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Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

DID YOU KNOW… On June 30, 1952, Father Harold T. O’Hara, previously assistant pastor at St. Francis Xavier Church in La Grange, was called to the Archdiocesan Chancery Office and asked to build a new parish on the south side [read more...]

Multi-Parish Mission: Surge of the Heart

Please join us for Surge of the Heart, a Lenten Mission at Our Lady of the Wayside Church on Wednesday & Thursday, March 15 & 16, from 7:00–8:30 pm. OLW is located at 434 West Park Street, Arlington Heights, IL [read more...]

Bishop Grob Delivers Good News, Challenge to Waysiders

On Saturday, February 18, Bishop Jeffrey Grob concelebrated Mass at Our Lady of the Wayside with Father Arthur and Deacon Don. Following the Renew My Church process we recently completed, Bishop Grob came to deliver good news and a challenge [read more...]

Rite of Election for OLW’s RCIA Catechumens

Last Sunday, February 26, Our Lady of the Wayside’s RCIA Catechumen, Sponsors and Father Arthur traveled to Holy Name Cathedral for the Rite of Election and Call for Continuing Conversion. The Most Rev. Bishop Robert Casey, Vicar General of the [read more...]

70 Hours of Adoration Happening Now – Join Us

70 Hours of Adoration started on Ash Wednesday at 5 pm in the OLW Gathering Place, and kicked off our Celebrate 70! series of events. Deacon Peter reported, “Adoration has been terrific!! All captain slots were filled by 12:45 pm [read more...]

Celebrate 70! Save the Dates!

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...]

Disciple Maker Index Survey NOW Open: Your Feedback Needed!

It’s official! The Disciple Maker Index Survey is NOW OPEN and we need your help! Please help us participate by CLICKING HERE to take this survey, or by completing a paper copy survey available in the back of church, Gathering [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...]

Lent’s Spiritual Desert

“Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ’s victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God ‘with all their hearts’ (Joel 2:12), to refuse [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

DID YOU KNOW… The icon of Our Lady of the Wayside that graces our Church was painted by a distinguished Italian artist in Rome in 1953. The figures of the Virgin and Child appear as they must have been seen [read more...]