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Triduum Devotion

Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside, During the past two years, we have lived out a prolonged Lent in the world and within the Church—a time of dryness and aridity, distance and isolation not only from each other, [read more...]

Support OLW’s School Scholarships Matching Grant Program, Reduce Your Taxes!

If you donate to Empower Illinois through the Tax Credit Scholarship Program, you will be helping a student attend OLW School AND you will save your substantially on your IL state taxes. Right now, a generous donor is providing a [read more...]

OLW Envelope Challenge

We need help from parish and school families, friends and family, to complete this Envelope Challenge to raise money for our parish and school. Step 1: Take an envelope (or more than one)! They are located in the back of [read more...]

No One Would Tell: Film & Discussion for Teens, Parents, Educators

Intimate Partner Abuse: Intervention is Crucial St. James parish Stepping Stones Ministry will host an online educational opportunity to learn more about intimate partner abuse.The film screening NO ONE WOULD TELL, followed by discussion, Q & A is appropriate for [read more...]

Congratulations Confirmandi

Congratulations to and God Bless our newly Confirmed 8th Grade Class! May the Holy Spirit inspire and provide counsel to them and always. Cayla Allemand Elizabeth Andriano Lydia Babiak Danica Bartolome Clare Bauer Maggie Berwick Kristina Bogan Elizabeth Bolf Jacob [read more...]

Leaders for Life Banquet

Illinois Right to Life cordially invites you to its 53rd Annual Leaders for Life Banquet which will be held on Friday, April 29th, 6:00 pm, at The Carlisle in Lombard. Dan Proft, radio talk show host for AM 560, will [read more...]

Attend the Centennial Celebration of Mundelein

Join St. Mary of the Lake’s seminarians, alumni priests and supporters April 21 for an evening of tribute to Cardinal George Mundelein and the legacy of parish priests who are continuing his 100-year-old dream through their ministry across the country [read more...]

Why Don’t I Feel Holy?

Want to know what the #1 goal of Lent is? Believe it or not, we don’t have to feel the joy of the season to reach it. Instead, we have to focus on living it! Fr. Mike challenges us to go [read more...]

Multi-Parish Feast of Divine Mercy

As a follow-up to Deacon Paul Onischuk’s call for Waysiders to join him in praying the Divine Mercy Novena each day at 3:00 pm, beginning on Good Friday, April 15th, we’d also like to invite parishioners to the Multi-parish Feast [read more...]

FORMED Podcast: The Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Trinity

Drawing upon Scripture and tradition, Fr. Collins explains the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and how he works in the lives of believers. Listeners are sure to come to a better appreciation for this “sweet guest of our soul” [read more...]