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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...]

Director of Lifelong Faith Formation Enjoys Lunch with Bible Study Group

Our Lady of the Wayside’s new Director of Lifelong Faith Formation, Patty McCarthy, joined Friday Morning Bible Study for a closing prayer of gratitude for the Lord’s blessings on our Parish, and for lunch.

REP Leader Appreciation Dinner

Following the closing REP Mass last Tuesday evening, where Patty McCarthy was introduced as our new Lifelong Faith Formation Director, the leadership team enjoyed a celebratory meal in the OLW Gathering Place. With the departure of Danielle Pitzer last December, [read more...]

A Musical Coffee House Evening!

It was a hand clappin’, foot stompin’, musical evening in the Gathering Place last Saturday as Our Lady of the Wayside’s Coffee House was brought back to life. Waysiders and guests turned out for a wide variety of music by [read more...]

Eclipse Gazing

Donning protective glasses, Our Lady of the Wayside School students and teachers took a break from “reading, writing and ‘rithmetic” this warm afternoon to gaze skyward at the solar eclipse. Some of the parish staff joined in the fun. Not [read more...]

Easter Eggs, Face Painting, Games & FUN!

Following the Blessing of the Easter Baskets, many families adjourned to our parking lot and playground for the Annual OLW Easter Egg Hunt. Youngsters enjoyed games, face painting, and of course the egg hunt itself! Father Arthur and Gilbert were [read more...]

Blessing of Easter Baskets

OLW parishioners and guests nearly filled our Church on Holy Saturday for a Blessing of Easter Baskets. Father Arthur and Father Gilbert were on hand to offer special blessings on colorfully decorated Easter baskets and the families who brought them. [read more...]