Youth Ministry

OLW & Holy Family Teens on a Mission From God

Bright and early last Sunday, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Director of Lifelong Faith Formation, Patty McCarthy, and parishioner, Dave Woods, loaded a van full of eager OLW and Holy Family teens and headed off on a Mission [trip] from [read more...]

Brava Emilia!

Please join us in congratulating OLW’s Youth Ministry Director on receiving her Masters of Arts (MA) in Songwriting/Composition from Berklee College of Music. Emilia adds this to her other educational accomplishments… Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music from Dominican University [read more...]

Teen Guitarists & Instrumentalists Wanted!

OLW’s Youth Minister and 6pm Mass Music Coordinator, Emilia Walasik, is looking for guitarists and other instrumentalists to play and sing at our 6pm Sunday Masses! For more information or to join, please reach out to Emilia at youthmin@olwparish.org. For [read more...]

Youth Ministry Gathering

The next Youth Ministry meeting for High School Students will be held on Tuesday, June 11 from 6-8 pm, in the Youth Ministry Room of the Parish Center. Hope to see you there!

Register for the Teen Mission Trip Now!

LAST CALL for all teens who are entering the 9th grade this fall, or older! If you are already registered or interested in registering for the Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Heart Work Camp (CHWC) Mission Trip – you must attend [read more...]

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...]

Time is Running Out…

Vacation Bible School returns to Our Lady of the Wayside this summer,  June 10–14, from 9:30 am–11:45 am. All children from incoming Kindergarten to 5th grade are invited to participate! Camp includes songs, crafts, snack, games, and Bible stories. The [read more...]

Outdoor Family Mass, June 2

Grab your lawn chair or a blanket, sunscreen, your family and join us for Outdoor Family Mass — the first one of the Season — on Sunday, June 2 at 9:30 am. We’re looking for student participation (2nd-8th graders) to… [read more...]

Outdoor Family Rosary Concludes May 28

Grab your rosary and your family and join us at the Welcoming Mother Grotto to pray the Family Rosary next Tuesday, May 28, at 4:00 pm. This will conclude the Family Rosary series. Lead by your loving example. Don’t miss this opportunity [read more...]

Registration Open for Teen Mission Trip!

All teens who are entering the 9th grade this fall, or older, are invited to join Our Lady of the Wayside on a Catholic Heart Work Camp (CHWC) Mission Trip! You and your friends will join 200+ other teens to serve the [read more...]