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OLW SCHOOL’S 30TH ANNUAL GALA WAS ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS!

Our Lady of the Wayside School’s 30th Annual ‘A Night for the Blue and White’ Gala was, as is usually the case, an enjoyable evening and a financial success. While final results were not available as of publication time, it [read more...]

PARENTS, OLW STUDENTS, HEAR WARNINGS ON “BULLYING”

Arlington Heights’ unfriendly winter weather continue to be uncooperative but the parents and students who attended the parent/family seminar on “bullying “ found it well worth-while. Jodee Blanco, author of the New York Times best-seller, “Please Stop Laughing At Me” [read more...]

OLW Wildcats Athletics – Coaches Needed!!

JV and Varsity girls and boys track coaches needed If you or someone you know are interested in coaching for track, please contact Danial Hlavacek, at Olwathleticdirector @olwschool.org as soon as possible. Ideally, two coaches (head and assistant) would be [read more...]

News from The Women’s Center

March 6th marks the beginning of Lent. During Lent with sadness we contemplate the agony and death of Jesus, but we also think joyfully of His resurrection.  Similarly, many women in unplanned pregnancies are troubled and sad.  They come to [read more...]

LENTEN DISCIPLINES OF FASTING & ABSTINENCE

Catholics in good health ages 18 to 59 are required to fast and to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting consists of eating only one meal, with the possibility of two smaller snacks that do not [read more...]

Ash Wednesday Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

Our Lady of the Wayside will be offering Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, beginning after the 7:30 pm Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 6th and conclude at the onset of the Stations of the Cross on Friday March 8th. Please consider spending [read more...]

Men of the Parish-Mark Your Calendars! Saturday Morning Lenten Sessions

Love Life – Live Lent – Transform Your Life Click here for more information.

BELLARMINE MEN’S 12-STEP WEEKEND RETREAT

March 15-17, 2019 – An Ignatian, Silent 12-Step Retreat for Men

HE’S NO LONGER “OUR” BISHOP BUT WE’RE LIKELY TO SEE BISHOP RASSAS OFTEN

A familiar face at Our Lady of the Wayside Parish for many years, Bishop George Rassas has, returned to OLW several times within the past few weeks but in a different role than before. Bishop Rassas, who was Bishop for Lake County [read more...]

WOMEN AND STRESS – Kathy O’Neill, R.N. Parish Nurse

KATHY O’NEILL, R.N. Parish Nurse Women Who Attend Religious Services Live Longer Women, Stress and Heart Health In a new study of nearly 75,000 women, researchers found that women who attended services more than once a week had a 33 [read more...]