Author Archives for Sean Reilly

Father Arthur Shares How Jesus Feeds Our Physical and Spiritual Hunger

18th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters! Today’s Gospel about the multiplication of the loaves shows us what God wants to reveal to us about Himself. On the one hand, the Son of God [read more...]

Mass for Friday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time

Father Artur Marat presiding with Deacon Pete LeTourneau assisting.

Food Donations Needed for St. Mark’s Food Pantry

On Sunday, August 9th , we will have our monthly food drive for St. Mark’s Parish. In these difficult times their need for food is great and they are serving more people than ever. Our volunteers will be at the [read more...]

Ministry Update: OLW’s Youth Group Is Alive and Well

With the pandemic making OLW ministry meetings and actions challenging, to say the least, here is a happy update from Our Lady of the Wayside’s Director of Youth Ministry, Arielle Joaquin… The youth ministry has been having consistent online meetings [read more...]

Mass for Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time

Father Artur Marat presiding with Deacon Jerry Brennan assisting.

REP is Virtual This Year

Welcome back to a new REP year! We are looking forward to seeing all families and excited about starting a new method of Religious education classes. If you have not completed registration paperwork due to uncertainty about REP classes, we [read more...]

Pastor’s Letter: Big Updates, Changes at OLW

Dear Parishioners, As many of you have heard, the Archdiocese of Chicago has implemented the “Renew My Church” program. You may even be aware that, within the scope of this program, some smaller parishes within the Archdiocese were combined to [read more...]

Streaming Mass Volunteer(s) Needed

Do you enjoy, or are you curious about, video production?  Would you be interested in helping our Communications Team stream weekday and/or weekend masses for our OLW parishioners?  When you watch TV at home, are you the one who likes [read more...]

Update On Catholic Schools Reopening This Fall

The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Catholic Schools released its school reopening plan, including COVID-19 safety precautions for students and teachers. For particulars, click here to read the report from the Chicago Catholic.      

Mass for Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time

Father Artur Marat presiding with Deacon Jerry Brennan assisting.