Tag Archive: #olw

It’s a Wrap! VBS a Joyous Success!!

Vacation Bible School (VBS) wrapped up on Friday with an extremely joyous musical program in our Church — the culmination of a week-long “Digging for Treasure” Program of song, prayer, projects, faith celebration, activities, and LOTS of smiles in our [read more...]

Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Father Arthur Marat presiding.

Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Father Gilbert Mashurano presiding.

Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious

Father Gilbert Mashurano presiding.

Camp WOW Smiles

Our 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade students recently returned from their Camp WOW adventures in Elkhorn, WI, with big smiles on their faces. They enjoyed canoeing, rock climbing, dancing, singing, praying, and making new friends.   See more Camp WOW [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: First Communion Class of 1953

From the parish archives… Father Harold O’Hara, Our Lady of the Wayside’s first pastor and founder, pictured with the First Communion Class of 1953. They are standing in front of South School, as OLW Church wasn’t built yet.    

Consolation in Christ

This Sunday’s reading should reassure us of God’s love and bring us peace. When Jesus tells us that we are worth more to Him than many sparrows, this is clearly a drastic understatement. What the Lord tells us by His [read more...]

Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Father Gilbert Mashurano presiding.

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: First Marriage & First Death

On September 20, 1952, Father Harold O’Hara witnessed the first marriage in our new parish. The ceremony took place in the lovely little [shack] rectory chapel. The bride and groom were Goldia McCarty of Arlington Heights and Charles L. Esser [read more...]

Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Father Arthur Marat presiding.