Please help Little Sisters of the Poor/St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly welcome Our Lord this Christmas with Poinsettias for their Chapel! Your donation of poinsettias of various sizes and colors with help make their chapel beautiful this Christmas and [read more...]
For over fifteen years, generous families and friends of Our Lady of the Wayside have supported a wonderful cause — helping St. Benedict Parish in Chicago feed 300+ homeless and lonely folks on Christmas Day. Last year, we served a [read more...]
Ever since I became a mom — more than 20 years and four kids ago — the Advent and Christmas season has taken on a whole different perspective for me. That perspective has opened up the meaning of the season [read more...]
This Advent, Reconciliation Services will be held at five neighboring parishes — including Our Lady of the Wayside — as follows… Monday, December 12 @7pm Our Lady of the Wayside Tuesday, December 13 @3pm St. Edna Tuesday, December 13 @7pm [read more...]
On Tuesday, Father Arthur, Father Gilbert and Deacon Peter celebrated St. Nicholas Day with OLW school students and staff, presenting the later with sweets, in gratitude for their tireless efforts in educating our students and helping them along on their [read more...]
Continuing with Chris Stefanick’s 4-part Advent video series, this week features guests Jim Beckman and Fr. Kevin Gerarci from the Fathers of Mercy. Together, they go all in on the topic of forgiveness using 7 verses from Scripture to guide [read more...]