Tag Archive: #olwschool

OLW School Welcomes New Principal

Dear Our Lady of the Wayside Families, It is an honor to introduce myself as the new principal of Our Lady of the Wayside School and to join this extraordinary school community. I am working with the current school administration [read more...]

Bathroom Renovation Project Well Underway

Renovation is well underway on the Father Mackin Center bathrooms. The locker rooms were cleared and workers started roughing in the plumbing. Piles of building materials line the hallway. And, as many know from making home improvements, it always looks [read more...]

Happy New [fiscal] Year

Dear Fellow Parishioners, Happy New Year! Yes, you read that correctly. Tomorrow, July 1st, we begin the new fiscal year here at Our Lady of the Wayside and across the archdiocese. Along with the New Year comes a new, recently [read more...]

Operations Director Corner: Update

The lazy, hazy, dog days of summer are here! A couple thoughts this week… The Parish Picnic came together well, in spite of a wet start. Those who came and braved the weather were treated to good food, cold beverages [read more...]

If I Built a School it Would Include… NEW BATHROOMS

Our Lady of the Wayside School’s last Buddy activity of the year was a fun exercise based on the book, “If I Built a School” by Chris Van Dusen. Buddy pairs worked together and wrote ideas they thought would make [read more...]

Have You Registered for the Wayside Open on July 12?

Get your foursome together and dust off your golf clubs! Join us at the Old Orchard Country Club for the Wayside Open (formerly the Celebrate 70! Golf Outing and Pastor’s Masters) on Friday, July 12. The shotgun starts begins at 12:30 [read more...]

Scenes from VBS 2024

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Vacation Bible School 2024, “Come to the Table,” is a wrap! VBS welcomed 84 campers, 5 Mini VBS campers, 38 student volunteers, 20 adult volunteers, & lots of love, smiles, and joy! The campers enjoyed [read more...]

A Joyous VBS Closing Celebration!

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Vacation Bible School Program, “Come to the Table,” concluded today with a joyous, musical celebration in our church. Our Kindergarten through 5th-Grade participants were on-hand with their teachers, volunteers, and Father Gilbert to share songs [read more...]

Grilling With Father Gilbert, Round 1

“Grilling with Fr. Gilbert” was a live auction item at the OLW Celebrate 70! Soiree.  Because it was such a popular item, Father agreed to host second outing, so we had two winners! The first group of winners, — the [read more...]

OLW Preschoolers Create a Garden for Mary

We are eager to further a love of nature in our PK friends (aka Gardening Angels) as we grow together with God. Thank you to our preschoolers for planting flowers in our Mary Garden/Preschool Flower Garden. Thank you to the parents [read more...]