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August 23, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – Sister Sharon Zayac, OP, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, offers a retreat on Evolution: A Spiritual Journey from 6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2024, through 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center.

We are in the midst of a cosmic shift in understanding who we are as persons, as people of faith, and as a human species. Sister Sharon will explore this newly emerging consciousness, what it teaches us about who we are, how we are related to the whole, and how we image Holy Mystery.

Sister Sharon shares from her passion about the cosmic creation story and its implications for life and faith. She is the author of Earth Spirituality in the Catholic and Dominican Tradition, and co-wrote Science and Christ: A Dialogue with Richard Chiola, PhD.

The cost for the retreat is $180 for commuters, $325 per person double occupancy, and $425 single occupancy. Registration is required. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

August 19, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – All are invited to join the Adrian Dominican Sisters in a weekly Peace Prayer during the Season of Creation. The prayer is offered from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, September 3 through October 1, 2024, in the Weber Retreat and Conference Center Auditorium. The Peace Prayer is also available via livestream.

Initiated by the World Council of Churches, the Season of Creation is an opportunity for Christians worldwide to be united in renewing their relationship with the Creator and all creation. The season begins on Sunday, September 1, 2024, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends on Friday, October 4, 2024, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, recognized by many Christians as the Patron Saint of Ecology. The 2024 theme is To Act and Hope with Creation: The Firstfruits of Hope (Rm. 8:19-25).

Other observances on the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse Campus for the Season of Creation are:

•    Sunday Mass, 10:30 a.m. September 1-29, 2024, at St. Catherine Chapel. Homilies and prayers are based on the Sunday readings through the lens of ecological themes written by James Hug, SJ, priest chaplain for the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

•    Day of Mindfulness: The Myth of Impermanence, facilitated by Sister Esther Kennedy, OP, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 7, 2024. Register with Weber Center at https://webercenter.org/ or 517-266-4000.

•    Autumn Equinox: Harvesting of the Gift of Ancestors, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Weber Center.