Tag Archive: #olwparish

Thursday of the Third Week in Advent

Father Gilbert Mashurano presiding.

Advent at OLW School

For Advent, our students read the story, The Christmas Pine by Julia Donaldson, and then talked about the message – how children grow and shine like the Christmas Pine. Our students were given paper trees to write down the ways [read more...]

In Honor & In Memory Of…

Once again, Our Lady of the Wayside Church will be decorated with beautiful flowers this Christmas Season thanks to generous donations from parishioners wishing to honor and remember loved ones who are no longer with us. In Honor of… Cardinal [read more...]

Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church (School Mass)

Father Arthur Marat & Deacon Peter LeTourneau.

Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Father Gilbert Mashurano presiding.

Holiday Stress and Mental Health

From the Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness & NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) The Archdiocese Commission on Mental Illness has an article with ideas on handling holiday stress. Here are a few tips from the article. Click HERE [read more...]

Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr

Father Arthur Marat presiding.

Opłatki for Your Christmas Eve Meal

Among Catholic families in Poland and Eastern European countries, the start of the traditional Christmas Eve Vigil meal begins with the Opłatki, a thin Communion-like rectangular wafer made of unleavened bread and stamped with different Christmas symbols. Stop by the [read more...]

Scenes from Faith Into Action, Advent

On Sunday, December 11, Our Lady of the Wayside’s Faith Into Action Ministry gathered families in the school gym to make Christmas Cards for prisoners and to make Nativity Scenes to take home. They also learned about Advent traditions and [read more...]

Why You Should Talk to Your Family About Your Medical History

If your uncle has heart disease, your grandmother had a stroke and a cousin has diabetes, you’d likely feel empathy for them. But there’s something else you should do. You should keep a record. Your family medical history is a [read more...]