After the PFG weekend in Wellington in 2018 and in response to the 2017 Synod ‘Go you are sent to build community’ our Passionist Family group coordinators in Holy Family Parish in Nelson wanted to set up something that was ongoing and supported the broader Parish community. Initially our thoughts were to provide some help […]

Look at the edging of the very beautiful altar cloth in the photos.  It was crocheted by Patrick Hudson and then the edging sewn onto brocade fabric (sourced from America)  by a member of Patrick and Penny’s Passionist Family Group. When Father Brian Traynor was in Auckland for Formation Day on 8thJune, he stayed in […]

Over 50 people attended the formation morning held in Hastings.  The number of Hastings people who did not belong to a family group, but came along because Brian was taking the morning, was a direct result of his gift of preaching. Many had heard a homily given by Brian the weekend following the Christchurch shootings and […]

AUCKLAND FORMATION DAY – SATURDAY 8THJUNE 2019 About 35 of us from across 5 Auckland parishes (as well as 3 Auckland Companions and Paul and Linda Darbyshire) gathered at St Ignatius Parish, St Heliers to once again be inspired by Father Brian Traynor CP as he presented ‘From Strangers to Friends’.    This topic covered ‘Belonging, […]