Vicky Wall will leave on 23 April for Loppiano in Italy to join the Focolare movement. She is preparing to commit herself as a consecrated woman who are known as ‘Focolarina’.
The Focolare movement is a lay Catholic organisation founded in Italy by Ciara Lubich during World War II. The movement’s charism is ‘Unity’, with a particular focus on the prayer of Jesus: ‘May they all be One, Father, as you and I are One; (Jn 17:21).
Vicky has been are very active in St Mary of the Angels Parish over the past 8 years. She spent 4 of those years in the leadership team of the SMAYAC’s (St Mary of the Angels young adults group). She has been instrumental in creating a foundation for young adults in the Parish and the SMAYAC’s have grown over the years into a committed and prayerful group of young people.
Last year she left to live in the Focolare community house in Johnsonville.