Author Archives for Sean Reilly

Legacy Planning: Priests Health & Retirement

Our priests have dedicated their lives to ministry, serving our needs as Catholics from the moment we are baptized until we receive the anointing of the sick before entering eternal life. Now, with healthcare and retirement costs rising, there is [read more...]

Murmurings

When people whisper, what they whisper usually is not flattering. It’s also usually not accurate. If it was either of these things, it probably wouldn’t have to be whispered. “Stop murmuring among yourselves,” Jesus tells the community in today’s Gospel, [read more...]

OLW School: Join our Team!

Our parish school is looking for caring, outgoing people to be part of our school staff – classroom aides, lunchroom aides, and substitutes. You do not need to be a former teacher! You just need to want to work with [read more...]

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Father Gilbert Mashurano presiding.

Outdoor Rosary, Tuesdays & The Assumption

Save the dates and mark your calendars! In addition to praying the Rosary at Our Lady of the Wayside’s Welcoming Mother Grotto on Tuesdays at 4 pm, the OLW Rosary Group will also pray the Rosary on the following Marian [read more...]

Meals on Wheels: Volunteers Needed (for September)

Interested in helping those in need in our community without making a long-term commitment? Meals on Wheels might be the answer! Our Lady of the Wayside covers two routes in the month of September only. We deliver meals in Wheeling [read more...]

CFM 75th Anniversary Celebration

The Christian Family Movement (CFM) celebrated its 75th Anniversary last weekend at St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL. The weekend consisted of keynote speakers, workshops, breakout sessions, activities for adults and children, prayer, and a dinner/awards ceremony/gala dance. [read more...]

Back to School Blessings

Father Gilbert recently provided back-to-school blessings to a group of inbound college Freshmen from our parish, before they headed off to schools across the country. Additional blessings will be provided on Friday, August 9, at the Welcoming Mother Grotto, at [read more...]

REP 2024-25 Registration / Catechists Needed

If you haven’t registered your child(ren) for the Our Lady of the Wayside 2024-2025 Religious Education Program (REP), please click HERE to do so. The Religious Education Program (REP) is also looking for catechists (grades 1-8) for its 2024-2025 program. [read more...]

Is Your Marriage Tearing You Apart? Retrouvaille May be the Answer

If your marriage has become troubled or stressed, unloving or uncaring, or if your relationship has grown cold or distant, if you are thinking of separation or divorce, or if you are already separated or divorced, but you want to try again – [read more...]