Parish News

Archdiocese of Chicago Celebrates 50th Anniversary Couples

Married in 1969?  Join us to celebrate 50 years of marriage at the Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass Couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary from across the Archdiocese of Chicago are invited to gather together for the Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass [read more...]

Save the Date for Our Annual Picnic!! Sunday, Sept 8th

HOW MUCH SCREEN TIME IS TOO MUCH? By: Heather Collier, Submitted by Kathy O’Neill RN, Parish Nurse

For most kids, summer means a break from school, and that can mean a lot of screen time – playing games on a phone or tablet, watching TV or movies or playing video games. But how much screen time is [read more...]

‘MUSIC MAN,’ DAN MCMAHON: THE “SOUND OF OLW”

In addition to its beautiful church, Our Lady of the Wayside has been fortunate for the past 15 years to be blessed with one of the Chicago area’s most accomplished church musicians. Dan McMahon, a native of Mt. Prospect and [read more...]

THE SOURCE AND SUMMIT OF CHRISTIAN LIFE Submitted by By Father Ed

It is summer time and it is time of relaxation and vacationing. It goes without saying that vacationing does not mean vacationing away from going to Mass on the weekends. We can find all kinds of attractive sights to visit [read more...]

Thank You for Mother’s Day Catholic Charities Collection!

Dear Father Edward Fialkowski, & Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside: My deepest thanks to you and your parishioners for contributing to the special collection for Catholic Charities on Mother’s Day. We received your check for $5,863.00 on 6/13/2019. [read more...]

OLW’S GROUNDS SHOW SIGNS OF NEW LIFE!!

While OLW parishioners still complement the parish for the bright new looking following the 2018 church renovation (after 60+ years), those same parishioners are starting to notice improvements to the exterior areas of the church, particularly the grounds surrounding the [read more...]

Volunteer Spotlight – Deacon’s Beacon by Deacon Tom Corcoran

Theology On Tap is Back for the Summer!!

Thank You to All Who Assisted with This Year’s VBS!!

Vacation Bible School was a great success due to all those involved in the Program this summer. This year we had 135 children participating in Vacation Bible School and 80 Junior High and High School Helpers. We are especially grateful [read more...]