Events - Spirit and Light Collaborative Calendar View
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January 9, 2026 - February 1, 2026Spirit and Light Shared Event - Join us on February 1, 2026, for a lovely evening of delicious food, beautiful art, soaring Italian arias, and warm fellowship! All in support of Spirit and Light’s essential ministries! Featuring tenor, Joseph Madary, accompanied by Joey Chimes. Also featured are images of the Oak Park Catholic Church’s stained-glass windows photographed by Ed Siderewicz.Read More -
January 15, 2026 - March 17, 2026Spirit and Light Shared Event - Program starts on March 17, 2026 - If you are looking for a place to share a meal, watch an interesting video and wrestle with questions at the core of faith and life - come and see! At Alpha, you can ask anything - It's a safe space to question life, faith, and meaning. You're invited no matter your background or beliefs.Read More -
January 22, 2026 - February 18, 2026Archdiocesan Shared Event - Have you been baptized and made your First Holy Communion in the Catholic Church, but never been sealed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit through the sacrament of Confirmation? The Archdiocese's eight-week spring formation, in either English or Spanish, will begin on Wednesday, March 11, via Zoom.Read More -
Monday, January 26, 2026, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PMCommunity Shared Event - The Young Adult Women’s Bible Study meets each Monday at 8:00 PM to reflect on the scriptures of the week and supports each other in their walk of faith - Text for location!Read More
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PMCommunity Shared Event - Join us on Tuesdays at 4:00 PM at St. Edmund Church to deepen your relationship with God; learn how to handle distractions while praying; find support and nourishment for your prayer life; experience community and share spiritual insights.Read More -
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 7:00 PMSpirit and Light Lifelong Learning presents "The Prophetic Tradition" with Peter O'Leary - A Three-Part Series on Tuesdays, January 27 and February 3, 10 at 7:00 PM in Murphy Hall at St. Edmund Campus - How might the prophetic tradition of scripture speak to us in these times? How might that tradition show us how to bear prophetic witness to what we are seeing and experiencing?Read More -
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 8:15 AM - 12:30 PMSpirit and Light Shared Event - Are you looking for a way to explore or deepen your relationship with God? This workshop will provide the basics of a centuries-old method of silent prayer which facilitates opening our minds and hearts to wordless communion with God.Read More -
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AMCommunity Shared Event - We practice the Christian meditation prayer on Saturdays at 8:30 AM at Ascension Church or via Zoom. Various tools include centering prayer, the Jesus prayer, the breath prayer, lectio divina, and labyrinth walking.Read More -
Monday, February 2, 2026, 7:00 PMSpirit and Light Shared Event - Children who are in 4th Grade through 8th Grade and have not yet received their First Communion are welcome to join with their peers to prepare for celebrating the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion during the Winter/Spring - Sessions begin on Monday, February 2, and will continue on Mondays through March.Read More -
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PMCome to the next Spiritual Classics gathering on Tuesday, February 3 at 7:00 PM in the Ascension Parish Center Dining Room, when we’ll discuss The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, a novel about a suffering priest in Mexico during the anti-Catholic crusade of a revolutionary provincial government.Read More -
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:00 PMSpirit and Light Lifelong Learning presents "The Prophetic Tradition" with Peter O'Leary - A Three-Part Series on Tuesdays, January 27 and February 3, 10 at 7:00 PM in Murphy Hall at St. Edmund Campus - How might the prophetic tradition of scripture speak to us in these times? How might that tradition show us how to bear prophetic witness to what we are seeing and experiencing?Read More
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Monday, February 9, 2026, 7:15 PM - 8:15 PMSpirit and Light Shared Event - NEXT is a program for newer Catholics to explore the richness of the Catholic faith. Each session, we explore a fresh topic in faith and spiritual life through the Bible and faith-sharing - We meet on the second Monday of the month from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM, ordinarily at the McGivern Center on the Saint Edmund Campus.Read More
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 7:00 PMSpirit and Light Lifelong Learning presents "The Prophetic Tradition" with Peter O'Leary - A Three-Part Series on Tuesdays, January 27 and February 3, 10 at 7:00 PM in Murphy Hall at St. Edmund Campus - How might the prophetic tradition of scripture speak to us in these times? How might that tradition show us how to bear prophetic witness to what we are seeing and experiencing?Read More
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AMSpirit and Light Shared Event - Parents and toddlers are invited to a special space prepared just for them! Please join us at our future offerings each month at St. Edmund in the newly designed Toddler Atrium room adjacent to Murphy Hall.Read More -
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6:45 PM - 8:00 PMOnce a month on Tuesdays from 6:45 PM to 8:00 PM in the Ursuline Center at Ascension School, Paul Rubio, a dedicated catechist and faith-filled person, will hold a special session for 7th and 8th Grade Students to learn about faith and to encounter God in a transformative way!Read More -
Saturday, March 14, 2026, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AMSpirit and Light Shared Event - Parents and toddlers are invited to a special space prepared just for them! Please join us at our future offerings each month at St. Edmund in the newly designed Toddler Atrium room adjacent to Murphy Hall.Read More
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 6:30 PMSpirit and Light Shared Event - If you are looking for a place to share a meal, watch an interesting video and wrestle with questions at the core of faith and life - come and see! At Alpha, you can ask anything - It's a safe space to question life, faith, and meaning. You're invited no matter your background or beliefs.Read More
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