On Sunday 13th November 2011 our five Passionist Family Groups celebrated our 20 years Anniversary. We commenced with a thanksgiving Mass celebrated by our Parish Priest Fr. Vince Onesi. A member from each family group processed in with their family group banner and the lectors and ministers of the Eucharist for the day were all […]
Read MoreSt Peter and Paul, Lower Hutt, were one of the early parishes in New Zealand to adopt the Passionist Family Group Movement. It is still going strong and in July 2010 celebrated 20 years of building community within the parish. On the first weekend of July 2010, PFG members took a leading part in […]
Read MoreOn the evening of Saturday June 18th people arrived at the hall underneath St Joseph’s Church in New Plymouth to find the room alive with red, white and blue balloons and streamers. The tables were set and banners on the walls. The room was soon a buzz of conversation and laughter as family group members […]
Read More2011 marks the 23rd year of the Passionist Family Group Movement in Aotearoa. During this time we have had PFGs from as far north as Whangarei to as far south as Invercargill. Whether you are new to PFGM or an ‘oldie’ we hope you have experienced the ‘family’ and ‘community’ of belonging to your group. […]
Read MoreWe thought that the shaky rocking and rolling was over but on Monday June 13 we got a nasty surprise. We had one quake of 4.3 at around 12.30pm and another one measuring 5.6 at about one o’clock. On arriving home later that afternoon we were greeted by two boxes on our backdoor. Imagine […]
Read MoreThe Formation Day for the Bay of Plenty region held on Saturday 12 March at the Mount Maunganui parish centre was followed in Hamilton on Sunday 13 March at Hamilton Cathedral parish centre. Both days were lead by Fr Kevin Hennessy CP. The theme for the day was ‘Relationships and Down to Earth Spirituality’. Fr […]
Read MoreRosie and John Crawford were commissioned as PFGM Diirectors at the Auckland Diocesan Formation day (28th May) by Fr Brian Traynor CP. John and Rosie have made a 4 year comnmitment to this role. John and Rosie joined the PFGM in 1994 when their Parish (Mosgiel) in Dunedin joined PFGM and they were appointed as […]
Read More“The best day ever”, and “ I feel liberated “were two of the many supportive comments passed by the 45 members who attended the formation day on Saturday 28th May. This was to be no ordinary formation day, instead many of us set off into new territory to explore the universe and our part within it […]
Read MoreWith the blessings of Fr Alan Roberts and the Parish Pastoral Council a nominated sub committee was set up to explore ways of supporting and encouraging a closer Parish Community. After much discernment this committee recommended the Passionist Family Group Movement as a good platform for St Mary’s, so on March 13th 2011 there began […]
Read MoreThe Passionist Family Group Movement are very keen to promote our Young Passionist Family Groups that are proving very successful in St Heliers where we are trialling them. For some Auckland Parishes it will be the way of the future. These new groups are different to our traditional Passionist Family Groups in that they are made up […]
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