News

Soup and Stations is back! Come join us March 8th.

This Lent, Journey with Jesus Welcome back to OLW Lenten Soup and Stations after a year hiatus due to our church renovation last year! And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the [read more...]

DEACON’S BEACON by Deacon Tom Corcoran

“Change”

OLW Parishioners Reappointed to Board of Advisors of Catholic Charities of Chicago

February 15, 2019 Dear Father Fialkowski, On October 4, 2018, at our 101st Annual Meeting of the Board, we had the honor of recognizing Mr. James A. DeZellar and Mrs. Camille A. Kopielski who have been reappointed by His Eminence Cardinal Blase J. [read more...]

THE 2019 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

“Come, Follow Me…and share the Word” This weekend, our parish will be conducting the Annual Catholic Appeal in-pew Commitment Weekend. Please remember that the Annual Catholic Appeal is much different than a one-time special collection. It is a pledge campaign where you can [read more...]

WHEELS TO WORSHIP

Matthew 25:40 “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for the least of mine, you did for me.” We do not ATTEND Mass. We do not GO TO Mass. We CELEBRATE Mass. In addition, like other celebrations in life, [read more...]

PONDERING OUR MISSION by Deacon Don Grossnickle

Read Deacon Don Grossnickle’s reflections on the book, “A Selfish Plan to Change the World”

Thank You!

Dear Father Ed Fialkowski, OLW Nurse Kathy O’Neill, OLW Parishioners, OLW Staff, family and friends;  Our deepest appreciation for your loving support of Emily’s Blood Drive this past Sunday. Thanks to your kindness and generosity we were able to collect 93 units of blood. [read more...]

Used Car Needed!

Father Vinod is looking for a good used car to enhance his ministry at Our Lady of the Wayside. Please call 847-253-5353 if you can help.

Grant Stenzel Youth Talk

Teenagers (and some parents!) from Our Lady of the Wayside and St. James Parishes received some important advice and guidance from an expert counselor on “healthy relationships” for young people. Grant Stenzel, a former minister, provides Christian counseling that “balances grace [read more...]

Emily Holum Blood Drive Record Year!

NEARLY 100 OLW PARISHIONERS participated in Emily Holum Blood Drive.  With still a week to go (as of the beginning of this week) with the 2019 edition of the Emily Holum Memorial Blood Drive, it seems certain that a record number [read more...]