One Step Closer · Hospitality Together

Together, let’s lay the Sea of Galilee.

The Sea of Galilee section of the Magdala Mosaic has been reserved for One Step Closer.

Join Christians and communities around the world in laying it stone by stone — creating a permanent sign of friendship, hospitality, and shared service across Christian traditions.

Give any amount · One-time or monthly · Dedicate it for yourself, in honor of someone, or in memory of a loved one

Every donor receives a personalized Mosaic certificate.

When your giving reaches $100, receive a Magdala Mosaic bracelet made in the Holy Land.

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Each stone is laid once — one name, one stone, one step closer.

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Why the Sea

One Sea. Many Communities. One Mission.

Along these shores, Jesus called very different people to follow Him in one mission.

Today, Christian communities from different traditions are joining One Step Closer to help lay the Sea of Galilee within the Magdala Mosaic — creating a permanent sign of encounter, friendship, hospitality, and shared service.

What starts at the Sea of Galilee goes worldwide.

Participating communities

Laying the Sea together.

Every participating church, parish, ministry, and Christian community brings its own identity and story. Together, each helps complete one shared image.

One Step Closer

Unity does not require uniformity.

One Step Closer — Hospitality Together is a Magdala initiative inspired by Jesus’ prayer in John 17: “That they may all be one.”

OSC brings Christians from different traditions closer through encounter, friendship, hospitality, and shared service — beginning at the Sea of Galilee and carried home to communities around the world.

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The vision

Why One Step Closer?

Hear Fr. Eamon Kelly share the vision behind OSC and why the Sea of Galilee can become a visible sign of Christians taking one step closer together.

OSC: Introduction by Fr. Eamon Kelly

Your stone

Sponsor a stone. Honor someone. Carry the story home.

Every gift helps lay the Sea of Galilee within the Magdala Mosaic and supports One Step Closer — Hospitality Together.

Give any amount, one time or monthly, and dedicate your participation for yourself, in honor of someone special, or in memory of a loved one. Every donor receives a personalized certificate commemorating their place in the Magdala Mosaic.

When your giving reaches $100, we will also send you a Magdala Mosaic bracelet, made in the Holy Land with replica tesserae inspired by the physical mosaic at Magdala.

One name. One stone. One step closer.

Give any amount

Every contribution helps lay the Sea.

Make it personal

For yourself, in honor of someone, or in memory of a loved one.

Receive your certificate

Every donor receives a personalized Mosaic certificate.

Reach $100

When your one-time or cumulative monthly giving reaches $100, receive a Holy Land-made Magdala Mosaic bracelet.

Choose your place in the Sea →

Many stones. One image.

The Sea of Galilee is made up of thousands of individual stones, forming scenes inspired by the Gospel and the land where Jesus lived and ministered.

Choose the part of the Sea that speaks to you, then choose your stone.

One name. One stone. One step closer.