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Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Heights Catholic High Club

May 4, 1953, was the first meeting of the Heights Catholic High Club, which consisted of high school girls from Our Lady of the Wayside and St. James parishes. The first order of business was to install officers, and the [read more...]

Moonlight & Memories, Save the Date

Former OLW Parents, please consider attending the Moonlight and Memories event on Saturday, August 26. We expect this to be a lovely event where you can reconnect with friends made while your children attended OLW School. Proceeds will support the OLW [read more...]

It’s a Wrap! VBS a Joyous Success!!

Vacation Bible School (VBS) wrapped up on Friday with an extremely joyous musical program in our Church — the culmination of a week-long “Digging for Treasure” Program of song, prayer, projects, faith celebration, activities, and LOTS of smiles in our [read more...]

Camp WOW Smiles

Our 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade students recently returned from their Camp WOW adventures in Elkhorn, WI, with big smiles on their faces. They enjoyed canoeing, rock climbing, dancing, singing, praying, and making new friends.   See more Camp WOW [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: First Communion Class of 1953

From the parish archives… Father Harold O’Hara, Our Lady of the Wayside’s first pastor and founder, pictured with the First Communion Class of 1953. They are standing in front of South School, as OLW Church wasn’t built yet.    

CLOW Assistants Needed

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) leaders are looking for patient, loving assistants to help with breakout sessions at 9:30 am Masses. This ministry is so important in helping form the faith of our youngsters as they learn about the Gospel [read more...]

OLW Class of 2013 Reunion

OLW Class of 2013 – it’s been 10 years since you graduated. WOW! Come back for a Class Reunion on Saturday, August 19. The reunion will be in the gym and will start after the 5:00pm Outdoor Mass. More details [read more...]

Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: “The Magic Lady”

OLW’s Catholic Woman’s Club held its first meeting on October 2, 1952. The program featured “The Magic Lady,” Miss Frances Ireland, who skillfully combined mystery and humor. One of her specialties was taking a lucky lady on an imaginary shopping [read more...]

OLW Celebrate 70 Family Fair, a Fantastic Success!

Saturday’s OLW Celebrate 70! Family Fair was a fantastic success, with an estimated 600+ people from ages 1 to 100 attending. The music was great, the food was great, the weather was perfect, and a fun time was had by [read more...]

Father Gilbert’s Summer Challenge

In his final School Mass homily of the 2022-23 school year, Father Gilbert Mashurano issued a “Summer Challenge” to Our Lady of the Wayside students. He challenged them to let the light of Jesus Christ shine in them, everywhere they [read more...]