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Mariapolis 25-28 July 2024. The summer gathering of the Focolare in Great Britain.
[more]Mariapolis 25-28 July 2024. The summer gathering of the Focolare in Great Britain.
[more]With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all. (Acts 4:33)
[more]Do come and see the exhibition. It is closed every Monday but open from 11am – 4pm Tuesdays to Fridays and from 2-5pm weekends.
[more]“Dare to be One. A call from Jesus to live the future, now” was the title of the 40th Ecumenical Conference of Bishops friends of the Focolare Movement, which recently took place in Germany.
[more]Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Ps. 51[50]: 10
[more]A prestigious art exhibition at the Focolare Centre for Unity during Lent and Easter 2024. Free admission. You are invited to enjoy this impressive art collection.
[more]Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we offer a short video documentary on a recent meeting of people from the Focolare Movement belonging to various Churches.
A short video supporting the theme of the year: ‘We are called and we are sent’ – part of the Conference Call of 7 October 2023. ‘By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’ (Jn 13: 35)
Lesley Ellison is from Liverpool. She was the first non-Catholic to enter a Focolare community. Building unity beyond age-old prejudices, distrust and rifts. Generating, day after day, a dialogue that has become a way of life.
Mary and Paul Gateshill speak about the practice of ‘Prayer for Unity’ which gathers people regularly from all over the world. Interview by Andrea Fleming (2022).
We are commited to verifying the ecological sustainability of our structures and activities … We are dedicated to the creation of greater environmental awareness that will lead to more sustainable lifestyles.” Ecological conversion was one of the goals set by the Focolare Movement in the 2021 General Assembly. In response to this urgent need, the Focolare EcoPlan was initiated.
Local residents, faith groups and community organisations are coming together to pray for World Peace in Welwyn Garden City on Sunday, 25 February at 3pm.
[more]Let all that you do be done in love (1 Cor. 16:14).[i]
[more]Among my tons of photos, there is one dear to my heart that portrays me on the promenade along Lake Geneva in Vevay, Switzerland, alongside the two most charming Englishmen in the world: Charlie Chaplin and Jonathan Cotton. Charlie Chaplin has been strolling there for some years, a life-sized bronze figure with a bowler hat and cane. Jonathan Cotton, perhaps less famous, is nevertheless an old friend. A Benedictine monk, from his priory in Leyland, he introduced me to the complex English world, from the Beatles’ Cavern Club in Liverpool to Stratford, Shakespeare’s hometown.
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