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Pointsettia “Drop” for St. Joseph’s Home

Please help Little Sisters of the Poor/St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly welcome Our Lord this Christmas with Poinsettias for their Chapel! Your donation of poinsettias of various sizes and colors with help make their chapel beautiful this Christmas and [read more...]

Christmas Angels Needed: St. Benedict Christmas Dinner

For over fifteen years, generous families and friends of Our Lady of the Wayside have supported a wonderful cause — helping St. Benedict Parish in Chicago feed 300+ homeless and lonely folks on Christmas Day. Last year, we served a [read more...]

Multi Parish Reconciliation Services

This Advent, Reconciliation Services will be held at five neighboring parishes — including Our Lady of the Wayside — as follows… Monday, December 12 @7pm Our Lady of the Wayside Tuesday, December 13 @3pm St. Edna Tuesday, December 13 @7pm [read more...]

St. Nicholas Day: Thank You Teachers & School Staff!

On Tuesday, Father Arthur, Father Gilbert and Deacon Peter celebrated St. Nicholas Day with OLW school students and staff, presenting the later with sweets, in gratitude for their tireless efforts in educating our students and helping them along on their [read more...]

Advent Series Week Two: 7 Scriptures On Forgiveness

Continuing with Chris Stefanick’s 4-part Advent video series, this week features guests Jim Beckman and Fr. Kevin Gerarci from the Fathers of Mercy. Together, they go all in on the topic of forgiveness using 7 verses from Scripture to guide [read more...]

OLW Christmas Mass Schedule

Celebrate the Christmas Season With Our Lady of the Wayside! We are looking forward to joyously celebrating the birth of Christ — in our church — with all parishioners, parish families, and visitors this Christmas. O Come All, Ye Faithful!! [read more...]

Confirmation for Baptized Adults

Confirmation for Baptized Vicariate I Adults Register by February 20, 2023 for Adult Confirmation Formation Sessions that begin Monday, March 6, 2023. Bishop Jeffrey Grob will confirm adults on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at St. Edna Parish, Arlington Heights. For [read more...]

REP Update: December 12 & 19

Here’s the REP Update for the weeks of December 12 and 19, 2022. Sunday, December 11 10:30 a.m. Home Study Family Group Meeting and Faith into Action in the Gym Tuesday, December 13 4 pm, 1st through 4th grade classes [read more...]

Humble Beginnings

On this Third Sunday of Advent, we are reminded, yet again, that Jesus is coming. But how will He come? The Gospels reveal to us that Jesus came not as a great leader, not as a warrior, not as a [read more...]

Healing Your Holiday Greif

If you could go back in time and relive a special holiday, which one would you choose? Close your eyes for a moment and think about this holiday. Now, slowly, walk through this memory in your mind. What made it [read more...]