Photo Gallery

First Family Rosary at Welcoming Mother Grotto

The grace of our Welcoming Mother kept threatening weather at bay while Our Lady of the Wayside parishioners and families gathered to pray the first Family Rosary in May. Please join us at the Welcoming Mother Grotto — every Tuesday [read more...]

They Came, They Conquered!

Eighteen wonderful OLW parishioner #Doers couldn’t resist the joy of coming out Saturday morning to yank unsightly weeds and beautify our parish grounds. THANK YOU for “representing” and for being #Differencemakers. Shout out to OLW’s Operations Director, Patrick Fitzgerald, for [read more...]

Welcoming Mother’s Journey is Complete!

Welcoming Mother’s 10-month journey is over. She now graces the Grotto on Park Street between the Rectory and Church Portico entrances. Come see. Come pray!

Guess Who?

Our Welcoming Mother is on the final leg of her journey that included an ocean voyage from Italy, followed by quiet time resting in a wooden crate in our parish garage. Next week — and thereafter — she will be [read more...]

Salt & Light Enjoys Medjugorje Presentation

On Wednesday, April 24, OLW’s Salt & Light members came together in the Gathering Place for an old fashioned Ice Cream Social and to listen to the conversion story of Fr. Michael Grzesik, Associate Pastor at St. James Parish. Though [read more...]

Respect Life Leaders Gather at OLW

Last Saturday, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Respect Life Ministry hosted representatives from Respect Life Ministries in other Vicariate l Parishes to a morning of sharing and fellowship. Fourteen attendees from five parishes plus the Archdiocese attended. Each shared how [read more...]

Pilgrimage Update: Success!

After 12 days; 240 kilometers (149 miles); 403,788 steps (no, I didn’t count them, my iPhone did); daily Rosaries and Chaplets of Divine Mercy; numerous Divine Office Morning and Evening prayers; several Masses; one case of tendinitis (+more ibuprofen that [read more...]

Grotto Blessing Nears…

The excitement builds! Landscapers were hard at work this week planting tulips and prepping the new Grotto Area (on Park Street between the rectory and church portico entrances) for the unveiling and blessing of our Welcoming Mother statue. Get a [read more...]

First Holy Communion Mass at 2:00 pm

The second group of Our Lady of the Wayside School and Religious Education Program 2nd-graders received the Holy Eucharist — the true presence of Jesus Christ — for the first time this afternoon at 2:00 pm.  Father Gilbert and Father [read more...]

First Holy Communion Mass at 10:00 am

The first group of Our Lady of the Wayside School and Religious Education Program 2nd-graders received the Holy Eucharist — the true presence of Jesus Christ — for the first time this morning at 10:00 am.  Father Gilbert and Father [read more...]