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Join Us for Family Mass, February 11

Please bring your family, bring your spouse, bring yourself and join us for Family Mass on Sunday, February 11, at 9:30 am. K-8th grade students are invited to sign up to be Readers, Ushers and Singers. Please register to participate [read more...]

Let’s Put Our Faith Into Action (February)

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Faith Into Action Ministry invites families of all ages to join us in the OLW School gym on Sunday, February 11, from 10:30 – 11:30 am as we put our faith in action. Service: Make Project Linus [read more...]

SCAM Alert (Again)

Heads up on yet another e-mail phishing attempt by unscrupulous individuals posing, not as our pastor this time, but as Father Gilbert.  As is always the case (so far), it came from a Gmail account (NEITHER Father Gilbert nor Father [read more...]

Suffering, Christ, and Eucharist: God’s Providence

In this week’s Bible Study Introduction, Kathleen Miller emphasized God’s Providence in human suffering through Christ, who invites believers to unite their suffering with his own, and linked this to the Eucharist as a taste of resurrection and victory over [read more...]

Don’t Miss Celebrate 70! Soiree Online Silent Auction & Paddle Raise!

Tickets for Soiree may be sold out, but you can still join us for the online silent auction and paddle raise! Your support is crucial for the continued success of Catholic education at OLW. Please visit www.bidpal.net/olwsoiree to get started and we will [read more...]

REP Update: Weeks of February 11 & 18

Here’s the REP Schedule for the Weeks of February 11 and 18… Sunday, February 11 9:30 am – Family Mass 10:30 am – Faith into Action – OLW Gym 10:30 am – Home Study Family Meet – Grades 1 – [read more...]

That Man is You: The Heart of a Man

Join OLW’s Men’s Group in the Gathering Place for food, fellowship and faith discussions this Saturday at 7 am. VIDEO: The Heart of a Man This session will take a contemplative look at the true grandeur of the human heart [read more...]

Last Chance for Soiree Early Bird Ticket Pricing!!

The parish will conclude its year-long anniversary celebration with Celebrate 70! OLW Soiree, taking place on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the beautiful Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights. Mix and mingle with parishioners, neighbors, and friends of OLW. Enjoy dancing, hors [read more...]

Please Support the Rebek Scholarship Fund

During Catholic Schools Week, we have a generous matching opportunity! If we raise at least $10,000, there is a $10,000 matching donation available to help grow our scholarship fund. For the 2024-25 school year, we expect to need $125,000 to fund scholarships [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: Come in From the Cold

“Come in from the cold” After a mild November and December, with the start of January, winter has come crashing down on us. In our back yard, we have a feral cat that we’ve been feeding for many years. We [read more...]