Local Passionist Family Group members, and others interested in hearing about what Pope Francis is saying in this the Year of Mercy, gathered together at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North, on a Saturday early in May. Paul Traynor, from Wellington, led the presentation as we looked back over the years since the […]
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Recently St Mary’s Hokitika celebrated their first year of Passionist Family Groups. There are two groups named Totara Tribe and Tui Troupe. The groups brought food to go to the Food Bank. Mass was celebrated and Welcome to the Family was the entrance hymn. Some of the comments about Passionist Family Groups after Mass were: “We […]
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On Sunday 21 February, St. Peter’s Beckenham celebrated 20 years of Passionist Family Groups in that arm of the parish now known as Sancta Maria. Passionist priest, Fr. Brian Traynor CP, from Melbourne officiated at the Sunday morning mass and South Island Directors of the PFGM, Murray & Aileen Straight, presented the parish with a painting entitled “Voyage of Discovery” in […]
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On a beautiful summers day our annual Christchurch Diocesan Passionist Family Group Day was held at the Star of the Sea Sumner. We were privileged once again to have Fr Brian Traynor as the facilitator. Some of the sessions included -The Church and these Times,-Contemplative Moments- and Times have Changed. At these gatherings we are always challenged […]
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Reflection on the Passionist Family Formation Day Pentecost Sunday 15th May 2016 Held at St Thomas More Napier Lead by Paul Traynor What a wonderful way to spend Pentecost Sunday! About sixty people from Passionist Family Groups in Hawkes Bay gathered after Mass for the formation day lead by Paul Traynor. The theme was the […]
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On May 6th Parishioners from Levin, Otaki, Waikanae and Paraparaumu, gathered together for the Passionist Family Movement Formation Day held at Our Lady Of Fatima Church in Waikanae. Led by Paul Traynor, a dynamic communicator and gifted teacher, this day was both timely and welcome. Coming at a time when parishioners are experiencing ongoing change […]
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On the weekend of the 12th-14th of February the Passionist Family Groups National Directors Lynn and Rob Hill and Diocesan Directors from around the country gathered at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay for their annual PFGM Directors meeting facilitated by Fr Brian Traynor CP from Melbourne, Australia. Over the course of the weekend […]
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Our Passionist family group decided to cook a meal for the families at Ronald McDonald House in Christchurch in October 2015. It is the first time our group has done this but it is unanimous that we will be going back again this year. We had a busy evening cooking for the families in the […]
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