Agape at a glance
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Co-founded in 1982, The Agape Community is a lay Catholic residential community, ecumenical and interfaith in outreach and practice, with a focus on daily prayer, evangelical simplicity and nonviolent witness in the world, including actions against war, peace vigils, non-cooperation with war/living under taxable income and civil disobedience when called, as we attempt to build a nonviolent world.
Agape at a glance
- 2. What is the Agape Community ? ? CO FOUNDED IN 1982 ? LAY CATHOLIC INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY ? DEDICATED TO PRAYER, SUSTAINABLE LIVING, NONVIOLENT WITNESS
- 3. Living Christian Nonviolence ? DAILY PRAYER ? DEVOTION TO LIFE EXAMPLE OF JESUS ? DAILY PRACTICE OF SILENCE & MEDITATION ? THE INFLUENCE OF ST. FRANCIS ? LOVE & PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL WORLD ? RESISTANCE TO WAR & VIOLENCE
- 6. Who lives at Agape ? INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS
- 7. Workdays
- 9. Retreats
- 10. Creatively Maladjusted 20 SOMETHINGS PURSUING A LIFESTYLE OF NONVIOLENCE
- 11. Sustainable Living STRAW BALE HOUSE ? SUPER INSULATED (R-50) ? YEARLY RENEWABLE RESOURCE
- 12. Sustainable Living ? HALF CONSTRUCTION COSTS ? 2500 SQ FT.
- 13. Sustainable Living FRANCIS HOUSE SOLAR POWER ? ALTERNATIVE TO BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ? NON CARBON ENERGY ? ENERGY PRODUCED FOR UP TO 30 YEARS WITH CURRENT SOLAR PANELS
- 14. Sustainable Living BRIGID HOUSE SOLAR POWER ? SOLAR HOT WATER ? 12 VOLT DIRECT CURRENT SYSTEM
- 15. Sustainable Living VEGETABLE OIL POWERED CAR drive vegetarian ! ? EMISSIONS REDUCED BY 80% ? 45 MILES PER GALLON ? FREE/RECYCLED VEGETABLE OIL FUEL
- 17. Sustainable Living COMPOST TOILET ? CONSERVES DRINKING WATER ? WASTES RECYCLED AS COMPOSTED FERTILIZER ? NUTRIENTS RETURNED TO FRUIT TREES
- 18. Sustainable Living ? GARDENING BY INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS ORGANIC GARDEN ? WE GROW 60% OF OUR VEGETABLES ? COMMUNITY DIET IS VEGETARIAN ? WE GARDEN 8 MONTHS OF THE YEAR
- 19. Contemplative Life ? PRAY & REFLECT ON DAILY SCRIPTURE ? EUCHARISTIC & LAY LED LITURGY
- 20. Contemplative Life ? ? SOLITUDE IN HERMITAGE SABBATH
- 21. Nonviolent Witness in the World
- 22. Nonviolent Witness in the World
- 23. Celebrations ST. BRIGID DAY ST. FRANCIS DAY
- 25. How to contact us Agape Community 2062 Greenwich Rd. Ware, MA 01082 phone: 413-967-9369 email: peace@agapecommunity.org