Tag Archive: #differencemakers

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Pastoral Council and Staff extends a Heartfelt Thank You to every single person who offered their time, talent and treasure in our parish ministries this year. You reflect God’s love in all you do for [read more...]

8th-Grade Prayer Groups LOVED by OLW Students

One year ago, Our Lady of the Wayside 8th-grade teacher, Sally Shewmon, started an eighth grade boys prayer group. The genesis was interesting… the boys asked Mrs. Shewmon to attend their basketball game, but she couldn’t attend due to a [read more...]

Thank You For Your Service!

A cheerful OLW shoutout of THANK YOU to Joe and Marilynne Babiak who have faithfully and creatively served the 8th grade class for pizza day all year. Their granddaughter, Lydia, is graduating, and they have been so dedicated this year [read more...]

Beautifying Our Church for Christmas is Underway

This afternoon, Santa’s helpers — a crew of OLW’s Art & Environment #differencemakers — were spotted by Father Marat, in the early stages of beautifying our Church for Christmas.  It’s on! A huge shoutout of THANKS to Annette Quick, Sue [read more...]

Thank You Volunteers for Bringing Christmas Cheer!

A shoutout of THANKS to our awesome parishioners for bringing early Christmas cheer, brightening up our church exterior last weekend. (From left to right) John and Susan Finucane (with kids Molly and Joe), Don Piergalski, Mary McIlwee, John Supplitt, Stephen [read more...]

Ministries Report: OLW Care & Outreach

The Parish Pastoral Council met on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm.  Care and Outreach Ministry leaders provided updates on their status.  Despite the challenges of this pandemic, we’re happy to report that many ministries are indeed forging forward.  [read more...]

Helpers URGENTLY Needed for OLW Christmas Gift Bag Delivery!

The pastoral staff felt it was important to reach out to every OLW family this year because of the many challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re in the final process of assembling 3,200 gift bags that need to be [read more...]