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July 14, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – Sisters Mariane Fahlman, OP, and Esther Kennedy, OP, offer A Practical Guide to Healthy Aging from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center. The workshop is offered in person and through livestream.
The workshop highlights the vital relationship between physical activity, nutrition, cognitive health, and mindfulness and includes practical strategies to reduce stress and promote overall wellbeing.
Sister Mariane is a Professor of Kinesiology, Health, and Sports Studies at Wayne State University in Detroit and studies physical function and cognition among those who are 65 and older. Sister Esther is a retreat leader and spiritual director who offers monthly mindfulness sessions at Weber Center.
The cost is $35, including lunch. 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.
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December 19, 2022, Adrian, Michigan – Adrian Dominican Sister Janet Schaeffler, OP, offers an in-person workshop on the spirituality of aging. Let This Be the Time: Reflections on the Spirituality of Aging, is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center.
Sister Janet will explore with participants the ways to grow in wisdom and grace, deepening the uniqueness of who we are, enjoying the precious moments we have been given, and continuing to deepen our relationship with God and our many loved ones. The spirituality of aging enables us to be maturing persons of integrity, living in wholeness and holiness.
Former Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Archdiocese of Detroit, Sister Janet leads days of reflection, retreats, parish missions, and workshops and has written several books and articles.
Participants will be screened for COVID-19 and required to wear masks when not eating.
The cost of $45 includes lunch. Registration is required and is available at www.webercenter.org; click on “programs.” Registrations also may be made by calling 517-266-4000 or emailing [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.
Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. Traveling east on Siena Heights Drive, pass the Adrian Rea Literacy Center and turn left just before the solar panel-covered parking lot. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.