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Family Mass Participation Registration Now Open

Our Lady of the Wayside’s first Family Mass will be on Sunday, December 5th, at 9:30 am. Registration is now open for 6th-8th graders who would like to participate. We’re looking for: Greeters Ushers Cantors Advent Wreath Candle Lighting Reader, 1st [read more...]

St. Marks Food Collection: November 14th

On Sunday, November 14th 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 Talk To a Child About Grief and Death

Death and the resulting grief is difficult for everyone. But how do adults support a child experiencing the loss of a loved one, especially if you, too, are processing loss? “Children grieve as we do when someone they love dies,” [read more...]

Dine at Portillo’s and Help OLW School

Portillo’s Anyone? Eat at Portillo’s (1900 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows) on November 10th, between 5:00 – 8:00 pm, and help Our Lady of the Wayside School at the same time. *Click HERE to print this flyer, or print this page [read more...]

Multi-Parish Mission: Sacraments, The Treasury of Our Faith

Come one, come all to our Multi-Parish Mission – Sacraments, the Treasury of Our Faith. Presenter: Fr. Tom McCarthy, O.S.A. Date: November 29, 30 and December 1, 2021  (Monday – Wednesday) Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm Location: St. Edna Church, [read more...]

When the Saints Come Marchin’ In…

To commemorate All Saints Day, Our Lady of the Wayside School’s Fifth Graders processed into 8:30 am Mass adorned as their favorite saints. Students participated in the readings, petitions and song. Father Dominic Vinh Ha celebrated with Deacon Peter LeTourneau [read more...]

Mother Teresa: “The Greatest Destroyer of Love and Peace is Abortion”

As the Respect Life Month of October concludes, we offer the beautiful and insightful wisdom of Mother Teresa of Calcutta who, in 1994 was invited to speak before the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. Every year U.S. political and [read more...]

Happy Halloween!

Wishing all our children, teens, and parents a Happy and Safe Halloween… For Trick or Treat safety tips, CLICK HERE.

Run with Team OLA in the 2022 Chicago Marathon

Mission of Our Lady of the Angels (via the Franciscans of the Eucharist) provides hope to the poor on the west side of Chicago via food pantries supporting 3000 families a month, afterschool programs, seniors programs, community meals, and much more. Consider [read more...]

Fr. Dominic Coaches OLW Students on Bowing and Prayer

On October 27, 2021, Our Lady of the Wayside schoolchildren gathered in our church for weekly mass. Associate Pastor, Father Dominic Vinh Ha, celebrated, and delivered a joyous homily that coached our children on how to reverently bow and to [read more...]