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Ministry of Care Training, Registration Open

The Vicariate I Ministry Commission is offering Ministry of Care Training for New Ministers and is currently taking registrations. The session will be held on Saturday, September 30 and October 7 at St. Edna Parish in Arlington Heights. There are two steps to register: You [read more...]

The Holy Spirit Checks in to Celebrate 70!

This spectacular double rainbow photo was taken earlier this week by Mike Walsh, whose daughter is a student of our religious education program (REP) at Wayside. Perhaps this is the Holy Spirit’s way of checking in to #Celebrate70 with us? [read more...]

The Unpopular Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

Kathleen Miller led a Bible study session at Our Lady of the Wayside, discussing the parable of the workers in the vineyard. She emphasized the controversial aspect of the parable, where workers who started later in the day were paid [read more...]

Discover The Miracle of LaSalette

Marian Rosary Devotion Invites You To Discover The Miracle of LaSalette September 19th, marks the 177th anniversary, of this Miracle when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to two young shepherds in the French Alpine hamlet of LaSalette. To celebrate, St. [read more...]

Respect Life Month is Almost Here

October is the month of Our Lady but also when we celebrate the joy and dignity of every human life. This year’s theme from the USCCB is Radical Solidarity . Join us for a month of prolife events and look [read more...]

REP Update: September 25 & October 1

Here’s the REP update for the Weeks of September 25 & October 1… Sunday, September 24 4:00 pm, 8th grade Sunday Encounter youth ministry meeting, Middle School Gym Tuesday, September 26 5:00 pm, 1st – 4th grades, Elementary 6:00 pm, [read more...]

Scenes from CFM’s Lasagna Dinner… Abbondanza!

Energy was high, hearts were warmed, and bellies were filled last weekend at the Christian Family Movement (CFM) Lasagna Dinner. 118 guests, including adults and children attended. OLW is bringing the FAMILY back to Christian FAMILY Movement. CFM – Making [read more...]

The Greatest Gift

It is tempting to think like the laborers in Sunday’s Gospel that God is more generous with others than with me. This temptation arises when we desire the wrong thing: what God gives instead of God Himself. What the laborers [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...]

SVdP Fun Run/Walk… FUN!

On a mild and cloudy morning, 160 members from Our Lady of the Wayside, St. James and St. Edna’s parishes gathered for the St. Vincent de Paul/Community Outreach Fun Run/Walk for the Poor. About 130 participants trekked either a 1-mile or [read more...]