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Introducing Our New Director of Lifelong Faith Formation

Hello Our Lady of the Wayside parish! I am excited for this opportunity to serve as your Director of Lifelong Faith Formation. I bring with me over 15 years of experience in parish religious education and youth ministry. Most of [read more...]

Introducing Our New Youth Ministry Director

Greetings Families and Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside! My name is Emilia Walasik and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to be the Director of Youth Ministry at your parish! For over 10 years I have worked [read more...]

The Good Shepherd and the Wolf

I remember very clearly the first movie I watched during my pregnancy with my eldest child. In this film, there is a scene where a young boy is kidnapped and shoved into the back of a van guarded by vicious [read more...]

A Musical Coffee House Evening!

It was a hand clappin’, foot stompin’, musical evening in the Gathering Place last Saturday as Our Lady of the Wayside’s Coffee House was brought back to life. Waysiders and guests turned out for a wide variety of music by [read more...]

That Man Is You: Mission 12.0

Join OLW’s Men’s Group in the Gathering Place for food, fellowship and faith discussions this Saturday at 7 am. VIDEO: Mission 12.0 Session 25 returns to the issue of leadership. The seven steps of TMIY will help us to become [read more...]

Support Brittany’s Hope Orphanage Project

Dear OLW Community, My name is Gillian Heyden and my family members have been active parishioners at Our Lady of the Wayside since 1999. I attended school here, made all of my sacraments, was an altar server, sung at mass [read more...]

Lector Training Workshop

The Vicariate I Ministry Commission is offering Lector Training for Vicariate I parishes and is currently taking registrations. The session will be held on Saturday, April 27 at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Gurnee. Registration can be found at  https://bit.ly/VIMCLectorApr24 If you have questions about a training session, [read more...]

7 Tips to Help you De-Stress

Peace of mind. It is not always easy to come by in today’s fast-paced, technologically advanced world. Marie Mauter, a licensed clinical social worker and an employee assistance program counselor at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill., offers seven [read more...]

Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live online” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]

Wayside Open: Foooooore!

Get your foursome together, dust off your golf clubs, and SAVE THE DATE, Friday, July 12. Join us at the Old Orchard Country Club for the Wayside Open (formerly the Celebrate 70! Golf Outing and Pastor’s Masters). There will be [read more...]