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November 14, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – Come join a ritual celebration of Winter Solstice from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center. 

The celebration of the shortest day of the year calls us to remember, in the words of theologian Teilhard de Chardin, that “we await the coming light, rising from the darkness … ‘There is light and only light ahead of us.’” In song and dance, we will remember that we are light for those we meet and for the world.

The celebration is facilitated by Sister Esther Kennedy, OP, a Dominican Sister of Adrian, a retreat leader and spiritual director, and the facilitator of Weber Center’s monthly Days of Mindfulness.

The Winter Solstice celebration is free and open to all. Registration is not required. 

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.

November 14, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – In recent months, immigrants in the United States have faced challenging and sometimes frightening situations as a result of crackdowns on immigration law by the administration of President Donald Trump. Sister Attracta Kelly, OP, an immigration attorney, will address that situation and ways that concerned neighbors can be of help.

Sister Attracta’s presentation, What’s Happening with Immigration, is from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in the Auditorium of the Weber Retreat and Conference Center, at the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse Campus, 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian. 

Sister Attracta, Director Emerita of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Immigration Assistance Office, will speak about immigration law and some of the recent changes. In addition, she will discuss the rights of immigrants, how local residents can help their immigrant neighbors, and the best ways to respond should U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents come to a residence or a local organization.

The presentation is open to the public, free of charge, and will be livestreamed.