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Easter Egg Hunt Smiles!

So much fun today at Our Lady of the Wayside’s Easter Egg Hunt, which took place right after the Easter Basket Blessing in our Church. A huge crowd of Waysiders and visitors attended both. So much joy in the air.  [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: First Parish Picnic

On Sunday, September 7, 1952, Our Lady of the Wayside held its first Parish Picnic to acquaint parishioners with each other and with the pastor. It was a bring-your-own-lunch affair, with games and contests for every age group. Before the [read more...]

Men’s Lenten Reflection Group Going Strong

The OLW Men’s group met again last Saturday, March 25, for Lenten Reflection, small group discussion, fellowship (and coffee and donuts). Something special happens when men come together and share their faith. One meeting to go in this Lenten Reflection [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: The Waysider

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Founder and First Pastor was many things: determined, hard-working, faithful, courageous, strong-willed, leader, and visionary, to name a few. On August 17, 1952, Fr. Harold T. O’Hara added “publisher” to this list when he launched [read more...]

Parishioner Presents on Alzheimer’s

Keith Piscitello, Volunteer Community Educator for the Alzheimer’s Association and OLW parishioner, gave a presentation on the  “Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” in the Gathering Place on Wednesday afternoon, March 22. Thank you, Keith, for your wonderful presentation you gave to [read more...]

Soup, Stations, and Smiles

OLW’s Soup & Stations Ministry has been hard at work this Lent, preparing and serving DEEEEELICIOUS (meatless) soups, pastas and breads to our Stations of the Cross faithful. Come and partake this Friday, March 24 at 7pm in the Gathering Place. Then stay [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Temporary Church

Father O’Hara had a vision to celebrate Christmas Mass in a temporary church in OLW School, even though construction had only began that summer. Contractors stepped up their work and, on Christmas Eve, Father O’Hara, the Altar Committee and a [read more...]

Introducing Our RCIA Elect & Candidates

Please welcome our new brothers and sisters into Our Lady of the Wayside’s faith community. After a lengthy discernment and study, Mike Fontanez, Elena Hemmila, and Ed Spence have committed to growing their faith in the Catholic church. Thank you [read more...]

Scenes from Faith Into Action, March

On Sunday, March 19, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Faith into Action Ministry — fueled by donuts and coffee distributed by our Hospitality Ministry — gathered families in the school gym to make Easter cards and decorate flowers, to pray for those receiving [read more...]

OLW Students Visit Holocaust Museum

Our Lady of the Wayside 8th graders, along with Father Marat, Mrs. Griesmeyer, Mr. Andersen, and Mrs. Boarini, visited the Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois on Thursday, March 16th.  They have been studying the Holocaust both in social studies and [read more...]