30 October 2017
Coming to TaizéUK School & College WeeksHere you can download documents useful for planning trips to Taizé — especially school trips.Material from group leaders
Flyer (template) This leaflet can be adapted to the needs of your school or group.
Initial information letter to parents/guardians (contributed by Chatsmore Catholic High School)
A sample form to give to parents/guardians to sign
Practical guidance on taking a young school group (Year 10) from the head teacher of a London Church school
A “behaviour agreement” with students. Contributed by a West Sussex school.
A check list (...)
30 October 2017
Coming to TaizéUK School & College WeeksFilm & AudioShort films about the Community and the Youth Meetings
Archbishop of York’s schools pilgrimage 2019One Week in July (2015, 23 mins.) What is Taizé about? (2015)UK School and College Weeks in pictures (2012, 3 mins.)School and College Weeks in the words of participants (2012, 9 mins.)Video: "Life at Taizé" (2010, 15 mins., with short history of the Community)Feedback from group (...)
20 October 2017
Around the WorldEurope 2015-2020From 4 to 11 October, two brothers from Taizé visited a dozen or so cities in Belarus. During the summer, several Orthodox groups came to participate in the international meetings on the hill and already many groups from various churches are registered for the Basel meeting in Switzerland at the end of the year.Groups preparing for the Basel meeting
In the capital Minsk, young people from various churches are preparing to live the next stage of the pilgrimage of trust on earth. Since Switzerland does not have a consulate in Belarus, the (...)
4 January 2017
Around the WorldRiga 2016On the social media
Daily news, important links, photos and testimonials of young people will be relayed on the following social networks: on Facebook on Twitter, either in English or in French on Instagram
All those who publish photos or echoes of the meeting are invited to do so using the hashtag #Taize
27 December 2016
CommunityDonating to Operation Hope
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22 December 2016
Around the WorldRiga 2016Panoramic view from the common prayer in the Lutheran Cathedral Dom of Riga during the Taizé European Meeting. Photo by Pozsgay Benedek also published on Facebook. A few echoes of the preparationXavier (India)
I came to Latvia five months ago, just after my high school. I am studying Bachelor in Aviation Engineering in Riga Technical University. On my second month, when I was usually going to the church for the holy mass, I met the volunteers from Taizé. As soon as they told me about Taizé and just after taking part in the prayer, I took a (...)
2 October 2016
CommunityThe Brothers’ WorkThe Relevance of a Monastic or Religious Vocation
The talks given by leaders of religious congregations, communities and monasteries at the colloquium which from July 5 to 12, 2015 brought together at Taizé 350 young women and men, Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox, committed in the monastic or religious life, from 52 countries.
To order (paperback), see this page.
The book in electronic (...)
14 September 2016
Coming to TaizéUK School & College WeeksClips filmed with students
See more clips from previous years 8-minute filmBishop’s Blue Coat C of E Academy, Chester, July 2014
Reflections from students:I came thinking it was going to be the same as last year, however it was different. The company we had was different and so was the weather and the people and activities we did. But it was possibly more amazing than last year. I’ve only been (...)
31 December 2015
Around the WorldValencia 2015These are testimonies and personal stories, collected by the media team of the European meeting.Sunday 27 DecemberYesterday, 950 volunteers came to Valencia two days in advance to help. The most numerous are those from Ukraine, from Poland and from Spain. They were welcomed in the Colegio de las Esclavas and then sent to their host parishes. The first meals and prayers took place with all the (...)
16 March 2015
CommunityThe Brothers’ WorkA CD recorded in 2014 at the Taizé Community.
CD, ref.: T 400.
The disk Taizé – Music of Unity and Peace is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between the Community and the international staff of Deutsche Grammophon / Universal Music. The latter offered their experience and expertise to produce this album. The Community welcomed this project with a view to making its songs known (...)