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Holiday Stress and Mental Health

Posted on December 13, 2022
From the Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness & NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) The Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness has an article with ideas on handling holiday stress. Here are a few tips from the article. Click HERE [read more...]

Opłatki for Your Christmas Eve Meal

Posted on December 12, 2022
Among Catholic families in Poland and Eastern European countries, the start of the traditional Christmas Eve Vigil meal begins with the Opłatki, a thin Communion-like rectangular wafer made of unleavened bread and stamped with different Christmas symbols. Stop by the [read more...]

Scenes from Faith Into Action, Advent

Posted on December 12, 2022
On Sunday, December 11, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Faith Into Action Ministry gathered families in the school gym to make Christmas Cards for prisoners and to make Nativity Scenes to take home. They also learned about Advent traditions and [read more...]

Be Open to God’s Subtle Signs

Posted on December 12, 2022
Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year A In order to draw us ever closer to Him, God permits us to experience different trials during our lives. We see this in today’s Gospel, where Joseph learns about the Blessed Mother’s pregnancy. [read more...]

REP Update: December 19 & 26

Posted on December 12, 2022
Here’s the REP Schedule for the Weeks of December 19, 2021 and December 26, 2021 Tuesday, December 20 NO REP CLASSES Saturday, December 24 2 p.m. Practice for 3 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Mass Sunday, December 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS! Tuesday, [read more...]

Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

Posted on December 10, 2022
You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, back in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live on-line” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]

New Parish Signage

Posted on December 9, 2022
A portion of the funds raised from the Opening Our Doors to the Future Campaign in 2021 were allocated for new parish campus signage.  Mission accomplished!    

Shawl Ministry Celebrates The Season

Posted on December 9, 2022
Our Lady of the Wayside’s Shawl Ministry celebrated Christmas on Thursday, December 8th in the parish center. The ladies shared sandwiches, snacks, cookies, desserts together while playing Christmas games and exchanging “White Elephant” gifts.  The ladies enjoyed their time together! The [read more...]

Christmas Cookies and Carols

Posted on December 9, 2022
Take a break from Advent chaos for Cookies and Carols at Our Lady of the Wayside Church on Monday, December 19 at 7:00 pm. It’s not a concert, it’s not a prayer service, there’s no Santa Claus or Mariah Carey [read more...]