Parish News

Volunteers Ready Our Church For Open Doors

The excitement builds as Our Lady of the Wayside’s reopening team and dedicated volunteers worked to prepare our church for its Great Reopening.  Sunday Mass and other services, including private prayer and adoration, reconciliation, baptisms, funerals and weddings are about [read more...]

Pandemic Prayer to the Blessed Virgin

Pandemic Prayer to the Blessed Virgin as offered by Pope Francis. O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross [read more...]

Sunday Mass Returns to Our Lady of the Wayside

Welcome home! With abundant joy we welcome you back to the glorious celebration of Mass and Holy Communion at our Lady of the Wayside Church!  While we are eager to open mass to as many parishioners as possible, attendance will [read more...]

Our Lady of the Wayside Opens for Private Prayer & Adoration

Father Artur Marat, the Our Lady of the Wayside Parish Pastoral Council and the Reopening Team are extremely pleased to announce that our Church, having recently received Archdiocese certification, is now open for Private Prayer and Adoration each Wednesday from [read more...]

Reconciliation Returns to Our Lady of the Wayside

Father Artur Marat, the Our Lady of the Wayside Parish Pastoral Council and the Church Reopening Team are pleased to announce that our Church, having recently received Archdiocese Certification, is opening for the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Saturdays from 10:00-11:00 [read more...]

OLW Reopens for Baptisms, Funerals and Weddings

Father Artur Marat recently announced that Our Lady of the Wayside received Certification to reopen its doors for Infant Baptisms, Funerals and Weddings, and that the Reopening Team is ready to support all Archdiocese and State of Illinois COVID-19 requirements. [read more...]

Frequently Asked Questions & Answers on the Path to Reopening

The Archdiocese of Chicago has granted Our Lady of the Wayside Phase 1, 1A and 2 Certification to open and offer the following services: Private Prayer and Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation, Weekday Mass, Sunday Mass, Infant Baptisms, Funerals and Weddings. Following [read more...]

Mass for Friday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time

Fr Artur Marat presiding with Deacon Jerry Brennan

Father Arthur’s Homily June 7 – Reflections on the Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity Year A Gospel – John 3:16-18 God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his [read more...]

FAREWELL & THANK YOU from Deacon Michael Madison and Mary Catherine McBride

We have been so blessed to be part of Our Lady of the Wayside Parish for 28 years. We have raised our four children here, who are now spread across four time zones. We have celebrated many sacraments for them [read more...]