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OLW 8th Grade Presents: Nativity Play 2023

Following the Our Lady of the Wayside School Christmas Concert, the Class of 2024 presented the Christmas Nativity Play in the Father Mackin Center for all to enjoy — a good reminder that Jesus is the reason for the Season.

Join Us for a Christmas Carols Sing-A-Long

Join us in church for a Christmas Carols Sing-A-Long, featuring our Parish and Handbell Choirs, on Wednesday, December 20, at 7 pm.  Then enjoy a light reception with cookies in the Gathering Place.

Jesus Christ is Born

Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside, This Christmas of 2023 I come to share with you the Christmas wafer – a piece of holy bread and a symbol of the newborn Child Jesus. I come as a shepherd [read more...]

We Remember in Beauty our Loved Ones…

This Christmas, we remember in beauty our loved ones. Thank you to all who contributed to flowers and decorations to beautify our Church this Christmas.  

REP Update: Weeks of December 25, 2023 & January 1, 2024

Here’s the REP Schedule for the Weeks of December 25, 2023 and January 1, 2024… Sunday, December 24 — 3 pm, Christmas Eve Family Mass Monday, December 25 — MERRY CHRISTMAS! Tuesday, December 26 — No REP classes Monday, January [read more...]

Registration for Kairos 12 Now Open

Registration is open for Kairos 12, a 4-day overnight retreat for High School Juniors and Seniors from Friday, February 16 to Monday, February 19, 2024. Kairos is a Christian experience of prayer and reflection run by a team of adults [read more...]

Grotto Action Update

The Knights of Columbus, Holy Rosary Council, are in action here at Our Lady of the Wayside. The Knights are more than just those guys in the funny hats and capes. At the request of Fathers Arthur and Gilbert, they [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...]

Beware of Text SCAMMERS

Just a heads up that phishing SCAMMERS have graduated from email to mobile phone text messages. The approach is similar… someone pretending to be Father Arthur, asking that you respond [by text]. The latest text scam read… Hello [your name], [read more...]

Early Bird Celebrate 70! Soiree Tickets

Make plans to attend the Celebrate 70! OLW Soiree on February 24, 2024 at the beautiful Metropolis Ballroom of Arlington Heights. Tickets go on sale January 1. Early bird pricing is available. Visit https://one.bidpal.net/olwsoiree/welcome for tickets and information. You won’t want to [read more...]