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Holy Hours for Vocations Centennial Tour Continues

Mundelein Seminary’s beautiful and historic monstrance will continue on its tour throughout parishes in the Chicagoland area. This gift to Cardinal Mundelein from Pope Pius XI was first used for the 1926 International Eucharistic Congress on our seminary grounds. The [read more...]

Advent Gift: “Messages of Gratitude 2021”

This Advent, Our Lady of the Wayside’s pastoral staff is gifting parishioners “Messages of Gratitude for Advent and Christmas 2021.” Books will be distributed.. to REP students on November 9 and 16 to OLW School students on November 15 from [read more...]

Mass of Remembrance: Saturday, November 6, 5:00 pm

At this Saturday’s 5:00 pm Vigil Mass, we will remember and honor Our Lady of the Wayside’s faithful departed who went home to God this past year. Family members who lost loved ones in will process into church with lighted [read more...]

Two Small Coins

32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B  My brothers and sisters, even God, who created the entire universe and each person, has the ability to be shocked by us. While Jesus sat near the treasury and watched as people [read more...]

REP Update: Weeks of November 8 and 15

Here is the REP Schedule for the Weeks of November 8 and 15, 2021: Tuesday, November 9, 4:00 p.m. 1st through 4th grade classes meet Tuesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m. 5th and 6th grade classes meet Tuesday, November 16, 4:00 p.m. [read more...]

Lector Training: Proclaim the Word

Proclaiming the Word! Lectors have a critical role in the celebration of the Mass. Because lectors proclaim not just any word, but the word of God, it is essential that they develop the skills required to communicate God’s message competently. [read more...]

Training for New Eucharistic Ministers

Have you been considering becoming a Eucharistic Minister?  If so, perhaps now is the time to take the next step. When: Saturday, November 13, 2021 Where: St. Theresa Parish, 455 N. Benton St., Palatine, IL Time: Check in at 8:30 [read more...]

Join Us For Friday Morning Bible Study

Zoom with OLW’s bible study group.  Enjoy fellowship and share insights on the bible. To receive the Zoom sign-in code, email biblestudy@olwparish.org.  

Retirement Plan Gifts Help Our Parish

Dear Parishioners, A tax-wise way you can make a gift from your retirement funds is to name Our Lady of the Wayside as a beneficiary of your retirement account. By naming Our Lady of the Wayside as a beneficiary, you’ll [read more...]

Look to God to Counter Life’s Craziness

Our Path to God My focus today is an attempt to answer a question that I have heard from many people (including myself) – “How do we deal with all the craziness in our world today? Obviously, the answer is [read more...]