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Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Father O’Hara’s “Tough Love” Letter

A special fund drive for building the new church concluded just before the cornerstone laying. $10,000 (the equivalent of $108,786 today) was realized, but not before Father Harold O’Hara issued a “tough love” letter to parishioners asking them to step [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: OLW Church Construction Begins

On March 17, 1957, The Most Rev. Raymond P. Hillinger, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, blessed and laid the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Wayside’s new, permanent Church. Construction was expected to be completed in September of 1958, at a cost [read more...]

Funeral Mass for Kathleen R. Freiburger

Fathers Edward Fialkowski, Louis Golamari, Vincent Costello, Daniel Brady, Gilbert Mashurano, and Arthur Marat concelebrating. Deacons Paul Onischuk and Jerry Brennan assisting. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and [read more...]

Farewell Kathy Freiburger

On Monday, August 7, one of Our Lady of the Wayside’s longtime parishioners of more than 50 years, and dedicated OLW employee for 41 years, passed away. Kathy Freiburger, 80, was the mother of three children and grandmother of eight [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Church Ground Breaking

When temporary church space in OLW School was converted to seven additional classrooms needed for rapidly growing enrollment, Father O’Hara and his loyal parishioners realized that construction of a permanent church was a necessity. There was no alternative. Money was [read more...]

Our Peaceful Church

If you’re looking for a little peace and recovery after the hectic Christmas Holidays, drop by our Church, which is open until 3:00 pm each day.  Experience the wonderful, meditative silence it offers — still dressed in its Holiday attire, [read more...]

Christmas eGiving at OLW

The Christmas Collection is Our Lady of the Wayside’s largest of the year, and is vitally important to funding the daily operations of our parish. Please be as generous as you can. To give electronically, click this link: https://www.givecentral.org/location/120/event/1457 or [read more...]

COVID 19 Guidelines for Christmas Masses at OLW

With the Omicron variant of COVID 19 spiking across the nation, professional sports teams missing games, and venues like the Rockettes and Second City canceling performances, we remain hopeful that the State of Illinois and the Archdiocese of Chicago will [read more...]

Drop By for a Opłatki (Christmas Wafer)

Father Arthur invites Waysiders to drop by the either the Parish Office or the Sacristy for an Opłatki. For the uninitiated… The Christmas Wafer The word Bethlehem means “House of Bread”. The breaking of the bread is a sign of [read more...]

Beautifying Our Church for Christmas is Underway

This afternoon, Santa’s helpers — a crew of OLW’s Art & Environment #differencemakers — were spotted by Father Marat, in the early stages of beautifying our Church for Christmas.  It’s on! A huge shoutout of THANKS to Annette Quick, Sue [read more...]