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Overview
Aglow Pilgrimages is an established licensed UK tour operator dedicated to the mission of leading people on
life-changing pilgrimages. We believe and bear witness to the power of a pilgrimage in changing people's lives.
We're a young and lively start-up company and we lead people of all ages on pilgrimages across the world.
Fuelled by our love for God, we organise pioneering pilgrimages, taking you on the adventure of a lifetime!
Meet The Team
Owen Flinn
Marketing & Mission
A final year student at the University of Leeds, Owen works part-time reaching out to parishes, spreading the news about Aglow's Life Changing Pilgrimages!
Jonathan Baylis
Founder & Director
Working full-time for the purpose of bringing people to Christ through pilgrimage. Call Aglow, and you'll likely be speaking to Jonathan.
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Slavica Marincic
Our lead guide in both Medjugorje and Fatima, Slavica has been guiding groups for over 30 years bringing the stories to life using her incredible knowledge, vibrant character and steadfast faith.
The Story
In 2005 Jonathan visited Medjugorje on a pilgrimage that changed his life. The existence of God became undeniable, His love unquestionable and His presence tangible.
Some years down the line, after dozens more pilgrimages, Jonathan formed Aglow Pilgrimages, a company that would lead many others on life-changing pilgrimages.
The company set-up is simple. A home office, volunteer staff and part-time supplementary workers, all help Aglow provide affordable, life changing pilgrimages for everybody.
It’s time to share the beauty and the opportunity of Pilgrimages!
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Photo right: Jonathan with wife Emma and daughter Amelie
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Contact Us
We Support
Mary's Meals
Mary’s Meals is an international charity, born out of pilgrimage to Medjugorje.
Driven by the belief that that every child deserves an education and enough to eat, Mary’s Meals provides a daily meal in schools in the world’s poorest communities. Children, who would otherwise work or beg for food, are attracted to the classroom where they can gain an education and the chance of a life free of poverty.
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In 1983, Mary’s Meals founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, undertook a pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Medjugorje. Nine years later, this experience inspired Magnus and his family to help the people of war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. Their little appeal for supplies, made from a remote Scottish village, was to be the beginning of the Mary’s Meals story.
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Now reaching 1,257,278 children every school day, it costs just £13.90 to feed a child for an entire school year; a low-cost approach that is only made possible by a growing movement of grassroots supporters who gift their time, prayers, skills and donations.
This beautiful mission is named in honour of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Medjugorje remains a special place of pilgrimage to many of those who support this work.
Aglow Pilgrimages supports the work of Mary's Meals.
If you would like to bring hope to a hungry world, please visit https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
Financial Protection
We comply with the 1992 European regulations relating to Package travel, Package Holidays & Package Tours. We also believe that the 100% financial protection we offer to our customers through our Travel Trust Association (TTA) memberships gives our customers the best security possible within the global travel industry.