Youth Ministry

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...]

Introducing Our New Director of Lifelong Faith Formation

Hello Our Lady of the Wayside parish! I am excited for this opportunity to serve as your Director of Lifelong Faith Formation. I bring with me over 15 years of experience in parish religious education and youth ministry. Most of [read more...]

Kairos 12 Registration Deadline: January 21st

Registration is open for Kairos 12, a 4-day overnight retreat for High School Juniors and Seniors from Friday, February 16 to Monday, February 19, 2024. Kairos is a Christian experience of prayer and reflection run by a team of adults [read more...]

Part-Time Parish Center Receptionists Wanted

Heads up OLW teens (16 and older). We’re looking for smiling faces to staff our Parish Center from 4:00 – 7:30 pm weeknights, and from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm on weekends. Schedules alternate (not 7 days a week). To [read more...]

Registration for Kairos 12 Now Open

Registration is open for Kairos 12, a 4-day overnight retreat for High School Juniors and Seniors from Friday, February 16 to Monday, February 19, 2024. Kairos is a Christian experience of prayer and reflection run by a team of adults [read more...]

Family Mass with Bishop Robert Casey: This Sunday, 9:30 am

Breaking Good News… Father Arthur had the opportunity to meet with Vicar General, the Most Reverend Robert Casey, and invite him to Celebrate 70! with Our Lady of the Wayside. Bishop Casey enthusiastically and graciously agreed! So SAVE THE DATE [read more...]

OLW Youth Gather to ‘Encounter’

Many thanks to our Youth Ministry team and their volunteers for starting up with 8th graders this year! They will meet for ‘Encounter’ on four Sundays before they make the sacrament of Confirmation. The theme for the first meeting in [read more...]

OLW Youth Ministry Kicks off September 10

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Youth Ministry will continue to meet under the interim leadership of Thomas (TM) McKenna and Flo Trunk. Peer Ministry nights are on Sundays from 7-9 PM, following the 6 PM Teen Mass. The September Schedule [read more...]

Director of Youth Ministry Bids Thankful Farewell

The following letter is from Arielle Joaquin, OLW”s Director of Youth Ministry, who is stepping down at the end of the month (as was previously announced). To the Wayside parishioners: I want to thank you all as a parish for [read more...]

Chris Stefanick Remembers World Youth Day 2023

Chris Stefanick brings you with him to World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. He answers some great questions and challenges he received on social media about the event. You’ll meet teens who live in places where just going to [read more...]