Who We Are
The Albrecht Family
Scott Albrecht, Former Chaplain, U.S. Military and Third Order Franciscan, BA,MA in Applied Theology, Faith Based Peace Activist. Scott and his wife Maria have accompanied homeless men and women at various times over the past 18 years. Maria Albrecht, IT Manager, Third Order Franciscan; PGCE and a Diploma in Compassionate Ministry from the Diocese of Chicago in the USA. The Albrecht family consists of Scott and Maria and their children, Shoshanah, Christian, Justin and Francis. We currently live with two full-time Interns, Mirjam Johansson (Sweden) and Herman Van Veelen (Netherlands). They bring with them many gifts and skills which are greatly appreciated.
The Farm House
The Catholic Worker Farm is situated on a large working cattle farm in a rural setting with 2 acres of land and lake frontage. At present members who comprise the community are Scott & Maria Albrecht and two of their four children (Justin and Francis). There is a steady stream of both visiting and live-in volunteers who come for a month or two and share in the community life of prayer, gardening, resistance and advocacy with our Guests.
Community
We are a community of the London Catholic Worker, an organisation comprising two houses of hospitality, a soup kitchen and cafe (see London Catholic Worker for more information). It is through the fellowship, dialogue, commitment and love of all those past and presently involved in LCW that we are strengthened. And we in turn commit ourselves, the space and time that we have available to us at The Catholic Worker Farm to strengthen others in Faith and Resistance. We are committed to the Aims and Means of The Catholic Worker. This means we are committed to Prayer, Personalism, A Decentralised Society, A Green Revolution, Non-violence, The Works of Mercy, Manual Labour and Voluntary Poverty.
Contact Details:
Phone: (44) (0)1923 777201 Mobile: (+44) 07983 477819
E-mail: thecatholicworkerfarm@yahoo.co.uk