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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...]

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...]