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Reaching out …

UncategorizedPassionist Family
31
Mar 2019

Our thoughts & prayers are with you at this very sad time all people of N.Z ..Stay strong..Madge & Bill Fitzgerald..St.Anthony,s ln the Field, Terry hills ,Sydney Australia.

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Reaching out – Prayer and support for Christchurch families

UncategorizedPassionist Family
28
Mar 2019

Dear Linda and Paul, Mary-Ellen and John Please know of our thoughts and prayers for those killed and their families in Christchurch.  Please let our Passionist family there know they are all in our prayers here in Australia. What a terrible, terrible day. Tom McDonough CP Dear Murray and Aileen, and all our Kiwi family, […]

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Celebrating with a Parish BBQ

UncategorizedPassionist Family
13
Nov 2018

Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Family Group leaders put on a BBQ (sausage sizzle) for the Parish after our 2nd morning Mass to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Passionist Family Group Movement in Aotearoa. Libby and Penny did promotional talks at all four Masses the first weekend of November and followed it […]

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Giving thanks for 30 years of ministry and presence in the Church of Aotearoa

UncategorizedPassionist Family
13
Nov 2018

Today we celebrate with the members of the Passionist Family Movement 30 years of ministry and presence in the Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand. We give thanks for the members and their work in our parishes, homes and families. We have benefitted from the movements values and its aim to create a communal, shared and […]

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24 years of Pancake breakfasts!!

UncategorizedPassionist Family
13
Nov 2018

Once a year for the past 24 years the Passionist Family Groups at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Palmerston North have hosted a pancake breakfast after the Sunday morning Mass. In the early years we had to bring samples out on plates after Mass to entice Parishioners to take the time to sit, enjoy […]

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Fr Barry Scannell s.m. ‘Building community’

UncategorizedPassionist Family
03
Nov 2018

At the 5.30pm Mass this weekend the Passionist Family groups in the Parish of Napier are gathering to celebrate 30 years of this movement in the Church in New Zealand.  It is a time to thank God for the wonderful way in which these families have been brought together and nourished through belonging to a […]

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‘PEARLA OF A NIGHT’

UncategorizedPassionist Family
03
Nov 2018

CPoN ‘PEARLA OF A NIGHT’ CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF PFG’S IN NZ E toru nga mea                   There are 3 things Nga mea nunui                   That are most important E ki ana                               […]

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Johnsonville Uniting Church celebrates 20 yrs and much more!!

UncategorizedPassionist Family
22
Oct 2018

It is a pleasure to be celebrating 20 years of the PFGM in our Parish of Johnsonville Uniting. 20 years ago and on subsequent occasions, we’ve been without a Minister and our Family Groups have provided significant pastoral care. With valued support from the Regional Coordinators, Kerry and John Kleinsman, Mary-Ellen and John Leen and […]

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Passionists ‘ Come and See’

UncategorizedPassionist Family
18
Oct 2018

“The Passionists are hosting a ‘Come & See’ Discernment week (3-9 December) in their beautiful Student House in Melbourne. This week will be a time to experience Passionist community life in a very real way. You will be able to live, pray, eat and work with the members of this multicultural formation house. This is […]

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East Coast Bays 30th Anniversary Celebration of PFGM in their Parish

UncategorizedPassionist Family
18
Oct 2018

On the 29thSeptember 2018, the East Coast Bay’s Passionist Families celebrated 30 years in the parish, by holding a Barn Dance, in the St John’s School hall, Mairangi Bay. The event was attended by 120 parishioners who joined in the fun, festivities and family unity. The evening was organised by the Leader Group in ECB […]

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    Passionist Family Groups began in New Zealand in June 1988. Effective leaders across each diocese work with the Passionist Advisor, Fr Brian Traynor CP. Together they provide formation and resources to develop healthy leadership models within the movement. Family Groups support and encourage building community, giving people a sense of acceptance and belonging. Can anyone join? The answer is ‘Yes’ - Our motto is ‘A family for all’.
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