ALAVANYO ABEHENEASE
On 21st March 1995, through the initiative of Bishop Lodonu and the hard work of the Foyer Father, Gregory Daniels-Akata and by God’s grace a center for Religious community life, spirituality and retreat was founded. It was temporarily located in Bishop Herman College, Kpando while the permanent site at Alavanyo was being prepared. Father Gregory himself tells us that Foyer de Charite is all about:
Marthe Robin 1902 – 1981
Origin: The Foyers began in France in 1936 with the grace-filled sufferings of Marthe Robin who lived over half a century on Holy Communion alone!
The Foyer de Charite are communities of baptized persons, men and women, who following the example of the first Christians, put into common all that they own, spiritual, intellectual and material, and in the same spirit, live together their Christian commitment, under the motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and try to realize the family of God here on earth.
This is lived under the direction of a Priest, the Father, in an unceasing effort to live a life of fraternal charity among themselves, and also by their lifestyle of prayer and work in the world, be witnesses of Light, of Charity and of Love according to the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ: King, Prophet and Priest.
The Foyers of Charity give authentic Christian and Marian devotion, all of which lead souls to inner conversion and thus open them to their true and real commitment or apostolate in life in the world.
Our primary apostolate as at now is the preaching of retreats and recollections, all in total silence for a period of five full days or two full days in the case of recollections, in each case, a token fee is demanded of you during your stay as a retreatant following a Foyer de Charite retreat or for any retreat preached by the Foyer Father upon request as well as personal spiritual programmes not being directly organized or preached by the Foyer.
We appeal to the generous contributions of those who are able to pay more than the stipulated sum to do this. Donations in cash and in kind are all appreciated.
Secondary Apostolate: The Foyers have a secondary apostolate in the form of social: the building of a school, a clinic or a hospital or otherwise all subject to the type of vocations that come to join us live this lifestyle and also the need of the area where we are settled.
The Lord is still calling generous souls like you to give your life in the service of God and of Humanity. We invite applications from especially young women aged 18 and above to come and have a foretaste of this Consecrated Lay Lifestyle.
It is highly recommended that interested vocations come for a retreat first, and then we could arrange for a possible stay with us in the Foyer Family. For such persons, a retreat for the Foyer Community and its aspirants is usually scheduled for August each year. Please contact the Foyer for further information.
Vocation: Persons who are interested in this Lay consecrated Lifestyle may write directly to: Msgr. Gregory DANIELS-AKATA, Foyer de Charite, Alavanyo – Abehenease, P. O. Box 213, Hohoe Tel (03620 – 91256)
Email:
020 – 8129775 / 020 – 8162862 / 020 – 8162863 / 0244221094 Hohoe.
