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December 13, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – Weber Retreat and Conference Center’s Winter 2025 monthly Lunch and Learn series is offered from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Dates and topics this season are:

Looking for Some New and Easy Recipes?, January 15, 2025. Weber Center’s panel of cooks share samples and recipes you won’t want to miss, including Hamburger Delight and Upside Down Cranberry Loaf. Feel free to bring your own recipes to share.

Technology Update, February 12, 2025. Members of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Communications Office discuss podcasts, while members of the Technology Office are on hand to answer your questions about topics such as scams, security, and artificial intelligence. 

Oh, My Aching Back!, March 12, 2025. Physical therapists from 3DPT discuss the causes of back pain and explain how exercise and stretching can help you. 

Spice Up Your Cooking, April 9, 2025. Gwyne Marks, co-owner of Marks Trading Company in Adrian, shares specialty items in the new store, including spices and spice rubs for meats, fish, tacos, and pies.

Bring your own lunch and enjoy drinks and desserts provided by Weber Center. You may also purchase a lunch for $7 – your choice of egg salad, turkey and cheese, or chicken salad croissant sandwiches with chips – by registering at least two days in advance. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Registration is not necessary if you bring your own lunch.

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.
 

December 10, 2024, Mining, Pampanga, the Philippines – At the heart of a mini-concert on December 3, 2024, the Adrian Dominican Sisters of the Our Lady of Remedies Mission Chapter and their friends and colleagues shared a moment of joy and excitement, cascaded by a colorful illumination of togetherness and celebration. 

The occasion was more than a small concert. It was a musical benefit intended to raise support for the completion of the Adrian Covered Court, which served as the venue for the event. A joint project of the Sisters and the Dominican School of Angeles City Foundation Inc., the covered court is envisioned as a hub and valuable resource for the school and for community activities of the Sisters.

Dr. Eric Zapanta, who attended the nearby University of the Assumption and is now a success in education and music, set the tone for the concert by singing a medley of songs and playing the saxophone.  

The gathering was transformed into a celebration of the shared mission and fellowship among the Sisters of Our Lady of Remedies Chapter, who showcased their talents throughout the night, along with the students and faculty of Dominican School of Angeles City and an Aeta scholar. It was delightful to hear them perform a wide variety of songs and dances. 

Performing in the concert were generous priest friends from the Archdiocese of San Fernando, as well as priest friends from outside the archdiocese, the Singing Priests: Fathers Bienvenido Castil, MSC, Douglas Baddong, Carmelo Agustin, Norman Arce, Eisen John Cruz, and Enrique Luzung. 

Father Luzung, the concert’s director and primary host, cultivated a feeling of communal ownership among participants as he acknowledged their efforts toward the ongoing project. He noted that once the covered court is completed, all could take pride in a collective, achieved mission.  

Members of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Leadership Council from the United States – Sisters Lorraine Réaume, OP, Corinne Sanders, OP, and Mary Soher, OP – joined in the activities, as did Sister Nancy Jurecki, OP, who is enjoying an immersion experience in the Philippines. The event was also enhanced by the endearing and enduring presence of Archbishop Emeritus Paciano B. Aniceto, D.D.   

Written Collaboratively by Sisters in Our Lady of Remedies Mission Chapter

Caption for above feature photo: Adrian Dominican Sisters from the Our Lady of Remedies Mission Chapter in the Philippines – along with Sister Lorraine Réaume, OP, Vicaress and General Councilor – take the stage during their “Mini-Concert for a Cause.”