Tag Archive: #christmas

Scenes from Faith Into Action, Advent

On Sunday, December 11, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Faith Into Action Ministry gathered families in the school gym to make Christmas Cards for prisoners and to make Nativity Scenes to take home. They also learned about Advent traditions and [read more...]

Shawl Ministry Celebrates The Season

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Shawl Ministry celebrated Christmas on Thursday, December 8th in the parish center. The ladies shared sandwiches, snacks, cookies, desserts together while playing Christmas games and exchanging “White Elephant” gifts.  The ladies enjoyed their time together! The [read more...]

Christmas Cookies and Carols

Take a break from Advent chaos for Cookies and Carols at Our Lady of the Wayside Church on Monday, December 19 at 7:00 pm. It’s not a concert, it’s not a prayer service, there’s no Santa Claus or Mariah Carey [read more...]

Pointsettia “Drop” for St. Joseph’s Home

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...]

Christmas Angels Needed: St. Benedict Christmas Dinner

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...]

OLW Christmas Mass Schedule

Celebrate the Christmas Season With Our Lady of the Wayside! We are looking forward to joyously celebrating the birth of Christ — in our church — with all parishioners, parish families, and visitors this Christmas. O Come All, Ye Faithful!! [read more...]

Registration Open: Christmas Eve Family Mass!

Volunteer registration is now open for Christmas Eve Family Mass in our Church. Mass will be joyously celebrated at 3 pm on Saturday, December 24. We’re looking forward to seeing parish families filling the pews. Let us rejoice together at [read more...]

Voices Needed for Christmas Eve Mass Children’s Choir

Volunteer registration is open for the Christmas Eve Family Mass Children’s Choir. The Mass will be celebrated in our Church at 3 pm, December 24 Let us sing together, rejoicing at the birth of our King!   To register, click HERE. [read more...]

Futabakai Christmas Concert

The Futabakai Children’s Choir will entertain our community with songs of the season, in English and in Japanese.  All are cordially invited to attend the festive presentation at St. Edna’s Church on Tuesday, December 13, from 2:00-2:45pm  

FINAL WEEK: Giving Tree 2022

This is the FINAL WEEK of collecting gifts for of Our Lady of Unity/St. Mark parish who are in such great need this Christmas. Families are struggling even more this year than in past years. The need for warm clothes [read more...]