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Calling Christmas Angels to Serve Meals to the Poor

For over fifteen years, generous families and friends of Our Lady of the Wayside have supported a wonderful cause — helping St. Benedict Parish in Chicago feed 300+ homeless and lonely folks on Christmas Day. Last year, we served a [read more...]

Senior Christmas Party Smiles

Our Lady of the Wayside Seniors gathered in the Elementary School’s Multi-Purpose Room Sunday for an afternoon of Food, Drink and Holiday Cheer! The room was filled to near capacity with nearly 80 seniors celebrating the season. OLW staff, along [read more...]

CFM Brings Christmas Cheer to Moorings Residents

Members of Our Lady of the Wayside’s Christian Family Movement (CFM) brought Christmas Cheer to residents of The Moorings on Sunday. CFM Families sang Christmas Carols, helped make Christmas ornaments and visited with the residents. Thank you CFM #differencemakers for [read more...]

9 Ways to Prioritize Your Heath This Holiday Season

Living a healthy lifestyle can become more challenging during the holidays with an influx of indulgent treats, less movement and increased stress. Prioritize your health by managing these concerns so you can feel your best and tackle the holiday season. [read more...]

Connections to Care Seeking Donations

Connections to Care is a not-for-profit organization with the sole goal of providing reliable, volunteer-based accompanied transportation for older adults to get to their medical and dental appointments. Volunteers pick up the older adults at their home, drive them to [read more...]

When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers

If it feels like God isn’t answering your prayers, that can be disheartening. But it can also be devastating. Fr. Mike offers the good word that your God is your loving Father who wants to give you good things. But [read more...]

REP Update: Weeks of December 18 & 25

Here’s the REP Schedule for the Weeks of December 18 & 25… Sunday, December 17 4:00 pm, 7th Grade Youth Ministry Encounter Meeting at Church and Gym Tuesday, December 19   5:00 pm,  1st through 4th grade classes meet 5:15 pm, [read more...]

OLW Celebrate 70! Soiree is Seeking Donations

Support “Celebrate 70! Soiree” by donating a stay in your vacation home, a unique experience, or luxury items. CLICK HERE to donate items or email Cassandra McKenna to see how you can help ensure the next seventy years of Catholic [read more...]

OLW Seeks a Youth Ministry Director

The Youth Ministry Director at Our Lady of the Wayside Parish is a member of the parish staff who works as a pastoral minister involved in a variety of ministries that serve to support and strengthen parish outreach to area [read more...]

Grotto Action Update

The Grotto is really progressing. Now we face the hardest part—paying for the work. Rooney Landscaping has been extremely generous with their time, talents and payment terms. As you can see the majority of their work is complete and they [read more...]