The Focolare Movement Invites You to MARIAPOLIS 2017!

Every year, the Focolare Movement holds its summer gathering called Mariapolis, where participants try to live the words of Jesus 24 hours a day to merit His presence “…where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in their midst.” (Mt. 18:20)

The Movement envisions a world as one family in a communion of diversities and wants to contribute to the unity of persons, groups and peoples. This gathering is therefore to be a “miniature society” to show how the world can be if we all live the Gospel where reciprocal love is the only law that guides every member.

While we would like to make this year’s Mariapolis an occasion to rest and recreate in the atmosphere of a family typical of the Movement, we would also like to dedicate it in a particular way to deepen our relationship with Jesus Crucified and Forsaken whom Chiara Lubich, the founder, understood as the “Key to Unity”! Hence, the theme: Jesus Forsaken-Key to Unity!

It is this new relationship with the “abandoned” Jesus who’s passion, death and resurrection won for us the Father’s forgiveness, we believe, is the key in building communion in the family, in the neighborhood, within the parish, etc. Thus, together we would like to discover and renew our commitment to choose to love Him so that, bringing Him in our own environment, we too can be protagonists in building that beautiful mosaic of universal brotherhood there where the Lord has placed us.

We therefore hope to see you at our Mariapolis 2017 and together build this City of Mary, “a city of love, where all are united sharing in this great love…”

Yours in this divine adventure of the Mariapolis,
Jasmin, Alvi, Bart, Ima, Jason, Jusette, Doc James, Bene, Mara, James, Rosi, Grace and Myla

DATES: April 29, 30 and May 1, 2017
VENUE: IGB Seminar House, Samal

PARTICIPATION OPTIONS and FEE:
Stay In – Php 2,000.00 (includes transportation from Davao to IGB, Samal Island, accommodation and all meals and snacks from Day 1 to lunch of Day 3 plus accommodation)

Stay Out WITH Meals – Php 1,700.00
Stay Out NO meals – Php 200

PAYMENT SHALL BE VIA DEPOSIT TO:
Metrobank-Uyanguren Branch Acct # 008-3-008-87472-8 (Jasmin T. Atienza)

More details, email: mariapolis2017.davao@gmail.com