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Sheep grazing at the Mount St. John Solar array prairie
Watch the news video below about sheep grazing on the prairie at Mount St. John Solar array on Earth Day 2025. Tara Poling, Program...

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May 271 min read
MEEC events this Easter season
Register for two MEEC events this Saturday, April 26, during this Easter season. The first is MEEC’s Native Plants workshop, and the...

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Apr 241 min read
Marianist Environmental Education Center - MEEC updates
Read about Sr. Dorothy Stang from the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the first US woman to be included in the memorial for modern...

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Feb 185 min read
Winter Solstice Sunrise Celebration
Join MEEC for a Winter Solstice Sunrise Celebration at Mount St. John, Dayton, OH, on December 20, 2024, at 6:30 am, a day that will be...

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Dec 18, 20241 min read
Native Plants and their benefits
Visit MEEC for its annual native plant sale, which will be held on June 22, 2024, between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. EST at Mount St. John,...

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Jun 17, 20242 min read
Ways to Reduce Plastic Waste
Susan Vogt, Lay Marianist from the Visitation Marianist State Community sends us this update on World Environment Day. In recognition of...

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Jun 5, 20249 min read
The Beauty and Hope of God's Creation and Laudato Si Week
Check out Alive magazine's Spring 2024 issue and article on the Marianist Environmental Education Center (MEEC), featuring Sr. Leanne...

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May 15, 20241 min read
MEEC Urban Pollinator Grant Awarded to Unity Garden
Tara Poling, Program Coordinator at MEEC (Marianist Environmental Education Center) and Marianist Retreat Centers liaison for MFEP shares...

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May 13, 20242 min read
Earth Day Program: Planet or Plastic!
Register for MSJC's Earth Day Program: Planet or Plastic! Wednesday, April 24, 2024, between 8:00 pm and 9:15 pm EST. What: All are...

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Apr 22, 20242 min read
Solar Eclipse & Feast of the Annunciation Celebration
This year, the Feast of the Annunciation falls on Monday, April 8, 2024, a day that will also see a total solar eclipse. This day is also...

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Mar 21, 20242 min read
Living Peace: A Winter Wisdom Retreat at Mount St. John, Dayton.
Based on MFEP's first goal - to promote Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation: Come and register for MEEC's in-person retreat at...

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Feb 12, 20241 min read
2023 Winter Solstice Sunrise Celebration at Mount St. John, Dayton.
Bro. Dennis Bautista, SM, Community and Novice Director of the Marianist Novitiate at Mount St. John, Dayton, OH, shares this post on the...

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Dec 27, 20231 min read
Mission of Mary Co-op Director receives an award at Montgomery County Food Summit, OH.
Read about the Director of Mission of Mary, Mike Schulz, receiving the Food Champion, "Education" award at the Montgomery County Food...

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Dec 14, 20231 min read
The world sings of an endless love - Laudate Deum, 65.
Sr. Leanne Jablonski, FMI, Director, Marianist Environmental Education Center (MEEC) and Community Fellow for Faith & Environment, Hanley...

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Nov 28, 20231 min read
Let Justice Flow Anew: virtual event - Sept 27, 2023.
Join the Marianist Family members in the Season of Creation to pray, reflect, and learn about the gift of rivers. Event Date: Wednesday,...

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Sep 25, 20231 min read
Native prairie grass seeded near Mount Saint John solar array
Tara Poling, Program Coordinator, MEEC - Marianist Environmental Education Center and Liaison for Marianist Retreat Centers, sends us...

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Jun 5, 20231 min read
A Triduum Message
Sr. Leanne Jablonski, FMI, Director of the Marianist Environmental Education Center (MEEC), sends us this Triduum message. Image: Detail...

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Apr 8, 20234 min read
A virtual learning event open to all
Theme: Entering into Ecological Conversion in a Marianist Spirit. When: March 29, Wed, 8 pm - 9.15 pm Eastern. Where: Register here to...

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Mar 27, 20231 min read
Chaminade-Julienne helps restore new woods - EQIP Project at Mount Saint John
The Marianist Environmental Education Center at Mount Saint John recently received a three-year grant from the Environmental Quality...

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May 26, 20221 min read
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