On Sunday, May 12, 2024, the Most Rev. Jeffrey S. Grob visited Our Lady of the Wayside to celebrate Family Mass of the Ascension, Mother’s Day and — appropriately on Mother’s Day — to officially bless our Welcoming Mother Statue [read more...]
In the spring of 2023, as we were emerging from COVID, the Archdiocese of Chicago initiated the Disciple Maker Index Survey. It was designed to provide parishes with insights on how they were performing, where parishioners were on their spiritual [read more...]
Please join Deacon Paul Onischuk in the OLW Gathering Place on Tuesday, May 21, at 7 pm (immediately following 6 pm Tuesdays Together Mass & Adoration) for an entertaining presentation and discussion on the many “God winks” experiences and lessons-learned [read more...]
Our Lady of the Wayside’s Special Religious Development Ministry (SPRED) had its final meeting and year-end celebration last weekend. OLW’s Guitar Group, BLGG, “brought the beat” and many SPRED Friends, Catechists and Group Leaders happily joined in. Big smiles, happy [read more...]
OLW’s newest Staff members, Patrick Fitzgerald (Operations Director), Patty McCarthy (Director of Lifelong Faith Formation) and Emilia Walasik (Youth Ministry Director & 6pm Mass Music Coordinator) popped into OLW School on Monday to introduce themselves and to present our teachers [read more...]
Bishop Jeffrey Grob celebrated the 9:30 am Family Mass (and Mother’s Day) at Our Lady of the Wayside last Sunday. At the conclusion of Mass, he offered a special blessing for all mothers and then helped Father Arthur, Father Gilbert [read more...]
Our Lady of the Wayside’s Parish Picnic will take place on Saturday, June 8th. The picnic will feature great eats, beverages, games and face painting for the for the kids. Live music will be provided by A Sure Thing. We’re [read more...]
You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live online” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]