News

Parish Center Hours Update

With the addition of Patricia Porzezinski, administrative assistant, to Our Lady of the Wayside’s parish staff, we have resumed normal business hours in our Parish Center. Parish Center hours are: Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Closed Saturday [read more...]

Youth Ministry Looking for Core Team & Adult Volunteers

The OLW Youth Ministry is looking for high school juniors and seniors interested in joining their PM Core Team.  To sign up for an interview on August 10, please scan the QR code below. Youth Ministry is also looking for [read more...]

Youth Group Calendar for Second Half, 2021

Here’s the OLW Youth Group’s calendar for the second half of 2021. If you’d like to join Our Lady of the Wayside’s Youth Group, or have any questions, please reach out to Arielle Joaquin: youthmin@olwparish.org.

Reminder: St. Marks Food Collection, August 8th

On Sunday, August 8th we will have our monthly food drive for St. Mark’s Parish. In 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...]

School Windows Upgrade (part 2)

The new windows in the elementary building are almost all installed. The parish maintenance team will replace the window air conditioning units and the blinds. The school will be cleaned and teachers will start setting up their classrooms for the [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.

Join us for Outdoor Faith & Friends Hour

Please join us Sunday, 8/15, before or after Mass, for Outdoor Faith & Friends Hour. K-5th graders are invited to grow in faith through Bible reflections, music and activities. Ignite the love of the Lord! Questions? Contact Joanne Leigh at: joanne.m.leigh@gmail.com.

Introducing the Wayside Welcomes Ministry

The virtue of true hospitality is much more than a simple welcome or an offer of food or drink. Hospitality is an  attitude of heart that opens us to others and receives them on their own terms. We are starting a new greeting [read more...]

Join OLW’s Women’s Bridge Group

The OLW Women’s Bridge Group meets in the Gathering Place at noon on the third Thursday of the month (September through May). We play twenty hands of bridge at the same table.  It is open to OLW parishioners and non-parishioners [read more...]

Archdiocese: Facemasks in Church Strongly Recommended

This just in from the Archdiocese of Chicago… We continue to monitor and follow the guidance of public health authorities in our effort to keep our staff, workplaces and communities safe from COVID-19 infection. While the course of the pandemic [read more...]