top of page
Search


The Thirteenth Annual Koinonia Academy Gala
The 13th Annual Koinonia Academy Gala took place the evening of November 2nd at the Bridgewater Marriott in Bridgewater, NJ. It was the...
People of Hope Creative
Dec 1, 20231 min read


Vocations Ministry is everyone's job
A guest article with Fr. Patrick Seo, Associate Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Newark When I attended Bergen Catholic High...
People of Hope Creative
Nov 16, 20234 min read


Compass this Year: 2023-2024
Compass is off to a great start this year! Many are new to Compass within the last year or two and 9 are new to Compass this year. There ar
People of Hope Creative
Nov 9, 20233 min read


40 Years of Marriage!
In 1983, the People of Hope saw 13 marriages take place, more than 1 per month! Over the years many of the couples have gotten together...
People of Hope Creative
Oct 19, 20231 min read


God First, God Alone: Choosing to be a Brother
We had the pleasure of sitting down for a phone call with Br Martin Buganski back in August. This is a transcription of our conversation....
People of Hope Creative
Oct 5, 202316 min read


Camp Hope 2023
Some photo highlights from 2023! Thank you to all who volunteered, participated, and prayed for Camp Hope. The People of Hope is...
People of Hope Creative
Sep 11, 20231 min read


My World Youth Day Experience
This July I had the privilege of attending World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. I traveled with a group led by two brothers and one...
People of Hope Creative
Aug 31, 20232 min read


"I'm home!" A sharing about an Underway Commitment
“Home - I was home!” That’s all that I could think of as I made my way to the Lighthouse Prayer Meeting on Sunday, June 25th, 2023. I was...
People of Hope Creative
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Kairos Adventure Guides Visit NJ
Kairos and the Adventure Guide Program would like to say a heartfelt Thank You! too our brothers and sisters in the People of Hope. The...
People of Hope Creative
Jul 13, 20233 min read


The Daughters of Hope 2022-23 Update
We have had a beautiful year in the Daughters of Hope, including many fun and memorable times together. Our first event was an...
maevebuganski
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Come After Me
A personal sharing featuring the Petros Community “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”...
People of Hope Creative
Jun 29, 20233 min read


YES Retreat: "The Word was Made Flesh"
Q&A with Ignite Teen Q: What is the YES Retreat? A: For me, the yes retreat is when many communities from all over the country come...
People of Hope Creative
Jun 26, 20232 min read


Gratitude for Small Groups
Three years ago, I moved to New Jersey. I had just graduated from college, we were in the middle of a pandemic, and I was moving to a...
People of Hope Creative
Jun 22, 20232 min read


Step Out Of The Boat
A Pentecost Prayer Meeting Encouragement As I was praying prior to our Pentecost Prayer Meeting, I had a sense that the Lord was telling...
People of Hope Creative
Jun 14, 20232 min read


Small things with great love: on bulletins & glory stories
It's time for a glory story about small things and great love. A visiting member of the Petros community shared with us how impactful...
People of Hope Creative
Jun 8, 20232 min read


An Easter Exhortation
Happy Easter brothers and sisters! I don’t know about you but sometimes I find it easier observing Lent than I do celebrating the Easter...
People of Hope Creative
Apr 27, 20232 min read


Ping Pong Pals
When I was a child, we heated our house with coal. When we changed over to gas, my Dad took down the coal bin, cleaned the area and made...
People of Hope Creative
Mar 23, 20232 min read


Community Wide Lord's Day
One of the recent rich blessings in our life together has been Community Lord's Days, mixing old and young, familiar and new faces. We...
People of Hope Creative
Feb 2, 20232 min read


Compass Fall Retreat 2022 Testimonials
The weekend of November 18-20th, around 50 young adults came together for the annual Compass Fall Retreat. As a light snowfall fell as...
People of Hope Creative
Jan 25, 20234 min read


December 11th's Tremendous Prayer Meeting
A little while ago some 40’s and under friends and I were talking, and the topic of the recent district December 11th Prayer Meeting came...
People of Hope Creative
Jan 18, 20232 min read
bottom of page