Saturday, October 4 @ 9 – 1pm at the Marianist Environmental Education Center at Mount Saint John in Beavercreek – Hosted by the Marianist Environment Education Center, this bus/car pilgrimage visits a variety of gardens in East Dayton, addressing how communities unite in being stewards of creation. This pilgrimage includes mass.

Saturday, September 27 @ 9 – 1pm at Bellarmine Chapel – Organized by the Healthy Earth Team of the Jesuit Parish Family (Bellarmine Chapel and St. Xavier Church), this bus/car pilgrimage will visit locations along the Mill Creek, once the most polluted urban stream in the United States, to learn about the impact of environmental degradation on local communities and successful mitigation and reclamation efforts. Stops include the Yellow Bridge, Beekman Corridor, and the Lick Run Greenway.

Saturday, September 13 @ 9 – 1pm at Aullwood Nature Center – This bus/car pilgrimage visits several locations in northwest Dayton ranging from a nature center, solar field, parish garden, and regenerative family farm. Learn how God has inspired communities and individuals to be loving stewards of God’s Creation.

Saturday, September 6 @ 9 – 11:30 at the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Motherhouse – Sister Dorothy Stang was killed in the Amazon on February 12, 2005 protecting vulnerable communities and their lands from rich ranchers. Participants will be journeying through photos and stories that highlight eight different sites in Dayton and Ohio where Sr. Dorothy Stang is remembered and has roots, the event will take place at the:

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Mount Notre Dame Convent
699 E. Columbia Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45215

If you have any questions please contact Teresa Phillips, Director of the Office of Peace, Justice and Care of Creation,  phillips@sndden.org or (513) 679-8189.