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Koinonia John the Baptist …
…, Reality of Bristol, is a member of the Federation Koinonia Giovanni Battista which is a new lay order in the Catholic Church, founded in 1979, in Italy, by Fr. Ricardo Arganaraz. A member of the Catholic Fraternity, Koinonia is a community of Priests (22), consecrated brothers and sisters (circa 300) and lay faithful (circa. 5000). Koinonia Oases and Realities exist across Europe in Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Spain, Ireland and in England.
Koinonia is called to be John the Baptist, preparing the way of the Lord, by equipping the Church in a biblical mentality and laying down the foundations of our faith by evangelisation through courses (Philip, Paul, Emmaus & the Gospels, John etc.), by prayer, praise and scripture proclamation and by the encouragement of Houses of Prayer (HOPEs).
While consecrated brothers and sisters undergo their own formation internally (personal prayer, community life and prayer, evangelisation school) and at Roman-Catholic universities (faculty of theology and philosophy) the lay member grow through personal prayer and their local family-community life with Houses of Prayer, family-community (Agapito) and Koinonia meetings, ministries and evangelisation school courses which are held locally.
We minister in our family-communities but also in our local parishes with involvement in the Holy Mass and other parish activities. Our evangelisation school courses are open for everyone and can be held in every parish. Especially Philip Course is well received by parish members as it is comparable to the successful and well known Alpha Course in the UK.
Meet the Koinonia John the Baptist
The following Video was made by the members of Koinonia JtB in USA. Visit their webpage here www.koinoniajb-usa.org
Pastors’ Retreat 2008 in Israel
In June all Pastors’ and Coordinators’ of Koinonia John the Baptist from all over the world were gathering together for a time of prayer and pilgrimage in the Holy Land and the City of the Great King, where the roots of Christianity lay.
Koinonia has a Reality in Israel working close with local Franciscans and also Messianic Jews, which believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, but live the Jewish tradition, just as the first Christians. As the roots of Christianity are laid in the Old Testament and the descendants of Jacob (Israel), with all their tradition, we can learn a lot from them, even today – and especially today.
We all came back in to our Realities enriched with the blessings of Jerusalem – the City of God.
