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Back to School 2023-24 (Elementary & Middle School)

The 2023-24 School Year has begun and Our Lady of the Wayside’s campus is once again abuzz with energy, enthusiasm, and smiles! Our teachers eagerly welcomed students into their classrooms and helped them settle in. The morning began with the [read more...]

Back to School 2023-24 (Preschool)

The 2023-24 School Year has begun, and Our Lady of the Wayside’s campus is abuzz with energy, enthusiasm, and smiles! Our preschool teachers eagerly welcomed wee ones enrolled in the PK-3 & PK-4 programs into their classrooms for a year [read more...]

New OLW School Year Begins in Prayer

Our Lady of the Wayside students returned from Summer break to begin the new 2023-2024 School Year. In the Catholic tradition, the year begins in prayer. Our parish community prays for our students, teachers and staff as they begin this exciting [read more...]

Bereavement Ministry Training 2023

Bereavement Ministry Training for New Ministers is currently taking registrations. The session will be held on Saturday, September 9 at St. Edna Parish in Arlington Heights. Bereavement Ministers assist grieving families prepare the funeral Mass to prayerfully and properly commemorate their loved [read more...]

Contemplate Eternal Life

In today’s Gospel, we heard the account of two different miracles; first, the miracle of the healing of the daughter who was possessed by a demon, and second, the miracle of the faith of the mother of this girl. I [read more...]

Back to School Bash: Register by August 18

The RSVP deadline for OLW’s Back to School Bash — a Ravinia-style event, right here in our courtyard — is Friday, August 18. This is sure to be a great night with live music from Oh Yes!, friends, tacos and [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: OLW Church Construction Begins

On March 17, 1957, The Most Rev. Raymond P. Hillinger, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, blessed and laid the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Wayside’s new, permanent Church. Construction was expected to be completed in September of 1958, at a cost [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...]

Back to School Fundraiser: Berry Yo

Berry Yo is a great place to cool off and celebrate the start of the school year. From August 14-18, they will donate back to OLW 15% of your order. Please tell your friends, families, and neighbors.

Become an OLW School Sponsor

Show your support for OLW School and receive OLW community support in return. Become an annual OLW Sponsor. Sponsor logos hang on banners in the gym and are seen at all sporting and special events. Several sponsorship levels are available. For [read more...]