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A history of Our Lady of the Wayside Church

Original post made on Sep 10, 2016

Our story begins shortly after the turn of the century in 1900. The village of Searsville and the little church of St. Dennis were gone. The Catholic residents of Portola were looking for a nearby place to attend Sunday Mass. Rural life centered on the land that surrounds the site of the church today.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, May 5, 2012, 12:53 PM

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Posted by Ms. Person
a resident of Woodside: other
on Sep 10, 2016 at 1:16 pm

As a young teenager I had the job of "gatekeeper" for the Mission of St. Marcella. That entailed unlocking the chain leading to the Mission on Sunday at 7:00 am and then locking it after the 11:00 Mass. I received $5.00 a month the for this service. I was very saddened to hear about the church being sold. I think it is terrible when one donates four acres and a beautiful place of worship to the Church and then the archdioceses turns around and sells it. I think the money should have been returned to the estate of Marcella Fox.


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