Stichting Mariapoli Mariënkroon is the national centre of Focolare Movement Nederland. This non-profit ANBI association, has three tracks:

1. The conference centre Abdijhof Marienkroon enables groups and individuals to join and organise meetings, courses, teambuilding, workshops, retreats and many types of events.
Abdijhof Mariënkroon does not have as a primary objective to make profit, but it tries to work in collaboration with the Abdijhof team and its customers according to the principles of the worldwide Focolare project ‘Economy of Communion’ and with the vision and mission of the Focolare movement. 

For more information, see https://www.edc-online.org/en/ 

2. Mission and vision of the Focolare Movement: to promote brotherhood and to achieve a more united world in which people respect and value diversity. To achieve this goal, people of the Focolare Movement engage in various forms of dialogue and are committed to building bridges of fraternal relationships among individuals, between cultural groups and in every area of society.

Projects, courses and events with or without partners within the mission and vision of Focolare, take place at the conference centre Abdijhof Mariënkroon.

For more information, see https://www.focolare.org/nederland/ and https://www.focolare.org/en/ 

3. Mariënkroon, a local community of about 60 persons, catholic and protestant, families, young adults, consecrated lay people, volunteers, a priest, being mostly active members of the worldwide international Focolare Movement, living partly inside the ‘walls’ of the 9 hectare green area and partly close by outside. Guests can stay for a few days, few weeks or sometimes a few months within the rooms of the conference centre. 

Every Tuesday a group of about 30 volunteers come to help for practical work. Mariënkroon also includes other associations working here such as Honsoirde, Heemkunde Onsenoort, Gered gereedschap and Actie Creatief as well as other local organizations.
For more information about the Stichting Mariapoli Mariënkroon and about the rich history of the place Mariënkroon, see www.marienkroon.nl

Astrid Bullens

Reservation agent and Management Assistant

Working since 2004, Astrid takes care of many elements from public relations, communication, secretary work, fund raising and sales assistant for events. 

By e-mail: astrid@abdijhof.com

Ellemiek Saffarian and Heike Gonlag

Sales and Events Manager

Working since March 2023, Ellemiek and June 2023, Heike take care of the Sales and Marketing as well as managing the events. By email: info@abdijhof.com