Recently the parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea Sumner (now Stella Maris Ferrymead) celebrated 22 years involvement in Passionist Family Groups. The first parish coordinators in 1993 were Joan and the late John Collins. Following Mass there was a shared morning tea and Julia and Bill Pringle parish coordinators cut the yummy cake […]
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On the feast Day of Ss Peter & Paul at the end of June the Passionist family groups in Lower Hutt celebrated their 25th anniversary with a high tea in the Parish Hall. 70 guests attended and enjoyed a selection of teas selected by Therese McTague, served in bone china tea cups loaned by family […]
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NZ Passionist Youth Retreat was held 13th – 16th July 2015 at Camp Rangi Wood, Pohangina Valley, Manawatu. Thanks to the Passionists Holy Spirit Province for their support in making it possible in March for Tim McDade (Passionist Young adults retreat presenter from Brisbane and joint Brisbane team leader with his wife Jo) to spent […]
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SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES NZ Passionist Young Adult retreat held 17th-19th July 2015 Thanks to Fr Ray Sanchez Passionist Priest from Brisbane for coming over so soon after the Passionist 4 yearly Provincial Chapter and ministering to the young people in NZ. Ray’s presenting style was well received and the content drawing in each to explore […]
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Thanks to the support from the Passionists Holy Spirit Province, in March Tim McDade from the Passionist Youth Retreat team in Brisbane spent a weekend in Palmerston North, New Zealand to meet and introduce 6 young keen kiwi adults to the Passionist retreat style and charism. All of the NZ young adults had previously attended […]
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On the weekend of 2-3 May Aileen and Murray Straight, Mary-Ellen and John Leen went over to the St Mary’s parish of Hokitika to launch Passionist Family Groups. Maria Lockington, who is the Parish Coordinator, had been part of a Passionist Family Groups when she was a young girl in Cambridge and wanted her fellow […]
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At Sunday Mass celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Palmerston North by Bishop Peter Cullinane and Parish Priest, Chris Martin Sm, Passionists Paul & Linda Darbyshire and Norma Bellamy were presented with the Cardinal Delargy Award for their work with Passionist Youth. This award, in honour of the late Cardinal Delarygy is presented to […]
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Passionist Family Groups have been an integral part of parish life at St. Peter’s in Beckenham for the past 18 years. Seven groups, each with 20-25 people and with ages ranging from children to seniors, meet once a month for a social gathering. Belying the purely social nature of the gathering is the bonding and […]
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Recently the parish of St Mary’s Invercargill Central celebrated their twentieth anniversary of Passionist Family Groups. It was lovely to be with the parish community, Fr. Chris O’Neill and the group leaders. On Saturday afternoon we heard the stories from the past and present, groups having fun, loving and supporting one another. Many felt the […]
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