On Monday 11 February, sixty people attended a powhiri in Johnsonville welcoming eight young people into the Marist – Challenge 2000 Gap Year Programme for 2013. [Read more…] about Eight young people join 2013 Marist Challenge 2000 Gap year
Lyndall Brown farewelled from Emmaus Spirituality ministry
Sr Lyndall Brown RSJ was farewelled at function at Pa Maria, on Friday.
Since 1997, Lyndall has worked as a spiritual director at Futuna and Emmaus and now moves to Auckland to be part of the combined Josephite leadership team. [Read more…] about Lyndall Brown farewelled from Emmaus Spirituality ministry
St Bede’s College heads New Zealand’s Ivy League
St Bede’s College Christchurch heads New Zealand’s unofficial Ivy League according to the Sunday Star Times. [Read more…] about St Bede’s College heads New Zealand’s Ivy League
Three young men take Marist vows
On 2 February, twenty-five years to the day after the Society of Mary left Taradale parish, Adrian O’Flynn, Tom Kouijzer and Brendan Jenke took their first-vows as Marists. [Read more…] about Three young men take Marist vows
Marist Youth International website proves to be popular
Fr Alejandro Munoz, assistant to the Marist Fathers Superior General, is very happy with the response to the Marist Youth International website which he launched towards the end of 2012. [Read more…] about Marist Youth International website proves to be popular
Archbishop of Lyons to collaborate on beatification of JC Colin
On January 23 a meeting took place in Lyons between the archbishop of Lyons, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, and some of his staff members and a delegation of the Society of Mary: Fr Larry Duffy, Fr Hubert Bonnet-Eymard, provincial of Europe, and Fr Bernard Thomasset, vice postulator for the cause of Marist founder, Fr Jean-Claude Colin. [Read more…] about Archbishop of Lyons to collaborate on beatification of JC Colin