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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.

January 5, 2018, Adrian, Michigan – As science brings to light ever more about the vastness of our universe and its evolution, how do we fit God and humanity into the picture? That is the question that Sister Sara Fairbanks, OP, PhD, will explore in her two-part series, “Who Are You as a Christian in an Evolving Universe?”

Sessions will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, January 17, 2018, and January 24, 2018, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center in Adrian. During Part 1, Sister Sara will center on the question, “What does the new universe story say about God and humanity?” This session will explore the new discoveries of contemporary theologians about God our Creator and about our place in the universe.

During Session 2, Sister Sara will focus on “How does the biblical vision of humanity illumine the new universe story?” The biblical stories of creation found in Genesis 1-2 and in biblical wisdom literature will be studied for their key insights about God, humanity, and all of creation.

Currently the Director of Vocations for the Adrian Dominican Sisters, Sister Sara served as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Barry University in Miami. She holds a master’s degree in theology from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, and a doctorate in theology from the University of St. Michael’s College, the Toronto School of Theology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The cost for each session is $5 and registration is required. To register, call Weber Center at 517-266-4000 or register online at https://weber.adriandominicans.org/Registration.aspx

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse, 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian. Enter the Eastern-most driveway of the complex and follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.