Our Story
We welcome you to our Website and to Schoesnstatt Wayside Shrine, Refuge of Sinners. On July 29th, 2009, the wayside shrine was blessed by Father Francisco Rojas, Schoenstatt Priest, who invited Our Blessed Mother into the shrine by title of “ Mother Thrice Admirable.” The Mass and dedication were officiated by Father Francisco, and concelebrated by Green Bay, WI Diocese Priests, Father Bill Hoffman and Father Thomas Farrell, with Deacon Richard Simon as acolyte.
The Schoenstatt Wayside Shrine, Refuge of Sinners provides a place for pilgrimage and prayer. The people who gather for worship and prayer study the Word of God and Schoenstatt spirituality as a way of contemplating God through the eyes of Mary, our Mother Thrice Admirable, and integrating the fruits of prayer into daily acts of joyful and sacrificial living for the salvation of sinners.
We strive to bring people closer to Jesus through Mary by providing a beautiful Marian place to pray. Schoenstatt Priests and Sisters teach Schoenstatt Spirituality to various groups of all ages; Holy Mass and the Rosary are offered weekly at the Wayside Shrine; St. Charbel Devotions are held on First Saturdays of each month; Spring through fall there are Rosary Processions through the woods.
Our Lady remains here at the shrine along with Her Son, Jesus, available to local pilgrims as well as those from distances places. At this holy place they experience Mary as a real Mother and Educator. Schoenstatt is for those seeking to further their Faith in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. Pilgrims of all faiths are welcome to pray, visit and partake of all the activities offered at the Schoenstatt Wayside Shrine, Refuge of Sinners.