Spirit and Light Shared Event - Sign up now for Catholic Vacation Bible School. The camp runs from June 8 to June 12, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. All children ages 4-11 are invited to attend. Campers will enter and leave thru the door by St. Edmund Church Parking Lot.
Spirit and Light's Lifelong Learning Committee is proud to offer Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter as this year's family reflection book. Book includes a kit with 4 special gifts to enhance your Lenten practices at home, all for $15. We still have some sets available. Order and schedule a pick-up or delivery!
Spirit and Light Shared Event - The Lenten Service Project, Food Drive, is supporting "The Community Fridge Project" - Drop off your donation before or after Mass during Lent at Ascension School/Church, St. Giles School/Church, or St. Edmund Church - Last day to donate will be March 29.
Community 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.
Community 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!
Community 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.
Spirit 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.
Once 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!
Community 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.
Community 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!
Community 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.
Spirit 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.
Spirit and Light Shared Event - As the Easter season begins, we’ll discuss Houselander’s short and powerful book, The Risen Christ, at the next Spiritual Classics Gathering at 7:00 PM at Ascension Parish Center Dining Room - Jeff Wood will lead the discussion. All Oak Park parishes are welcome.
Spirit 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.
Spirit 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.