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Scenes from June Outdoor Family Mass

Approximately 350 of OLW’s faithful (and guests) turned out for the season’s first Outdoor Family Mass last Sunday at 9:30 am. The Mass was concelebrated by a special guest, Bishop Jovitus Francis Mwijage of the Catholic Diocese of Bukoba, and [read more...]

Encore! More Butterflies Released, Now Mexico Bound

On Tuesday, May 28, Mrs. Pizza’s Kindergarten class, with the help of Father Gilbert, released several butterflies they watch morph from chrysalises. Before the release Father prayed with and blessed both the children and the butterflies. Many smiles 🙂  

“A Camino Experience,” with Deacon Paul

On Tuesday, May 21, Deacon Paul Onischuk packed the Gathering Place and provided an entertaining presentation and discussion on the many “God winks” experiences and lessons-learned on his recent pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Enjoy!  

May Crowning

On Wednesday, Our Lady of the Wayside School students attended Mass and crowned our Blessed Mother. Second Graders processed in first, wearing their First Communion outfits, followed by our eighth-graders dressed in graduation gowns. Our eighth-graders led the mass by [read more...]

Butterflies Are Free to Fly

Mrs. Lewis’ Our Lady of the Wayside School Kindergarten Class marched outside sunny Friday afternoon to release butterflies they watched emerge from chrysalises. Father Gilbert was on hand to pray with our children and assist in the release. Rumor has [read more...]

The Mother’s Day Tradition Continues…

The treasured tradition of preschool’s Mother’s Day Tea continued last Friday for Our Lady of the Wayside’s PK-4 students and their moms.

Bishop Grob Blesses Our Welcoming Mother

On Sunday, May 12, 2024, the Most Rev. Jeffrey S. Grob visited Our Lady of the Wayside to celebrate Family Mass of the Ascension, Mother’s Day and — appropriately on Mother’s Day — to officially bless our Welcoming Mother Statue [read more...]

SPRED Year-End Celebration

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Special Religious Development Ministry (SPRED) had its final meeting and year-end celebration last weekend. OLW’s Guitar Group, BLGG, “brought the beat” and many SPRED Friends, Catechists and Group Leaders happily joined in. Big smiles, happy [read more...]

Teacher (and Student) Appreciation

OLW’s newest Staff members, Patrick Fitzgerald (Operations Director), Patty McCarthy (Director of Lifelong Faith Formation) and Emilia Walasik (Youth Ministry Director & 6pm Mass Music Coordinator) popped into OLW School on Monday to introduce themselves and to present our teachers [read more...]

Bishop Grob Blesses Mothers

Bishop Jeffrey Grob celebrated the 9:30 am Family Mass (and Mother’s Day) at Our Lady of the Wayside last Sunday. At the conclusion of Mass, he offered a special blessing for all mothers and then helped Father Arthur, Father Gilbert [read more...]