Author Archives for Sean Reilly

The Christian Life IS Impossible

Posted on May 31, 2023
The call to holiness can feel like an overwhelming challenge. In fact it can seem downright impossible. But in spite of our brokenness, sinfulness and littleness God keeps calling us to “walk on the water” with Him. In this video, [read more...]

What is an AED?

Posted on May 30, 2023
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a lightweight, portable device. It delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart when it detects an abnormal rhythm and changes the rhythm back to normal. AEDs help people who have a [read more...]

When I Was Hungry…

Posted on May 30, 2023
Sunday, June 11, is our next monthly food drive for St. Mark’s Parish. Drop off non-perishable food at the parish garage from between 9 am and noon. Most-needed items include: pasta noodles & sauce canned tuna & chicken canned vegetables soup [read more...]

OLW Celebrate 70 Family Fair is NEXT!

Posted on May 30, 2023
Come One, Come All! Our Lady of the Wayside’s Celebrate 70 Family Fair will take place on Saturday, June 10, from 6-10 pm — immediately following the 5 pm Mass. Admission is FREE! Join us for food, beer, soft drinks, face [read more...]

Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

Posted on May 30, 2023
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...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Card Party & Dance, 1953

Posted on May 30, 2023
On April 17, 1953, Father Harold O’Hara invited members of his new parish, their friends and neighbors, and his close friends and parishioners from his three previous church assignments, to come and help him build a school by attending a [read more...]

Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Posted on May 30, 2023
St. Athanasias once wrote: “God became man so that man might become God.” The Gospel reading affirms this: God the Father gave His only Son, Jesus, so that we might have eternal life. By becoming human, Jesus made it possible [read more...]