Recently, when speaking to Christchurch North parish about the possible relaunch of Passionist Family Groups  in 2022 and a week later speaking at the masses in Ashburton where they too are looking to relaunch in early 2022. I decided to share this spirit of ‘Ubuntu’ which I initially read in an article by Dr Michael […]

Here is Pat Jonas with some of her Passionist Family Group members. This is one of the groups in the St Peter Chanel Community of Catholic Parish of Hastings.  They had morning tea to celebrate her 100th birthday . A very Happy Birthday, Pat.  Not too many people can say they’ve celebrated a double 0 […]

PFGM Regional Representatives,  PFGM Trustees (NZ), Brian Traynor CP via zoom and significant others in the 33 years history of the Movement in New Zealand met together at the Home of Compassion in Wellington for the weekend of 19/20 July 2021. Passionist Family Groups in New Zealand have been built around teams of people who […]

As most of you are aware Linda and Paul, Mary-Ellen and John took on the role as National Coordinator Team from Lynn and Rob Hill on the 1st of July 2016 and we had pretty big shoes to fill!! We split the Dioceses with the Darbyshire’s looking after Palmerston North, Hamilton and Auckland, while the Leen’s […]

Hawkes Bay Formation May 22nd. As is our continued experience, a great turnout of 55 gathered for Formation presented by Paul Traynor on Saturday May 22nd in Napier. Those who came represent a community who have lived ‘Gospel love’ through the Passionist Family Group Movement for 30 years.  The Mass centres of St Patrick’s- Napier, […]

Our Family group has had a couple in the group for a long time, the wife is a Catholic but the husband was not. John sadly died from cancer last year. Barbara can’t drive so we helped her to visit John in hospital and the hospice. He didn’t want to be a hypocrite having a […]

It is with great pleasure that the Trustees announce the appointment of Mr Paul Traynor as the incoming National Coordinator for the Passionist Family Group Movement in New Zealand. Paul has been an integral part of the Passionist Team for many years and brings to the newly created full time position a wealth of pastoral […]

Over Waitangi weekend, the Pedley Passionist Family Group from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Palmerston North took off over the hill to Eketahuna Camping Ground.  Over the weekend 44 people came and went. A weekend away is a fantastic time for family group members to bond and get to know each other better,  through […]

The Nguyen family Anton, Lucy, Jack and Ben came to NZ from Vietnam, and they are members of the Noah Passionist Family Group at St Mary’s Basilica in Invercargill. When Ben was preparing for confirmation he asked Dot from his Passionist Family Group to be his sponsor. The photos tell the story of Ben’s special […]

Palmerston North’s City Wide Passionist Family Group recently celebrated their 1st Anniversary. The groups members gathered in a home for the occasion,  celebrating Mass together with Bishop Emeritus Peter Cullinane.