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Presenting OLW School’s Christmas Show 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020
Here is a masterfully creative celebration of the Christmas Season, featuring Our Lady of the Wayside’s 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-grade choir classes led by Mrs. Meghan Newell. OLW School didn’t let this pandemic get them down, and they want [read more...]

Fourth Sunday of Advent: LOVE

Posted on December 19, 2020
Fourth Sunday of Advent Daily Advent Prayer “Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.” Entrance Antiphon: Let the clouds rain down the Just One, and the earth bring forth a Savior. Collect: Pour forth, we beseech [read more...]

Giving Together this Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2020
Giving Together Your generosity through the pandemic has been incredibly appreciated and I invite you to share what you are able this Christmas to ensure that our vital parish ministries and operations can continue. Please consider giving online at GiveCentral [read more...]

We Celebrate a Year of St. Joseph

Posted on December 16, 2020
A Year of St Joseph On December 8th, Pope Francis announced a Year of St Joseph, as an honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as of the patron of Universal Church   This year we are celebrating the [read more...]

Bishop Grob to Celebrate Mass at OLW!

Posted on December 14, 2020
Exciting News Waysiders! In a plan to visit all 50 Vicariate I parishes, Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob is delighted to preside at Mass at Our Lady of the Wayside on Saturday, January 2 at 5 p.m.  You’re invited to join [read more...]

Third Sunday of Advent: A Time to Rejoice!

Posted on December 11, 2020
3rd Sunday of Advent – Year B Gaudete!  Rejoice!  Today, on the third Sunday of Advent, we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, Latin for “Rejoice” (who knew my Latin classes would pay off so well!).  It is an earnest call from the [read more...]

Third Sunday of Advent: JOY

Posted on December 11, 2020
The Third Week of Advent symbolizes Joy with the Shephard’s Candle, reminding us of the Joy the world experiences at the coming birth of Jesus Advent Prayer: We humbly beg you, O Lord, to listen to our prayers; and by [read more...]

Updated Christmas Mass Schedule

Posted on December 11, 2020
Below is an updated, more complete, Our Lady of the Wayside Christmas Mass Schedule. This is current as of December 11 2020.  Please note that this is subject to change, based on State of Illinois and Archdiocese COVID-19 directives. PLEASE [read more...]