Tag Archive: #blessedvirgin

May Crowning

On Wednesday, Our Lady of the Wayside School students attended Mass and crowned our Blessed Mother. Second Graders processed in first, wearing their First Communion outfits, followed by our eighth-graders dressed in graduation gowns. Our eighth-graders led the mass by [read more...]

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...]

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...]

Grotto Action Update: WE DID IT!

We Did It! Through the generosity of the Our Lady of the Wayside community, ministries, alumni, and the Knights of Columbus, we achieved our fundraising goal of $30,000 for the Grotto Project. Our Lady and patroness will soon grace our [read more...]

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

It is a beautiful occurrence for the first day of the New Year to fall on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It is as if God wants to tell us that this year Our Lady wants to play [read more...]

Grotto Action Update

The Knights of Columbus, Holy Rosary Council, are in action here at Our Lady of the Wayside. The Knights are more than just those guys in the funny hats and capes. At the request of Fathers Arthur and Gilbert, they [read more...]

Grotto Action Update

The Grotto is really progressing. Now we face the hardest part—paying for the work. Rooney Landscaping has been extremely generous with their time, talents and payment terms. As you can see the majority of their work is complete and they [read more...]

OLW Grotto Update

A 1,000-mile journey begins with a single step, and so a Grotto begins with site preparation. The dying maple was removed and the ground is being prepared. The concrete foundation that will support the Blessed Mother statue should be poured [read more...]

Knights Lead OLW Grotto Project

The Knights of Columbus, Holy Rosary Council, are in action here at Our Lady of the Wayside! At the request of Fathers Arthur and Gilbert, they are building a grotto on the south side of the church — between the [read more...]