The Focolare Movement, also known as the Work of Mary, has two communities in the Archdiocese of Bamenda: one for the Male Branch – the Focolarini – in St. John the Baptist Parish, Foncha Street, Nkwen and the other for the Female Branch – the Focolarine – in St. Pius X’s Parish, Akum. The community of the Male Branch is made up of 3 members, while that of the Female Branch is made up of 3 members. Last year, they lost one of their leading female members from Uganda. They have quite a good number of Volunteers or Friends of the Movement, among them a number of Diocesan Priests and Religious.
They continue to organize annually the Mariapolis encounters for families and young people and to carry out the so-called programme of the New Evangelization, especially in St. Pius X’s Parish, Akum which promotes dialogue between Christianity and the African Traditional Religions. One of them was in charge of the Archdiocesan Mechanical and Technical Centre. Another runs an Optical Centre in St. Blaise Clinic, Mankon.
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