Upcoming Events

Oompah Time at Last! Oktoberfest is Saturday!!

At Last… It’s OOMPAH TIME Waysiders!!! Our Lady of the Wayside’s Celebrate 70! Oktoberfest will take place in the school parking lot this Saturday, September 23, from 6–11 pm. Our Lady of the Wayside 434 Park Street Arlington Heights, IL [read more...]

FINAL WEEK to Get Your Tickets!

Have you purchased your 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle Tickets? The winning ticket will be drawn at OLW’s Celebrate 70! Oktoberfest on September 23. Half the pot goes to the big winner. The other half goes to our parish to fund [read more...]

Happy Scenes From OLW’s Celebrate 70! Family Fair

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...]

Homily: Cardinal’s Call-to-Action for Next 70 Years

In Cardinal Cupich’s beautiful Homily delivered at Our Lady of the Wayside’s Celebrate 70 Family Mass, he congratulated our Parish for 70 years of growth, and challenged Waysiders to live the Gospel and carry Jesus’ message and mission into the [read more...]

Photos: Celebrate 70 Brunch with Cardinal Cupich

Following the Celebrate 70 Family Mass — celebrated by Cardinal Blase Cupich on Sunday — parishioners, priests, deacons, teachers, staff and His Eminence strolled across the parking lot to the Fr. Mackin Center to enjoy a delicious brunch and each [read more...]

Photos: Celebrate 70 Family Mass with Cardinal Cupich

The Celebrate 70 Family Mass on Sunday, April 16 — celebrated by Cardinal Blase Cupich — was nothing short of spectacular. There was joy in the air, in the prayer, in the music, with our community, with our priests and [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...]

Get Ready for a Year of Events!

Celebrate 70 With Us (1953-2023) Our Lady of the Wayside enters her 70th year as a Catholic Parish this year, and we can’t wait to come together as a community through service, celebration and prayer! Join us in learning about [read more...]

A Call For Renewed Stewardship at OLW!

At all masses last weekend, Joe Farwell and Grant Trunnell, members of Our Lady of the Wayside’s Parish Management Council, highlighted our Stewardship Report and detailed how our parish’s finances tie-in with all aspects of our church, school, religious education [read more...]

Exploring the Diaconate 2023

The Institute for Diaconal Studies (IDS) invites all men who feel the gentle nudge of the Holy Spirit to attend an Exploring the Diaconate session. It is a time to pray, discuss, and learn more about the discernment process and [read more...]