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St. Marks Food Collection This Sunday!

This Sunday, December 11th , we will have our monthly food drive for St. Mark’s Parish. Last July, St. Mark’s was consolidated with three other parishes who were not receiving food donations from sharing parishes. We continue to collect and deliver [read more...]

How to Support Her When She’s Unexpectedly Expecting

An unexpected pregnancy might be confusing along the way, but life—though at times difficult—is ultimately beautiful. Perhaps one of your friends has become pregnant unexpectedly. As someone who has been there, I encourage you to support your friend in her [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...]

Registration Open: Christmas Eve Family Mass!

Volunteer registration is now open for Christmas Eve Family Mass in our Church. Mass will be joyously celebrated at 3 pm on Saturday, December 24. We’re looking forward to seeing parish families filling the pews. Let us rejoice together at [read more...]

Voices Needed for Christmas Eve Mass Children’s Choir

Volunteer registration is open for the Christmas Eve Family Mass Children’s Choir. The Mass will be celebrated in our Church at 3 pm, December 24 Let us sing together, rejoicing at the birth of our King!   To register, click HERE. [read more...]

Advent Mission: The Night’s Mysterious Light

St. Theresa Parish in Palatine invites you to an Advent 2022 Mission, “The Night’s Mysterious Light,” an evening of beautiful music and reflection, on Tuesday, December 13, at 7 pm. Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres will be served at 6 pm. [read more...]

Futabakai Christmas Concert

The Futabakai Children’s Choir will entertain our community with songs of the season, in English and in Japanese.  All are cordially invited to attend the festive presentation at St. Edna’s Church on Tuesday, December 13, from 2:00-2:45pm  

Retirement Fund for Religious, Second Collection

Across the United States, hundreds of religious communities lack financial resources sufficient to meet the retirement and health-care needs of aging members. Our Lady of the Wayside will hold an annual Retirement Fund for Religious second collection at masses the [read more...]

FINAL WEEK: Giving Tree 2022

This is the FINAL WEEK of collecting gifts for of Our Lady of Unity/St. Mark parish who are in such great need this Christmas. Families are struggling even more this year than in past years. The need for warm clothes [read more...]

Join Us for a Traditional Filipino Christmas Mass

Wishing you a Maligayang Pasko (Merry Christmas)! Please join us for a traditional Filipino Christmas Mass to be celebrated at Our Lady of the Wayside on Saturday, December 17th at 5:00 pm. If you are interested in volunteering please email [read more...]