Dear Fellow Parishioners, My name is Jimmy Doherty. I am a Life Scout in Our Lady of the Wayside Parish Troop 161 and a junior at Saint Viator High School. I am currently planning my Eagle Scout project, and chose [read more...]
Hello OLW Parishioners, With great joy, I accepted the Administrative Assistant position at Our Lady of the Wayside and look forward to serving the OLW community. I grew up in Chicago and was a St. Ferdinand parishioner. Later, I attended [read more...]
“By the Eucharist He feeds His children, not the Manna with which the Jewish People were fed in the desert, but with His adorable Body and His Precious Blood.” ~St. John Vianney 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Year B [read more...]
Earlier this week, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Church and Parish Office received much-needed tender loving care. Leaks that were causing water damage were discovered in both buildings and remediation was needed to prevent further damage and deterioration. Church Chimney [read more...]
On Sunday, August 8th we will have our monthly food drive for St. Mark’s Parish. In July, St. Mark’s was consolidated with three other parishes who were not receiving food donations from sharing parishes. We continue to collect and deliver [read more...]
A lesson that we can learn from the feeding of the five thousand is that Jesus is big enough for any of our expectations. Here, He surpassed expectations. He is ultimate. This means that Jesus provides every need and He [read more...]
Interested in helping those in need in our community without making a long-term commitment? Meals on Wheels might be the answer! Our Lady of the Wayside covers two routes in the month of September only. We deliver meals in Wheeling [read more...]
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous Our Lady of the Wayside donor, the Gathering Place courtyard and area between our church and school received a much-needed spa day. Weeds were pulled, beautiful flowers were planted, overgrown hedges were trimmed, [read more...]