434 W. Park Street
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: 847-253-5353
Web Site: www.olwparish.org

Pastoral Staff

Mr. Ken Adamick
Parish Business Manager

Thomas & Irene Corcoran
Permanent Deacon Couple

Ms. Donna Cunningham
Pastoral Associate

Ms. Judith Dzieglewicz
Assistant Principal

Rev. Edward R. Fialkowski
Pastor

Brendan Foley
Permanent Deacon

Ms. Kathleen Freiburger
Director of Office Services

Dr. Donald Grossnickle
Permanent Deacon

Mr. Dan McMahon
Director of Music

Mr. Kevin O'Connell
Youth Director

Mrs. Patsy Rhinehart
Parish Nurse

Sister Joan Shields
Sister Adrienne Weseman
Directors of Religious Education

Rev. Patrick M. Wangai
Associate Pastor

Mr. David Wood
School Principal

Rev. Daniel J. Brady
Retired Priest & Resident

Rev. Harold T. O'Hara
Founder of OLW
(Deceased)

Rev. John J. Mackin
Pastor Emeritus
(Deceased)

Rev. Richard J. Ehrens
Pastor Emeritus
(Deceased)

Rev. Mick Egan
Weekend Presider

"When you hold a lunch or dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment. Rather, when you hold a banquet invite the poor, the cripple, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
Luke 14:12-14

As many of you know, for the last eight years the generous families and friends of Our Lady of the Wayside Parish have been supporting a wonderful cause. We have been helping St. Benedict's parish in Chicago feed approximately 350 homeless and lonely folks on Christmas day. Again, this year our help is needed with coordinating this effort.

Last year, the OLW community provided 30 freshly cooked and carved turkeys and enough monetary donations for us to purchase: 110 lbs. of ham and enough dinner rolls, butter, half & half, coffee, pumpkin pie, sugar, corn, green beans, cranberries, mashed potatoes, stuffing, paper goods, soda, milk, silverware, etc. to feed over 350 people! Our cars were loaded Christmas morning and a group of Waysider's drove down to St. Benedict's to deliver the food, help prepare the parish hall, visit with some very lonely people, and help spread the joy of Christmas! We pray that you are able to support this wonderful cause again this year!

You can help by offering to cook a nice big juicy turkey, cook a ham or three, make mashed potatoes for 50 (hams and potatoes provided) or make a monetary donation. The turkeys can be dropped off at Pete and Jan LeTourneau's house on Christmas Eve or between 8:00 and 8:30 Christmas morning. The "shopping team" will use the donations to buy all of the other items. We will probably go shopping Wednesday, December 23, so we would appreciate donations made by Monday, December 21. Donations can be dropped off at the LeTourneau's house, checks can be made payable to the OLW/St. Vincent DePaul Society for tax purposes. Another way you can help is by providing hats, scarfs and glove sets for the homeless, you can wrap these if you like or just drop them off. These are raffled off after the dinner and often times it will be the only gift many people will receive for the year. If you are not in a position to help this year, please remember the folks at St. Benedict in your prayers.

As mentioned earlier, there are some families who caravan down to St. Benedicts on Christmas morning. Some folks just take the trip to help deliver the food and head back home. Others like to stay awhile to help prepare the hall and food or just visit with some of the guests. The caravan leaves the LeTourneau house at 8:30 a.m. Christmas Day. The guests are served from 11:00 a.m. a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They are usually looking for servers, so if you would like to serve the meal; plan to arrive around 10:30 to receive your table assignment.

Please let us know if you are able to cook a turkey, make a donation, or help Christmas morning.

Christmas Blessings to all,
Pete and Jan LeTourneau

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MOLA
Huge thanks to all the teens and adults who went to Mission of Our Lady of the Angels Mobile Food Pantry last weekend. Over 265 residents from the Humboldt Neighborhood were served. Know that you helped bring the Christmas Spirit to so many. Thank you for spreading joy, hope, and love!

PEER MINISTRY
Time to finish off the calendar year in style. We have our Christmas Celebration tonight (Dec. 13^th). Everyone is asked to bring one wrapped gag gift (between $5-$10 or homemade). Have fun with the gag idea. Let's see who has the "funnest" or funkiest idea.

As discussed last week, we are definitely still on for the "Downtown Winter Outing" on Monday, Dec 28^th. Exact time is still being determined---probably early afternoon taking the train into the city.

CORE
We'll meet next Sunday, December 20^th from 5-7 p.m. Let's do a combo regular meeting plus a little Christmas fun thrown in.

TEEN MISSION TRIP
Because of CHWC camp date conflicts, a final decision for the OLW Teen Mission Trip is still to be confirmed. We will be participating in either the Betsy Lane, KY camp July 11^th-17^th or the Pittsburgh, PA camp July 18^th-24^th. A final determination will be made early January and registration will open then. Please know that spots may fill up almost immediately.

KAIROS
Kairos 9 will take place over President's day weekend, Feb. 12^th-15^th. Registrations have been coming in. Please sign-up as soon as possible. Both the Registration brochure and Permission forms are online. Kairos is open to any high school junior or senior. A great opportunity to get away from the craziness of life and focus on one's self, others, and God. Could be one of the most powerful weekends in your life. Amazing fun as well.

CAMP WOW HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Applications are finally available for Camp WOW high school counselors. Please take some time to consider if this is right for you. We are looking for freshman-seniors who believe they have leadership skills along with a strong Christian witness. If this is you, apps can be downloaded off the parish website. Deadline is January 7^th. Spots will be tight this year. Camp WOW is truly a fantastic combination of fun, faith, and friendship.

PEER COUNCIL

Christmas Extravaganza

Its good to celebrate the season in style: Peer Council style that is! Hopefully everyone has received invitations. Plan is to meet at Putting Edge in Hoffman Estates: 7^th graders from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm and 8^th graders at 7:15 pm until 8:45 pm.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Monday, December 14

4:00 Practice in Church with R.E.P. 7^th and 8^th Graders who volunteered for the Advent/Christmas Prayer Service.

Tuesday, December 15

The following R.E.P. grades have class:

Grades 1-4 - 4:00-5:15. First Grade Christmas Pageant is in church at 4:15.

Grade 7-8 - 7:00-8:30. These students will attend an Advent/Christmas Prayer Service in Church at 7:10.

Practice in Church from 12:40-1:30 with Mr. Tom Smith's fourth grade class for their participation in the All-School Advent/Christmas Prayer Service on Wednesday, December 16 at 10:45.

Sunday, December 20
Last "I Am Special" class before Christmas.

ADOPT-A-FAMILY

Scholarship Fund for Families in
Religious Education Program

The following families are still in need of financial assistance in providing a religious education for their children. If you are able to assist  in some small way with the religious education of the children listed below, we would be most appreciative of your help, as families suffering financial hardship continue to request a partial or complete scholarship.

Tuition per Student $210.00
First Eucharist $75.00
First Reconciliation $50.00
Confirmation $115.00

Thank you to a number of parishioners who have already adopted families. Some amounts are different because of sacramental fees for some grade levels and also some parents made a partial payment.

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Monday, December 14, 2009
7:00 am Communion Service
8:30 am For the Deceased Members of OLW

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
7:00 am Communion Service
8:30 am For the Deceased Members of OLW

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
7:00 am Communion Service
8:30 am Cleo Ouellette, James Fahey

Thursday, December 17, 2009
7:00 am Communion Service
8:30 am Bob Moore

Friday, December 18, 2009
7:00 am Communion Service
8:30 am Pauline Foley

Saturday, December 19, 2009
8:30 am Communion Service
5:00 pm The Smith Family, Elizabeth Sansone,
Alberta Jackson, Priscilla Patterson, Eugene Duffy

Sunday, December 20, 2009
7:00 am Mr. & Mrs. Francis Bourdeau, Lee Corcoran
and For the People of OLW
8:15 am James & Joan Erskine, Everett Lee,
Anna & Orlando Mastrangeli
9:45 am Mary Rudnik, Walt Warren
11:30 am Kelly Trecka, Nick Pecora, Jim Doherty,
Kathleen Louise Diviak, Patricia Cavers

Tom Amberg
Pam Barton
Dr. Marianne Budzeika
Dr. Fernando Caburnay
Chad Demas
Donna Donor
Kristina Fitzgerald
Bev Folkedahl
Michael Harth
Genevieve Izycki
Grace Kaplafka
Joseph Kopec
Joshua Leese
Joe Losos

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Enjoy the parish community by meeting other parishioners at events such as Women's Golf, Men's Golf, Women's Bowling, Men's Basketball, Women's Bridge, Widows of Wayside (W.O.W.), and Christian Family Movement (CFM), the Senior Group and Fil-American Group.

Contact parishlife@olwparish.org with questions or call the Parish Center at (847) 253-5353 and ask for the Parish Life Commission Rep.

Special Needs Ministry was established to identify and meet the needs of our parishioners with special needs. Contact the parish office or email - special-needs@att.net or specialneeds@olwparish.org.