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Annulment Information Night

The Parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament will host a presentation about Annulments led by the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Chicago. What: Free Annulment Info Night presented by the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Chicago [read more...]

Soup and Stations are Back

This Lent, Journey with Jesus (and enjoy a meal and fellowship beforehand). Soup and Stations Are Back! All are welcome to enjoy a simple, but substantial supper of soup, pasta and bread served at 6:00 pm in the Gathering Place, [read more...]

Celebrate 70! Get Ready for a Year of Events

Celebrate 70 With Us (1953-2023) Our Lady of the Wayside enters her 70th year as a Catholic Parish this year, and we can’t wait to come together as a community through service, celebration and prayer! Join us in learning about [read more...]

Lent: A Season of Renewal

People don’t often look forward to Lent. It can evoke childhood memories of giving up candy, going to weekly confession and sitting through stations of the cross. Words like “sacrifice,” “discipline,” and “self-denial” are frequently used in ways that suggest [read more...]

Sharing Christ’s Divinity

The love with which God commands us to love in Sunday’s Gospel reading is so radical, so counter-intuitive, so demanding that we cannot truly love without God’s grace. The sacraments are the source of the graces that we need to [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

DID YOU KNOW… Our parish is named after a 13th-14th Century fresco of the Blessed Mother and Child, painted on a wall in St. Mary of The Way (Madonna Della Strada) Church in Rome. The church was located on a [read more...]

Annual Catholic Appeal 2023: Follow-up Weekend

Walking on the road with Jesus Our parish is conducting our campaign for the Annual Catholic Appeal. Please remember that the Annual Catholic Appeal is much different than a one-time special collection. It is a pledge campaign where you can [read more...]

St. Viator 6th & 7th Grade Parent Info Night

Learn more about the Catholic High School admission process and timeline by attending an informational parent meeting on Thursday, March 16 at 7:00PM.  We look forward to sharing information about the placement exam, middle school math program, tuition assistance, college-preparatory curriculum, course [read more...]

Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live on-line” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]

REP Update: Weeks of February 19 & 26, 2023

Here’s the REP schedule for the Weeks of February 19 and 26, 2023 Tuesday, February 21 4 pm, 1st through 4th grade classes meet 7 pm, 5th and 6th grade classes meet Wednesday, February 22 – ASH WEDNESDAY Tuesday, February [read more...]