Tag Archive: #thankyou

Perennial Shade Garden: Mission Accomplished!

A HUUUUUGE OLW thank you to Jimmy Doherty (Parishioner, St. Viator Junior, and Eagle Scout) to his family and to his friends who donated an entire Saturday constructing and planting a Perennial Shade Garden behind our Parish Center as an [read more...]

Gathering Place Courtyard Looking Sharp

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...]

Shout out of Gratitude to our Pew Cleaners!

In an ongoing effort to offset or slow the deterioration of our church pews due to the daily disinfection they receive, Kathy O’Neill assembled a hard-working team of volunteers who lovingly removed sticky residue using fine steel wool, and then [read more...]

A BIG THANK YOU From the St. Mark’s Ministry

2020 was a very difficult year for all of us.  The parishioners and friends of Our Lady of the Wayside rose to the occasion in helping supply food for our “sharing parish”, St. Mark’s in Humboldt Park.  Your generosity has [read more...]

Kathy Freiburger Announces Retirement After 41-years of Service

One of Our Lady of the Wayside’s most well-known parishioners and staff members announced her plans to retire before the end of this year. Kathy Freiburger began her OLW service in 1979 as part-time Religious Education Office secretary. This later [read more...]

Our Church Grounds Renewed and Refreshed

Thank you to all who helped last Saturday to make the OLW patio, rectory space, church and school entrances look so much better and more welcoming!  This “Autumn Action” by Christian Family Movement (CFM) took place because OLW parishioner Joe [read more...]

OLW School Opening Update (Part 2): Thank You!

The school administration and teachers worked tirelessly over the summer in preparation for this new school year. In addition to the curriculum and lesson plans, much was also done to prepare the building, classrooms, and school grounds. While we know [read more...]