News

Father Arthur’s COVID-19 Update for Our Church

Dear Our Lady of the Wayside Parishioners, According to recent news, COVID-19 cases are on the rise. This, in turn, may be creating concerns among some. In response, I wish to provide the following information and assurances: Our Lady of [read more...]

Food Donations Needed for St. Mark’s Food Pantry

On Sunday, August 9th , we will have our monthly food drive for St. Mark’s Parish. In these difficult times their need for food is great and they are serving more people than ever. Our volunteers will be at the [read more...]

Ministry Update: OLW’s Youth Group Is Alive and Well

With the pandemic making OLW ministry meetings and actions challenging, to say the least, here is a happy update from Our Lady of the Wayside’s Director of Youth Ministry, Arielle Joaquin… The youth ministry has been having consistent online meetings [read more...]

Join Us For Friday Morning Bible Study

Zoom with OLW’s bible study group.  Enjoy fellowship and share insights on the bible.

REP is Virtual This Year

Welcome back to a new REP year! We are looking forward to seeing all families and excited about starting a new method of Religious education classes. If you have not completed registration paperwork due to uncertainty about REP classes, we [read more...]

Pastor’s Letter: Big Updates, Changes at OLW

Dear Parishioners, As many of you have heard, the Archdiocese of Chicago has implemented the “Renew My Church” program. You may even be aware that, within the scope of this program, some smaller parishes within the Archdiocese were combined to [read more...]

Streaming Mass Volunteer(s) Needed

Do you enjoy, or are you curious about, video production?  Would you be interested in helping our Communications Team stream weekday and/or weekend masses for our OLW parishioners?  When you watch TV at home, are you the one who likes [read more...]

Update On Catholic Schools Reopening This Fall

The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Catholic Schools released its school reopening plan, including COVID-19 safety precautions for students and teachers. For particulars, click here to read the report from the Chicago Catholic.      

OLW Welcomes Father Mark Augustine

From Our Pastor: I am delighted to welcome Fr. Mark Augustine as a resident to Our Lady of the Wayside Parish. Fr. Mark will join our parish community on the weekends in order to assist me by celebrating a few [read more...]

Confirmation Masses To Resume at OLW

At long last, after navigating through pandemic-related restrictions, we are ready to resume the Sacrament of Confirmation at Our Lady of the Wayside!  8th graders will be confirmed over the next five Friday evenings (July 31, August 7, 14, 21, [read more...]