Morena/Good morning to all our Passionist Family Group members and friends, “Creating a People” by Richard Rohr Father Richard emphasizes that to live the gospel, we need each other: The Body of Christ, the spiritual family, is God’s strategy. It is both medium and message. It is both beginning and end: “May they all be […]

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Good morning, Morena, to our Passionist Family Group members and friends, Recently, Passionist Provincial Fr Thomas McDonough CP wrote: “Our parish in Marlborough, New Zealand, which, sadly, we must leave soon, captures the work of confidence and love beautifully in this quote in our last Passionist Parish bulletin:”  When the song of the angels is […]

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Merry Christmas; Meri Kirihimete ; Bon Natale; Maligayang Pasko; ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿਸਮਸ Mērī karisamasa; manuia le Kirisimasi; क्रिसमस की बधाई krisamas kee badhaee; Giáng sinh vui vẻ; joyeux Noël ; καλά Χριστούγεννα kalá Christoúgenna; felice navi da – to all our Passionist Family Group members and friends,   Good afternoon and hoping this past week has been kind to you […]

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Back row: Maria Archer, Neville Sowry, Fr Seph Pijfers PP, Paul Traynor, John Butchard Front row: Nicky Sowry, Doug Pirc, Jerri Pirc, Catherine Butchard, Philip Archer Maria and Philip Archer – Parish Coordinators Our Lady of the Bays Richmond/Tasman – stepping down ‘thank you’ gathering Friday December 3 at Stoke Church meeting room. A big […]

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