Tag Archive: #deacondongrossnickle

Deacon Don Talks “Vocations” With OLW 8th Graders

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Deacon Don Grossnickle recently dropped in on Mrs. Shewmon’s classroom to speak with OLW 8th Graders about vocations – hearing and responding to God’s call. Students from Ms. Laughland’s classroom also attended. Deacon Don briefly [read more...]

A Call to Service: Archdiocese Interview with Deacon Don Grossnickle

In case you missed it, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Deacon Don Grossnickle was interviewed recently by the Archdiocese’s “Catholic Chicago” about his founding of the MAAPFoundation and current project of building the new Deacon Sheehan Clinic in Philomena Parish [read more...]

Success! Hand-Made Dresses Bring Joy to East Africa Village

Back on July 16, 2024, we ran a story across Our Lady of the Wayside media about OLW parishioners who raised money for, made, and donated hand-made dresses to St. Philomena Parish in Kasese, East Africa (with our Deacon Don [read more...]

OLW Making a Difference in East Africa

Our Lady of the Wayside student council and sponsor/Spanish teacher Joe Nigliazzo rallied before Summer break to do missionary work for Uganda, East Africa. Using funds raised in the “Change for Change” student council campaign, students and parents in the [read more...]

Motherhood: Inspiration

It was witnessing the nurse midwife care of malaria fever stricken impoverished mothers and babies in Uganda that prompted my “second calling” as a deacon. What was the holy fire that stirred in me so long ago that has prompted [read more...]

OLW’s Deacon Don, In the News

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Deacon Don Grossnickle was recently featured in a Daily Herald article, “Suburban charity calls on churches this Lenten season to help fund clinic farms in Uganda.” The article highlighted Deacon Don’s MicroFinance Alliance Africa Projects [read more...]

Calling All Seniors! Advent Reflection with Deacon Don

Our Lady of the Wayside Seniors are invited to an Advent Reflection with Deacon Don Grossnickle on Sunday, December 3, at 1 pm in the Rectory Basement. Cake and Coffee will be served and all are Welcome! If you have [read more...]

Deacon Don’s Uganda Update for Mission Sunday

It was 10 years ago as Our Lady of the Wayside parish helped send Deacon Don Grossnickle with a “heart on fire and feet on the move” to visit and help start a mission in Uganda East Africa. His work [read more...]

Building the Kingdom of God: One Step at a Time

These weeks after Easter have been full of celebration and joy as last week’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles describes how countless numbers of people were converted and – despite persecutions and hardship – the Church grew. I [read more...]

Tylenol Murder Crisis Inspires Global Leadership Activism

Kasia Janus was a young schoolgirl when told her father had been killed by poisoned Tylenol capsules. Today she is remembering the supportive care she experienced by her school and community . She is mobilizing her memories from 40 years [read more...]