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April 14, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – Lunch and Learn sessions for May to August 2025 focus on a variety of topics, from parks in Adrian to the Goodwill organization and the benefits of massage. Lunch and Learn sessions are held monthly on Wednesdays from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Weber Retreat and Conference Center at the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse.

Upcoming sessions are as follows:

•    May 14, 2025 – Let’s Go to the Park: Parks and Recreation Director Jeremiah Davies and Recreation Assistant Cindy Schmucker describe Adrian’s great parks, shelters, ball fields, rentals, playgrounds, and other options. 

•    June 11, 2025 – The Epidemic of Loneliness: Social worker Mindy Rodriguez explores the causes of loneliness, seen as a silent epidemic. She describes how to identify its presence, especially in the young and in the elderly, and describes steps that can foster more meaningful connections.

•    July 16, 2025 – The Amazing Outreach of Goodwill: Rebecca Melina, Mission Engagement Manager of Goodwill Industries of Southeast Michigan, describes the services that Goodwill provides.

•    August 13, 2025 – There’s Nothing Like a Good Massage: Massage therapist Savvy Boyd and Cranial Massage Therapist Kendra Crombez describe these massage therapies and their benefits.

Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert are provided. You can also purchase your lunch for $8 for your choice of egg salad, turkey and cheese, or chicken salad croissant sandwich with chips. To order a meal, register at least two days in advance. Registration is not needed if you bring your own lunch.

To register, visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. 

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.
 

January 31, 2025, Adrian, Michigan – Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, the Director of the Vatican Observatory, visits Adrian in March to offer a program titled A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars and for an evening reception and short presentation.

A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars is from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center. The cost for the program, which is in person and livestreamed, is $35. Registration is required. The reception – 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the same day at Weber Center – is free and open to the public. The evening will include soft drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a half-hour presentation.

Jesuit spirituality is centered on “finding God in all things,” represented by the universe itself. In this program, Brother Guy describes how we find God in the joy we experience in observing the sky. Brother Guy, a native of Detroit, earned degrees in Planetary Science from MIT and the University of Arizona, was a research fellow at Harvard and MIT, and served in Kenya with the U.S. Peace Corps. He taught university physics before entering the Jesuits in 1989 and has served at the Vatican Observatory since 1993. Pope Francis appointed him Director of the Vatican Observatory in 2015.

To register for the afternoon program, 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.