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Multi-Parish Mission Photos, First Evening

Last night (Wednesday, March 15) in our church, parishioners from Our Lady of the Wayside, St. Edna, St. Colette, St. Mary and other nearby parishes gathered for the first evening of our Multi-Parish Lenten Mission — Surge of the Heart. [read more...]

Scenes from the first Men’s Lenten Reflection Meeting

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Men’s Group kicked off their Lenten Reflection series last Saturday in the Gathering Place. 30 men of all ages gathered to share fellowship, recite the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary (editor’s note: it was quite [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Our Founder & First Pastor

Father Harold T. O’Hara walked out of the Chancery Office on June 30th, 1952, both happy and perplexed. While having a wealth of experience, being a priest for twenty-three years – assistant in four large parishes, two on the south [read more...]

Bishop Grob Confirms OLW Parish 8th Graders

On Saturday, March 11, Bishop Jeffrey Grob bestowed the Sacrament of Confirmation on two groups of OLW Parish 8th-graders. The first Confirmation Mass was celebrated at 10AM and the second at 2PM. Fathers Arthur Marat and Gilbert Mashurano concelebrated with [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

After living in the original ‘shack’ rectory for eight months, Fr. O’Hara moved to a home at 821 S. Mitchell, purchased by the parish to be used as a rectory. On May 24, 1953 – Feast of Our Lady of [read more...]

Soup & Stations (and Smiles)

Plenty of good (meatless) soup, pasta and bread was served before Stations of the Cross last Friday night. Please come and enjoy a delicious meal and fellowship next week, or any Friday in Lent, at 6 pm in the Gathering [read more...]

Ministers of Care in Action

Ash Wednesday is a busy day for OLW’s Ministers of Care, who brought communion and ashes to the residents of Church Creek, Cedar Village, The Gardens, and to many of our homebound parishioners. Father Arthur distributed ashes to residents and [read more...]

Praise God for a Wonderful Kairos 11!

Praise God for a wonderful Kairos retreat! Thank you to all the leaders, retreatants, adult volunteers, and parents for making K11 such a memorable experience! A special shoutout to our amazing OLW priests for offering Mass and (3+ hour long!) Confessions! [read more...]

Thank You Wayside (From the Holum Family)

A thank you message from the Holum Family… Dear Fr. Marat, Kathy O’Neill, OLW Staff and Parish, friends and family, Thank you all for your continued kindness, generosity and support of Emily’s Blood Drive. This is always a special day [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact

DID YOU KNOW… On June 30, 1952, Father Harold T. O’Hara, previously assistant pastor at St. Francis Xavier Church in La Grange, was called to the Archdiocesan Chancery Office and asked to build a new parish on the south side [read more...]