Parish News

Join The Special Daily Prayer Service For The End Of The COVID-19 Epidemic!

OLW Parishioners, Led by Religious throughout the Chicagoland area, I invite you to pray each day (7 days/wk) at: 3pm (Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Gospel reading with short reflection), and at 9pm (Rosary, Night Prayer, and Auxillium Christianorum) to [read more...]

Wayside Wednesday, April 1, 2020

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Wayside Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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Join Us For Friday Morning Bible Study!

Updated Information on REP Classes Due to the Corona Virus

Dear REP Families: Sister Adrienne, Sister Joan and Louise pray that all our families and their loved ones are staying well and continuing to pray for a solution to this pandemic.We realize how hard this has been for so many. [read more...]

TIPS FOR REDUCING ANXIETY DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK By Tracy Sherva & Jan Staley Submitted by St. James & OLW’s Mental Health Ministry 

Ground yourself in science.     Science-based facts will ground you in a reality where truth, hope, and interventions exist. Resist sensational news or social media, where facts are often blurred or exaggerated.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information and frequent updates.  Limit [read more...]

Join Us For This Year’s Final Men’s Lenten Reflection Via Videoconference!

This is a Holy Week which will not be forgotten! It is very strange to enter this holiest week of the year for Christians without being able to gather as a community to worship together. We enter Holy Week with [read more...]

Father Arthur’s Homily March 29 – Do We Take Advantage of Jesus’ Love?

5th Sunday of Lent – Year A Gospel John 11:1-45 Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried [read more...]

IS YOUR FAMILY HAVING A HARD TIME BEING TRAPPED AT HOME? TRY THIS. By April Hall, submitted by Kathy O’Neill RN, Parish Nurse

We’re taking significant measures to protect our physical health, but in these times of uncertainty, it’s also extremely important to take care of our mental health. We’re facing a situation where we are not in control and are seeing an [read more...]

Rent-A-Missionary Fundraiser

Click here top download an project application form!