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Archdiocese Fore The Kids Golf Outing

The Archdiocese of Chicago invites you to the Annual Fore the Kids Golf Outing at Chicago Highlands Golf Club, on Monday, June 24, 2024. The outing helps fund The Emergency Tuition Assistance Fund which has been a lifeline for many [read more...]

Children’s Choir Summer Camp

Join St. James for an exciting choir summer camp experience! If your child is entering grades 1-5, they are invited to participate in a program filled with games, songs, new friendships, and lots of fun. Camp will take place from [read more...]

Parish Picnic 2024, Save the Date!

Save the Date… Our Lady of the Wayside’s Parish Picnic will take place on Saturday, June 8th. Stay tuned to OLW communications channels for more information.

Bible Study Intro: Easter Reflection

Kathleen Miller led a Bible study session at Our Lady of the Wayside on the fourth Sunday of Easter. She reflected on the apparent speed of the Easter season and proposed three themes: creativity, childlikeness, and clothes. She delved into [read more...]

REP Leader Appreciation Dinner

Following the closing REP Mass last Tuesday evening, where Patty McCarthy was introduced as our new Lifelong Faith Formation Director, the leadership team enjoyed a celebratory meal in the OLW Gathering Place. With the departure of Danielle Pitzer last December, [read more...]

Introducing Our New Director of Lifelong Faith Formation

Hello Our Lady of the Wayside parish! I am excited for this opportunity to serve as your Director of Lifelong Faith Formation. I bring with me over 15 years of experience in parish religious education and youth ministry. Most of [read more...]

Introducing Our New Youth Ministry Director

Greetings Families and Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside! My name is Emilia Walasik and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to be the Director of Youth Ministry at your parish! For over 10 years I have worked [read more...]

The Good Shepherd and the Wolf

I remember very clearly the first movie I watched during my pregnancy with my eldest child. In this film, there is a scene where a young boy is kidnapped and shoved into the back of a van guarded by vicious [read more...]

A Musical Coffee House Evening!

It was a hand clappin’, foot stompin’, musical evening in the Gathering Place last Saturday as Our Lady of the Wayside’s Coffee House was brought back to life. Waysiders and guests turned out for a wide variety of music by [read more...]

That Man Is You: Mission 12.0

Join OLW’s Men’s Group in the Gathering Place for food, fellowship and faith discussions this Saturday at 7 am. VIDEO: Mission 12.0 Session 25 returns to the issue of leadership. The seven steps of TMIY will help us to become [read more...]