Tag Archive: #ministry

Deacon’s Beacon: As Parts of The Body of Christ, We Are Called to Action

We are part of The Body of Christ In last Sunday’s gospel, the feast of Corpus Christi, on the evening before His passion and death, Jesus shares His last meal with His apostles.  He prepares them for their faith journey [read more...]

Volunteers Direly Needed: Art & Environment Ministry

The Our Lady of the Wayside’s Art and Environment Ministry plans and coordinates the decoration (enhancement) of our worship space to reflect the major feasts, seasons, and celebrations of the liturgical year. After several years of very faithful service to [read more...]

Join Us For Friday Morning Bible Study

Zoom with OLW’s bible study group.  Enjoy fellowship and share insights on the bible. To receive the Zoom sign-in code, email biblestudy@olwparish.org.

Strong CFM Presence Expected at OLW’s Outdoor Family Mass this Sunday

If you are one of the 600+ OLW parishioners attending the Outdoor Family Mass of Joy and Thanksgiving this Sunday at 11:30, and see someone wearing a button that looks like this… Please take a moment to introduce yourself and [read more...]

We’re Looking for a Wheels to Worship Chairperson

Our Lady of the Wayside is looking for a Chairperson to lead our Wheels to Worship Ministry. What is Wheels to Worship? The Wheels to Worship Ministry is a group of volunteers who practice discipleship by driving our parish’s older [read more...]

Faith in Action: Deacon Don Update

This just in from Our Lady of the Wayside’s Deacon Don Grossnickle: So glad to share news of my MAAPF friend Pavan. Pavan and I and MAAPF worked to support his research fighting deadly malaria. He needed a microscope and I [read more...]

Youth Ministry Update: Peer Night; Multi-Parish Youth Night

Don’t miss the final Peer Min night of the semester — in person, outside the Parish Center — on  Sunday, May 16. Get together with your Camp WOW parish peers for one night of games, small groups, fellowship and more. [read more...]

Have You Ever Considered Bereavement Ministry?

The Corporal works and the Spiritual works of mercy are at the core of who we are as Catholics Christian. They not only identify who we are as a people; charitable, caring, compassionate and generous, they also identify the behaviors [read more...]

SPRED Continues its Third Year at Our Lady of the Wayside

SPRED is a program developed by the Archdiocese of Chicago to foster the religious development of persons with developmental disabilities.  The goal is to make it possible for each parish to welcome our Friends into a SPRED group, where they [read more...]

Meeting Mental Health With Grace: Spotlight on Anxiety

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  For educational information about anxiety and more, visit: https://bit.ly/3npVdbj