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European Meeting in Taizé
From 27 December 2020 to 1 January 2021, for the first time, the European Youth Meeting will take place ... in Taizé and online!
Donating to the solidarity fund and financial support of the meetings in Taizé
SolidarityThanks to a solidarity fund, Operation Hope, the community provides support to people in difficulty on different continents, including poor or sick children. For examples of projects supported by Operation Hope, you can consult the different articles in (...)
Advent
Some Recent NewsOutside the Church of Reconciliation, like every year, a crib has been prepared by the roadside. Things will be added to it week by week right up until Christmas. Every week of Advent, a Bible meditation will be put online on the Taizé YouTube channel (...)
"Salle d’Exposition": Opening times
"Salle d’Exposition"Following new government guidelines, the “Salle d’Exposition” reopened again at the end of November. It is still of course possible to use the online sales site.The "Salle d’Exposition", where the brothers’ work is on display in Taizé, is open through the (...)
New Publications
The Brothers’ Workfr. RogerLa Regla de Taizé The Rule of Taizé in SpanishEditorial Perpetuo Socorro, 2020, 98 p, ISBN: 9788428408318 Durante el invierno 1952-1953 el hermano Roger, tras un largo retiro y silencio, escribe La Regla de Taizé.No busca una reglamentación sino (...)
A new addition to the online shop: The “Taizé Box”
The Brothers’ WorkMany people don’t know that there is an online shop where you can buy the products of the work of the brothers of the community. With the "Taizé Box", you can receive some of these items in a single order, or alternatively you can sign up to receive four (...)
Covid-19 and the meetings in Taizé
Some Recent NewsDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year France underwent a lockdown in spring and again at the beginning of November. Between these two periods, from June 14 to October 30, the community was able to organise youth meetings in Taizé. A health protocol (...)
A new product on sale in Taizé and on-line: Les Carrés de Taizé
The Brothers’ WorkTo earn their living, the brothers of the community produce pottery and enamel pendants. They publish books as well as the music of Taizé. During the spring 2020 lockdown period, a new project was born – to produce biscuits: "les carrés de Taizé". (...)
News from Taizé by Email | September 2020
Some Recent NewsOn this page we publish the most recent “News from Taizé by Email”. To receive these newsletters regularly, please sign up for them on this page. After an unusual summer, meetings are continuing in Taizé The summer period was unusual in Taizé due to the (...)
A double anniversary in Taizé
Some Recent NewsThis week brings a double anniversary to Taizé: the 80th anniversary of Brother Roger’s first arrival in Taizé on August 20th, 1940, and the 15th anniversary of his death on August 16th, 2005.Words of Brother Alois This date of August 20th brings to mind (...)
Letter from Brother Alois to young people in Belarus
Some Recent NewsDear friends in Belarus, We are following very carefully in Taizé the news from your beloved country. Know that we are feel so close to you during this time. Your country has been mentioned in the intercessions of our community prayer and, together with my (...)
Prayer live from Taizé
PrayerEvery Saturday Every Saturday, midday prayer will be livestreamed directly from Taizé at 12.30pm (CET | UTC+1) on the Taizé social media networks. The link will be published here afterwards. Order of prayer — 09/01/2021 Song Gloria… et in terra pax (6) Psalm (...)
Commented Bible Passages
Meditations and ReflectionsThese Bible meditations are meant as a way of seeking God in silence and prayer in the midst of our daily life. During the course of a day, take a moment to read the Bible passage with the short commentary and to reflect on the questions which follow. (...)
Brother Alois 2021: Hoping in Season and out of Season
Letter for the yearA message for 2021Booklet as PDF A message for 2021 Humanity is able to move forward because of the multitudes of women and men who give themselves without counting the cost, even in times of upheaval and uncertainty. Over these last few months, many (...)
Finding an inner strength that helps us move forward
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)Wednesday 28 October | Taizé, Church of Reconciliation Since last week, you have been many in Taizé from different regions of France during the All Saints’ Day holidays. We brothers are happy to welcome you - all the more so in this very difficult health (...)
Let us set out towards one another
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)It is a great joy for us brothers to see you gathered here in our Church of Reconciliation. You know, because of the pandemic, we had to close the welcome in Taizé in mid-March and we were very sad about that. We cannot imagine our community life without (...)
Daily Prayers by Brother Alois
Prayers by Brother AloisTuesday, 26 January 2021 Christ Jesus, you came to seek out that which was lost. You made yourself close to the very poor, to the sick, to those who believed they were far from God. Today you are close to us too, and you say to us: ‘I am sending you. (...)
An article by Brother Alois: Five years after Laudato Si’
Meditations and ReflectionsFive years ago, Pope Francis published his encyclical Laudato Si’ in which he expressed “an urgent invitation to a new dialogue about how we build the future of the planet.” He added: “We need a conversion that unites all of us, because the environmental (...)
“What is best in our life grows out of a simple trust in God.”
Meditations and ReflectionsTo commemorate Brother Roger’s birthday, Brother Emile wrote the following meditation.In a time of trial, we can sometimes latch onto a verse from a psalm or from the gospel as to a life preserver. And perhaps the more the words we are using are simple and (...)
Biblical meditation online: See, I am doing a new thing
Meditations and ReflectionsBiblical passage Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Commentary by Brother (...)
Easter 2020: A new light dawns
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)Sunday 12 April 2020 | Taizé With grim news besetting us every day, we ask God to come to the help of our humanity, tested not only by the havoc of the coronavirus, but also by so much other suffering. We entrust to God all who have fallen ill, their loved (...)
Covid-19 | New government guidelines
Specific information for 2020Following the recent announcement by the French government, public worship is now possible for more than 30 people, respecting distancing rules. This means we can now welcome again those who wish to attend the common prayers in Taizé. The times of the (...)
Covid-19 | Health measures
Youth MeetingsIn order to guarantee maximum protection for all, it is imperative that all of us in Taizé carefully and constantly adhere to the "barrier measures". These gestures are acts of care for others, especially the most vulnerable. Until further notice, due to (...)
Travel to Taizé: By train and local bus
Travel to TaizéIf you are travelling from Paris, choose Mâcon-Loché TGV as your destination station (this is the nearest station to Taizé).Note: Ticket prices on the fast (TGV) train vary a lot, depending on how far in advance they are bought.The slower trains which run (...)
“Always on the move, never uprooted”: Late summer 2020 | An online initiative
Online MeetingsFollowing on the first online meeting last Pentecost, a new and similar initiative is being proposed for the weekend of August 28-30, 2020. The main theme will be “Always on the move, never uprooted” (Proposals 2020); the weekend will comprise a variety of (...)
Online family meeting | Sharing groups "Onlineda"
Online MeetingsThis meeting is for families that have followed the "Onlineda" programme and would like to share their experiences with other families. It will be held during the weekend of 28-30 August 2020. It is aimed at parents with children between 3 and 14 years (...)
Saturday workshops
Specific information for 2020An imaginative initiative for this summer of 2020: every Saturday afternoon, a workshop will be live-streamed from Taizé. Workshops will be open to the public and broadcast on-line on Taizé’s Facebook pages and on this page of the site.They will take place (...)
An online programme for families
Online MeetingsThis year for the first time we have put together an online version of the family programme. This is for all the families who will not be able to travel to Taizé this year because of the pandemic, and also for any other families who want to take part. The (...)
Pentecost 2020 | Key Moments of the Programme
Online MeetingsOn this page, we are publishing the various videos put online as part of the Pentecost weekend. The times indicated correspond to the time zone "Central European Summer Time" (CEST) or two hours ahead of the coordinated universal time (UTC +2).Friday May (...)
Pentecost 2020 | An online initiative
Online MeetingsWith the Covid-19 epidemic and health measures in many countries, it will be difficult to hold summer meetings in Taizé as in previous years. We hope to welcome young people and adults again as soon as possible. In the meantime, we would like to propose a (...)
Safeguarding in Taizé
SafeguardingFor many people, Taizé is a place of trust. The brothers of the community, the sisters of St Andrew and the Ursuline sisters, as well as the volunteers [8] and all who are associated in the running of the meetings [9], are committed to making Taizé a safer (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Meditations and Bible reflections
European Meeting in TaizéThursday 30 December | Bible introduction of Brother John on Psalm 96 All of us ask ourselves, at one time or another, what is the use of praying? Jesus tells us that God knows what we need, even before we ask. And yet at the same time, he says to us, “Ask (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Programme
European Meeting in TaizéThis page gives the detailed programme for the end of year meeting. All the activities listed below will be accessible to everyone through the Taizé YouTube channel. The various links will be updated regularly on this page.In order to participate in small (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Local initiatives
European Meeting in TaizéIn different countries, small or larger groups are preparing to participate together via the internet in the programme of the European meeting. Circumstances vary greatly from place to place. Some plan to meet in a church or parish centre; others plan to (...)
Messages received
European Meeting in TaizéPope Francis The Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew The Moscow Patriarchate The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby The Secretary General of the World Council of Churches The Secretary of the Global Christian Forum, Rev. Casely Essamuah The Secretary (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Song booklet
European Meeting in TaizéThis page features the song booklet prepared for the end-of-year meeting. It includes the songs that will be used for the midday and evening prayers, broadcast live from Taizé. For the morning prayers, please use songs adapted to meet your local (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Programme for morning prayers
European Meeting in TaizéOn this page you will find the suggested programme for the morning prayers during the end-of-year meeting. The proposed songs are only suggestions: you can of course adapt the choice of songs to your local context.Monday morning 28/12Song — for example (...)
European Meeting: A completely new kind of end-of-year meeting in Taizé and online
European Meeting in TaizéAs announced elsewhere, the Turin European Meeting has been postponed for a year. At the end of 2020, we are inviting young adults aged 18 to 30 to take part in an exceptional stage of the Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth.From 27 December 2020 to 1 January (...)
Latin America 2020: Online initiatives
AmericasAt a time when Latin America is hard hit by the global Covid-19 pandemic, church-related meetings and activities have been able to continue on the internet.A virtual choir In September, a virtual choir ’Echoes from the Pilgrimage of Trust’, made up of (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online : Two ways to take part
European Meeting in TaizéThis article was updated at the end of November: previously we had hoped to be able to welcome a limited number of people on site in Taizé. In view of the current state of the pandemic and the measures of restriction and caution still in force in France (...)
The European Meeting in Turin will take place at the end of December 2021
European Meeting in TurinDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, in consultation with the Churches and civil authorities, the European Meeting in Turin has been postponed for one year: it will take place from Tuesday 28 December 2021 to Saturday 1 January (...)
News by email
We send out brief news by email approximately once a month: what is happening in Taizé; information about meetings and activities in many countries; commentaries on bible passages and questions of faith; new publications, music and recordings, etc. (...)
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For technical questions concerning the website, contact webadmin. For other questions, please see on this page whom to contact. This site is made with SPIP, an Open Source content management system. We try to keep all the pages on this site valid XHTML. If you notice mistakes, please tell us. Email links Because Spam has become such a problem, we are very careful about how we make email addresses publicly available. The email addresses shown on the Taizé site do not exist in the source of (...)
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By email: meetings taize.fr (meetings team; but for enquiries about coming to Taizé preferably use the registration form) community taize.fr (to contact one of the brothers) editions taize.fr Les Presses de Taizé (only for publishing matters.) media taize.fr For journalists seeking further information on Taizé and the international youth meetings. webadmin taize.fr (only for technical questions concerning the website) The Taizé web site: http://www.taize.fr By telephone: The welcome team: (...)
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