It is easy to find ourselves being overwhelmed with all of the news about the corona virus and the uncertainty it is creating. At the very time we need the support of other people we are being encouraged to isolate and/or keep our distance!  This means that we need to be creative in coming up […]

Check out the latest newsletter available on this website, under newsletters in the menu. Featured:  A reflection from Rabbi Josef All PFGM Formation Days for 2020 postponed until next year Coronavirus Prayer Stay connected by phone trees, how to do this and topics to discuss  

Wellington Archdiocese held an expo to showcase the variety of services and missions available throughout the Arch Diocese. Mary-Ellen and John Leen led a team to showcase the PFGM.   The response to the stand was positive with stories shared of different ways the building community has impacted positively in peoples lives.  On display was the movements […]

Sarah Simmons and Jono Moore were commissioned in their new role as Parish Coordinators for Passionist Family Groups in Wellington South.  They are accompanied by their children Lachie, Lily and Cooper.  (Eden was home sick)  

On March 7th/8th2020 the PFGM National Director team held their annual weekend at The Home of Compassion in Wellington.  Present at the weekend was  Brian Traynor CP, Gwen and Russ Winterscheidt from Brisbane PFGM, and representatives from each region around NZ. Prior to the weekend each region was asked to prepare a report using the […]

Christchurch Passionist Family Groups were recently gifted with a gloriously sunny Sunday to spend time clearing up a stretch of the estuary at South Brighton. As we gathered at lunch time, we began with a shared barbecue lunch and some pretty cool moves on a makeshift cricket pitch! Getting down to business, at first glance […]

We had a wonderful 25 years celebration weekend at Thomas More, Napier. At the evening gathering we lit our group candles and remembered our deceased members reading the Wairua reading followed by reading out the names of each person,  against Standing on the Shoulders song. This was followed by dinner. Sunday Fr Percy Kimble said […]

After the PFG weekend in Wellington in 2018 and in response to the 2017 Synod ‘Go you are sent to build community’ our Passionist Family group coordinators in Holy Family Parish in Nelson wanted to set up something that was ongoing and supported the broader Parish community. Initially our thoughts were to provide some help […]

Look at the edging of the very beautiful altar cloth in the photos.  It was crocheted by Patrick Hudson and then the edging sewn onto brocade fabric (sourced from America)  by a member of Patrick and Penny’s Passionist Family Group. When Father Brian Traynor was in Auckland for Formation Day on 8thJune, he stayed in […]

Over 50 people attended the formation morning held in Hastings.  The number of Hastings people who did not belong to a family group, but came along because Brian was taking the morning, was a direct result of his gift of preaching. Many had heard a homily given by Brian the weekend following the Christchurch shootings and […]