Parish News

Lent 2023 at Our Lady of the Wayside

Posted on March 20, 2023
Here is the remainder of our Lenten 2023 Schedule for Our Lady of the Wayside Parish Opportunities for prayer and spiritual growth SOUP & STATIONS Enjoy a choice of meatless soup, pasta, and bread — and fellowship with friends — [read more...]

Introducing Our RCIA Elect & Candidates

Posted on March 20, 2023
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...]

Traveling With Kids? Read This First

Posted on March 20, 2023
Hitting the road or taking to the skies with children can feel overwhelming. Lots of planning and preparation is usually involved in a successful trip with kids. If travel is in your future, Dr. Markeita Moore, a pediatrician with Advocate [read more...]

REP Update: Weeks of March 26 & April 2

Posted on March 20, 2023
Here’s the REP schedule for the Weeks of March 26 and April 2, 2023. Tuesday, March 28 No REP; Enjoy Spring Break! Tuesday, April 4 4 pm, 1st through 4th grade classes meet 7 pm, 7th and 8th grade classes [read more...]

Scenes from Faith Into Action, March

Posted on March 20, 2023
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

Posted on March 20, 2023
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...]

The Sacraments: First Holy Communion

Posted on March 20, 2023
The second sacrament of initiation is First Holy Communion. First Holy Communion is considered one of the holiest and most important occasions in our lives because it is the first time that we receive the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. [read more...]

Jesus’ Love Was Never Artificial

Posted on March 20, 2023
We asked an artificial intelligence image generator to show us pictures of love. The results were very abstract, flowery, and fake. At first, we were disappointed in the AI, then we realized the AI is trained on real images out [read more...]