Tag Archive: #christmas

Giving Together this Christmas

Giving Together Your generosity through the pandemic has been incredibly appreciated and I invite you to share what you are able this Christmas to ensure that our vital parish ministries and operations can continue. Please consider giving online at GiveCentral [read more...]

Mrs. Pizza Reads: Santa Mouse

As part of Storytime with Santa, Our Lady of the Wayside School’s Mrs. Pizza reads, “Santa Mouse” by Michael Brown. Enjoy!

Mrs. Lewis Reads: Little Porcupine’s Christmas

As part of Storytime with Santa, Our Lady of the Wayside School’s Mrs. Lewis reads, “Little Porcupine’s Christmas” by Joseph Slate. Enjoy!

Mrs. Doherty Reads: Room for a Little One

As part of Storytime with Santa, Our Lady of the Wayside School’s Mrs. Doherty reads, “Room for a Little One” by Martin Waddell. Enjoy!

USCCB: Christmas 2020

The liturgical season of Christmas begins with the vigil Masses on Christmas Eve and concludes on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. During this season, we celebrate the birth of Christ into our world and into our hearts, [read more...]

We Celebrate a Year of St. Joseph

A Year of St Joseph On December 8th, Pope Francis announced a Year of St Joseph, as an honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as of the patron of Universal Church   This year we are celebrating the [read more...]

Updated Christmas Mass Schedule

Below is an updated, more complete, Our Lady of the Wayside Christmas Mass Schedule. This is current as of December 11 2020.  Please note that this is subject to change, based on State of Illinois and Archdiocese COVID-19 directives. PLEASE [read more...]

We Gather With Joy!

Christmas 2020 Today we gather in our Church with great joy to celebrate the birth of Jesus. To some people, Jesus is an unwelcome intruder. Herod and the Pharisees are a perfect example of those who had this point of [read more...]

Praying Together this Christmas

Praying Together At Our Lady of the Wayside, we are blessed with several ways to unite in prayer and devotion. As we prepare to celebrate the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, I invite you to join your OLW family [read more...]

Christmas Programming: Share YOUR Smiles, Photos, Videos!

Christmas is fast approaching and, as we all know with COVID-19’s rules and regulations, our parish celebration is going to be “togetherness-challenged.”  With challenge comes opportunity, and we have a plan to draw our parish family together virtually.  WE NEED [read more...]