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Off to Camp WOW

An enthusiastic group of 6-8th graders packed up and departed for Camp WOW last Saturday.  Camp WOW is a 4-day, 3-night camp led by 9-12th graders (counselors) and the youth ministers + various volunteers from multiple parishes! They will enjoy [read more...]

OLW Celebrate 70 Family Fair, a Fantastic Success!

Saturday’s OLW Celebrate 70! Family Fair was a fantastic success, with an estimated 600+ people from ages 1 to 100 attending. The music was great, the food was great, the weather was perfect, and a fun time was had by [read more...]

Love & Flowers for Mrs. Tiltz

On the last day of the 2022-23 School Year, Our Lady of the Wayside first through fifth grade students and teachers lined up to present Mrs. Chris Tiltz with flowers, in gratitude for her 30 years of dedication, service and [read more...]

Teachers Celebrate School Year’s End

Our Lady of the Wayside teachers and staff celebrated the final day of the 2022-23 school year with a beautiful luncheon in the Gathering Place. Several teachers were honored for milestone years of service. This year’s celebration featured a very [read more...]

Scenes & Songs from OLW Kindergarten Graduation

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Kindergarten Graduation took place in a packed Father Mackin Center this morning. It was a joyous celebration of Catholic education, featuring some of the songs and prayers our students learned during the 2022-23 school year. [read more...]

Scenes from OLW’s Outdoor Family Mass

It was a beautiful, warm and breezy celebration of The Solemnity of Most Holy Trinity Sunday morning. A large gathering of smiling Waysiders came out to enjoy 9:30 Family Mass in the great outdoors.

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Card Party & Dance, 1953

On April 17, 1953, Father Harold O’Hara invited members of his new parish, their friends and neighbors, and his close friends and parishioners from his three previous church assignments, to come and help him build a school by attending a [read more...]

OLW Celebrate 70! Memorial Day Parade Photos

What a great day for a parade! Here is video footage and photos from the OLW Celebrate 70! Memorial Day Parade march through Arlington Heights today. Enjoy!  

OLW Celebrate 70! Parade Prep

Our Lady of the Wayside teens and volunteers prepared the OLW Celebrate 70! Memorial Day float for action this morning.  

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Holy Name Society

OLW’s Holy Name Society was organized on August 18, 1952. John J. Barrett was appointed charter president. As a departure from evening meetings, Fr. Harold T. O’Hara, pastor and spiritual advisor, held meetings at the monthly communion breakfast. Each breakfast [read more...]