Parish News

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...]

Introducing Our New Youth Ministry Director

Greetings Families and Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside! My name is Emilia Walasik and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to be the Director of Youth Ministry at your parish! For over 10 years I have worked [read more...]

The Good Shepherd and the Wolf

I remember very clearly the first movie I watched during my pregnancy with my eldest child. In this film, there is a scene where a young boy is kidnapped and shoved into the back of a van guarded by vicious [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...]

Bishop Grob to Bless OLW’s New Welcoming Mother Statue

Join us on Sunday, May 12, 10:30 am (after the 9:30 am Mass), as Bishop Jeffrey Grob will bless our new Welcoming Mother statue. We will gather at the newly landscaped Grotto area on Park Street between the Rectory and [read more...]

Baby Bottle Campaign: Save the Date!

From Mother’s Day through Father’s Day we will collect donations for The Women’s Center – a pregnancy care center that supports women with counseling and guidance before, during, and after their pregnancies. How You Can Help: Take a baby bottle [read more...]

That Man Is You: Mission 12.0

Join OLW’s Men’s Group in the Gathering Place for food, fellowship and faith discussions this Saturday at 7 am. VIDEO: Mission 12.0 Session 25 returns to the issue of leadership. The seven steps of TMIY will help us to become [read more...]

Outdoor Family Rosary Resumes in May

Grab your rosary and your family and join us to pray the Family Rosary every Tuesday in May (starting on May 7) at 4:00 pm. We will pray by our new Mary Grotto on Park Street between the Rectory and [read more...]

Support Brittany’s Hope Orphanage Project

Dear OLW Community, My name is Gillian Heyden and my family members have been active parishioners at Our Lady of the Wayside since 1999. I attended school here, made all of my sacraments, was an altar server, sung at mass [read more...]

Parish Picnic 2024, Save the Date!

Save the Date… Our Lady of the Wayside’s Parish Picnic will take place on Saturday, June 8th. Stay tuned to OLW communications channels for more information.