Tag Archive: #celebrate70!

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

Posted on March 6, 2023
After living in the original ‘shack’ rectory for eight months, Fr. O’Hara moved to a home at 821 S. Mitchell, purchased by the parish to be used as a rectory. On May 24, 1953 – Feast of Our Lady of [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

Posted on February 28, 2023
DID YOU KNOW… On June 30, 1952, Father Harold T. O’Hara, previously assistant pastor at St. Francis Xavier Church in La Grange, was called to the Archdiocesan Chancery Office and asked to build a new parish on the south side [read more...]

Celebrate 70! Save the Dates!

Posted on February 23, 2023
Celebrate 70 With Us (1953-2023) Our Lady of the Wayside enters her 70th year as a Catholic Parish this year, and we can’t wait to come together as a community through service, celebration and prayer! Join us in learning about [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

Posted on February 21, 2023
DID YOU KNOW… The icon of Our Lady of the Wayside that graces our Church was painted by a distinguished Italian artist in Rome in 1953. The figures of the Virgin and Child appear as they must have been seen [read more...]

Celebrate 70! Get Ready for a Year of Events

Posted on February 15, 2023
Celebrate 70 With Us (1953-2023) Our Lady of the Wayside enters her 70th year as a Catholic Parish this year, and we can’t wait to come together as a community through service, celebration and prayer! Join us in learning about [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

Posted on February 14, 2023
DID YOU KNOW… Our parish is named after a 13th-14th Century fresco of the Blessed Mother and Child, painted on a wall in St. Mary of The Way (Madonna Della Strada) Church in Rome. The church was located on a [read more...]