RIP Biddy Orr
Biddy Orr – a well respected life member of our Bohemian Association has left us…..on Friday 2nd November 2018. Biddy gave so much to us over the years and will be remembered with love, by many.
The German Bohemian community have organisied to help celebrate with a Bohemian Mass. We have chosen to celebrate the feast day of St Wenceslaus (Patron Saint of Bohemia) and will lead the worship at Mass, sharing our Bohemian culture.
10th September 2017 at the 8:30am service
Everyone is welcome, we plan to have a shared lunch afterwards with a little bit of music and dancing as required
St Francis of Assisi is located on the corner of Willoughby and Baillie St, Thames.
all enquiries to campy@kereta.kiwi.nz
This weekend we will be celebrating Puhoi Anniversary and the feast day of Saints’ Peter and Paul.
Sunday 26th June: Mass at 11am in Puhoi Church, and shared lunch after in the hall with music and dance until afternoon tea time.
For those interested, the Puhoi Historical Society have organised a Saturday night dance on the 25th June. $15/ person. please bring a plate to share for supper.
Thank you to all who attended the Reunion in Puhoi on the 6th March 2016. It was a great success, a day filled with talking, meeting new relations, making new friends, dancing and so on……. Congratulations to the Puhoi Historical Society and the Bohemian Association for putting on such a great event in such a short time, I might add 🙂
AN INVITATION TO ALL
PLESCHER’s
SCHISCHKA’s
WECH’s
WENZLICK’s
AND OTHER BOHEMIAN DESCENDANTS
TO CELEBRATE 150 YEARS SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP
‘LIVERPOOL’
IN AUCKLAND, NZ
SUNDAY 6TH MARCH 2016 PUHOI HALL
CONTACT:puhoibohemianmuseum@gmail.com
Ph. 09 4220852 P O Box 404224 Puhoi 0951
Programme for Sunday 6th March 2016
8.30 a.m. Mass at Sts Peter and Paul’s Church, Puhoi
9.30 a.m. Wreath laying ceremony at Landing Stone
9.45 a.m. Welcome
10.00 a.m. Morning tea
10.30 a.m. Roll call
11.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Puhoi Hymn of Faith, Te Rore Band, sales of books and Puhoi Memorabilia,
Raffle sales, update family trees, view displays
Bohemian Settlers Museum open in Convent School
12.30 p.m. Shared Lunch – please bring a plate of food to share
1.00 p.m. Puhoi Bohemian Dancers, Puhoi Music Group
1.30 p.m. Te Rore Band, dancing, socialising
2.30 p.m. Group photos, Bohemian Association AGM at rear of hall
3.30 p.m. Afternoon tea
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Please register your interest in attending the reunion of Puhoi descendants especially Plescher, Schischka, Wech and Wenzlick families who came on the “Liverpool” arriving Auckland, 6th March 1866 – 150 years ago. These families intermarried with almost all of the other families so all are welcome.
$5 per person covers admin costs and family descendant badge.
When: Sunday 6th March 2016 8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Where: Puhoi Centennial Hall
To: email: puhoibohemianmuseum@gmail.com
Phone: 09 4220852 – leave a message
Post: Box 404224, Puhoi 0951
Saturday 27th June Museum open 10 am-4 pm Community Dance 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm (Band is “Roger and the Ramjets”). BYO and a plate of food to share. Tickets $12 from Jenny 09 422 0472
Sunday 28th June Mass 11:00 am, Wreath Laying Ceremony at Landing Memorial Stone, Shared Lunch, Music and Dancing in the Hall 12:15 pm-3:30 pm. Soup and Sausages provided. Please bring a plate of food to share.
Monday 29th June. Honouring of Age Dinner 11:30 am Puhoi Hotel for the over 80s and Spouse, caregiver or Companion $30 per head. Phone Gillian 09 422 0812
