Salt and Light Grow Group
Create Community. Accompany Others. Grow as Disciples.
You weren’t meant to do life alone.
Looking for a place to continue growing in faith and friendship after OCIA, Alpha, CRHP, Rescue Project, or Bible Study? Or simply looking for a faith community to call your own? Consider joining Salt & Light.
To follow Jesus is to commit to lifelong learning and growth. Like Jesus’ disciples, our walk with the Lord today is not one lived in isolation but rather one immersed in community and enriched by authentic friendship with others. In homes and in the company of friends, Grow Groups provide a place of deep transformation where people can be known, loved, and cared for as they strive to deepen their friendship with Jesus and one another.
ADORE: An Advent Journey of Prayer & Reflection
Slow Down. Make Room for Jesus.
What if this Advent, instead of doing more, you made room for Jesus?
Between the shopping, decorating, celebrations, and endless to-do lists, it’s easy to lose sight of the One we’re preparing to welcome.
This Advent, Salt & Light Grow Group invites you to step away from the busyness and rediscover the sacred longing, joyful hope, and quiet beauty of preparing your heart for Christ.
Through ADORE: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation by Fr. John Burns, we’ll journey together through four meaningful Advent themes:
Vigilance • Preparation • Nearness • Emmanuel
Each theme invites us to reflect more deeply on God’s presence in our lives and prepare our hearts to encounter Jesus.
A Meaningful Advent Journey
ADORE offers a beautiful opportunity to deepen your relationship with Jesus through:
- Daily Scripture-based meditations rooted in the Church’s liturgy
- Beautiful sacred artwork by Valerie Delgado
- Thought-provoking reflection questions to help you grow in faith
- Prayer and journaling to deepen your conversation with God
- Companion videos and group fellowship to enrich your Advent experience
Whether you’re hoping to establish a daily prayer routine, grow closer to Jesus, or experience Advent more intentionally, this journey is for you.
You don’t need to have all the answers or a perfect prayer life. Just bring an open heart and a willingness to make room for Jesus.
Gathering Details
Choose the weekly gathering that works best for you!
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
6:30–8:00pm
November 18 • December 2, 9 & 16
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS
1:00–2:30pm
November 19 • December 3, 10 & 17
📍 Location: Room 217, Our Lady of Mercy
Please note: No gatherings during Thanksgiving week (November 25–26).
Registration & Materials
Only $5 per person!
Your registration includes ADORE: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation (regularly $10.95).
Your journal is yours to keep and use throughout Advent, with daily reflections, prayers, and space to record your personal journey with the Lord.
Come Prepare Your Heart for Jesus
Advent is more than a countdown to Christmas. It’s an invitation to watch, wait, and welcome the Lord more deeply into our lives.
This Advent, choose to slow down, draw near to Jesus, and rediscover the wonder of His coming.
We hope you’ll join us!
Previous Salt & Light Content
The community has always been the instrument that the Spirit uses to bring about the great renewals throughout the history of the Church. Today it is the community that should be the lampstand on which the great light, the Holy Spirit, is placed, so that it gives light to all in the house.
Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa