Tag Archive: #olwschool

Mrs. Doherty Reads: Room for a Little One

As part of Storytime with Santa, Our Lady of the Wayside School’s Mrs. Doherty reads, “Room for a Little One” by Martin Waddell. Enjoy!

Kathy Freiburger Signs Off, After 41-durful Years…

Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside, As many of you have heard, after 41 happy and fulfilling years, I am retiring from my role as Parish Secretary/Director of Office Services. My final day is January 4, 2021. While [read more...]

Third Sunday of Advent: JOY

The Third Week of Advent symbolizes Joy with the Shephard’s Candle, reminding us of the Joy the world experiences at the coming birth of Jesus Advent Prayer: We humbly beg you, O Lord, to listen to our prayers; and by [read more...]

Invest in Kids at OLW!

There is an amazing opportunity for you to support Catholic education at OLW AND significantly reduce, or eliminate, your state tax bill at the same time. It is the Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship Program, “Invest in Kids” and it provides [read more...]

Christmas Programming: Share YOUR Smiles, Photos, Videos!

Christmas is fast approaching and, as we all know with COVID-19’s rules and regulations, our parish celebration is going to be “togetherness-challenged.”  With challenge comes opportunity, and we have a plan to draw our parish family together virtually.  WE NEED [read more...]

OLW School Early Childhood Registration Guidelines, 2021-2022 School Year

A $150 non-refundable registration fee is required for all students at the time of registration. Without the registration fee, the child will not be put on any class list. The registration fee is only refundable if you move out of [read more...]

Praying and Giving Together this Christmas

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, We find ourselves journeying through a most uncommon Advent season. Despite the unique challenges presented by our current circumstances, our gaze remains fixed upon Christ. These weeks leading to Christmas are a special time in [read more...]

25 Bible Verses that Countdown to Christmas

Here’s another great Advent Calendar — fun for OLW children (and families) as we countdown to Christmas. Click the following link to view, download and print this calendar: 25 Bible Verses Countdown To Christmas

Three Great Advent Calendars!

On the Advent 2020 page of our website, we have posted some great content to help you learn about the Advent Season and to prepare for the birth of our Savior this Christmas.  There are three noteworthy calendars you might [read more...]

Hail Mary!

A truly beautiful painting of our Lady and her Son, no? So many treasures in our church that we sometimes overlook. Perhaps in this season of quarantine and concern, we might slow down, even if only briefly, and take inventory [read more...]