NZ Passionist Young Adult retreat held 15th – 17th July 2016 at the Magnificat retreat centre in Featherston. Thanks to Fr Ray Sanchez Passionist Priest from Brisbane for presenting such informative and reflecting sessions relevant to all at the Young adult retreat. Renee shared with me she was quite apprehensive about coming to a Passionist retreat […]
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Recently St Mary’s Hokitika celebrated their first year of Passionist Family Groups. There are two groups named Totara Tribe and Tui Troupe. The groups brought food to go to the Food Bank. Mass was celebrated and Welcome to the Family was the entrance hymn. Some of the comments about Passionist Family Groups after Mass were: “We […]
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On Sunday 21 February, St. Peter’s Beckenham celebrated 20 years of Passionist Family Groups in that arm of the parish now known as Sancta Maria. Passionist priest, Fr. Brian Traynor CP, from Melbourne officiated at the Sunday morning mass and South Island Directors of the PFGM, Murray & Aileen Straight, presented the parish with a painting entitled “Voyage of Discovery” in […]
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On the weekend of the 12th-14th of February the Passionist Family Groups National Directors Lynn and Rob Hill and Diocesan Directors from around the country gathered at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay for their annual PFGM Directors meeting facilitated by Fr Brian Traynor CP from Melbourne, Australia. Over the course of the weekend […]
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Our Passionist family group decided to cook a meal for the families at Ronald McDonald House in Christchurch in October 2015. It is the first time our group has done this but it is unanimous that we will be going back again this year. We had a busy evening cooking for the families in the […]
Read MoreSee below article written by Brian Traynor CP or click the link to open in a new window. Vietnam Visit
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Papatoetoe Parish re-established Passionist Family Groups on 17-5-2015, starting with 6 Groups. Billie and Jocelyn Uasike (PFG Leaders from the original set up in 1990) are Parish Coordinators
Read MoreWelcome aboard Sacred Heart Cathedral in Wellington who have joined us with one group. Their parish priest is Fr James Lyons and Parish Coordinators are Nicolas & Linda Burley.
Read MoreSt Anne’s Parish in Newlands, Wellington began PFGs in May with 2 groups. Interest started when Fr Brian Traynor CP preached there in early May, and this was followed up by Regional Coordinators in Wellington. Welcome aboard!
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