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To support the Marian Franciscans in all their materials needs, including their daily sustenance, accommodation, travel, formation, development and activities. The Marian Franciscans are a rapidly growing religious family of 15 friars based in Portsmouth and Gosport in Hampshire, UK, who lead a life of prayer and penance and provide spiritual and corporal works of mercy to the local community and more broadly through their online media apostolate, in accordance with the spirituality and teachings of St Francis of Assisi and St Maximilian Kolbe. For more details, please see: themarianfranciscans.org/ and radioimmaculata.org/.
All the Marian Franciscan friars make a vow of voluntary poverty which means that they have no resources of their own and cannot own anything. As such they are completely dependent on the generosity and goodwill of donors and benefactors, which is why this charity has been set up. The Marian Franciscans are very international, with representation from England, Italy, Germany, Africa and North America.

Charity number: 1193158

St Mary's Summer Camp

Every year, the Marian Franciscans organise a Catholic youth summer camp for teenagers between the ages of 9 and 17.
Next year, there will be two camps:

Girls: 4th to 9th August, 2025
Boys: 11th to 16th August, 2025

The camp will be held in the Lake District.
The objective of the camp is the spiritual formation of the children while providing them with an opportunity to discern their vocation in life and make long-lasting friendships. So, during the camp, there will be daily Mass, rosaries, spiritual talks and catechesis on the virtues, outdoor walks, excursions to places of interest and various outdoor activities.
As organising these activities would involve a lot of financial commitment, many families are unable to send their children to the camp. Please consider helping us to make this opportunity available to as many as possible by making a generous donation. In return for your sponsorship, you will receive the benefit of the two Rosaries said each day of the camp and the Holy Mass offered for your intentions.