and claim it for yourself, and that it can help you to deepen your prayer life.”

The 2025 calendar sells for $15 and is available through the Weber Shop at the Weber Retreat and Conference Center. Visit or call the shop at 517-266-4035 to reserve a copy for yourself or purchase in bulk. 
 

Caption for above feature photo: Sister Maryetta Churches, OP, finds many outlets for her creativity. Along with her artwork and her creation of calendars, she enjoys knitting prayer shawls.

October 21, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – Get a head start on your Christmas preparations by attending the Christmas Open House at the Weber Shop at Weber Retreat and Conference Center Wednesday, November 13, 2024, through Saturday, November 16, 2024. The shop is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.

The festivities include an Open House Kick-off and Preview during the monthly Lunch and Learn at 12:15 p.m. November 13. Bring your lunch to hear more about the items for sale and to participate in special raffles and door prizes. Refreshments will be served.

The Weber Shop offers unique art pieces and other gifts created by Sisters, nativity sets, Christmas cards, original ornaments, and other special items. 

For information, contact the Weber Shop at 517-266-4035 or [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 the 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.