TAIZÉ

Meetings in Taizé

Dates 2024

 
Please carefully check the dates of the meeting in which you wish to participate and take them into consideration before registering.

Youth meetings

- young people aged 18 to 35: can come any week of the year between 7 January and 24 December. Note: One week this year, 25 August - 1 September, is reserved for 18-35 year-olds only.

- young people from 15 to 17: can come any week between 7 January and 24 December, except 25 August - 1 September.

The meetings run from Sunday afternoon to Sunday midday. Young adults can also arrive on Saturday evening if they are staying for the following week. In this case, they will be asked to help welcome those who arrive the following day.

Notes:
• Exceptions to the “Sunday rule” are the weeks either side of Easter, when Easter Monday serves as departure and arrival day. In 2024, this means: Holy Week: Sunday 24/03 - Monday 01/04, Easter Week: Monday 01/04 - Sunday 07/04.
• A weekend stay from Thursday or Friday until Sunday is also possible, but it really is better to stay the full week. A stay from Saturday morning to Sunday is too short to enter into the rhythm of life in Taizé.

Meetings for adults

In 2024, we can receive adults over 36 years-old and over from Sunday 17/03 up to Sunday 20/10, except for the week 25 August - 1 September.

The meetings are weeklong, running from Sunday afternoon to Sunday midday.

Notes:
• Exceptions to the “Sunday rule” are the weeks either side of Easter, when Easter Monday serves as departure and arrival day. In 2024, this means: Holy Week: Sunday 24/03 - Monday 01/04, Easter Week: Monday 01/04 - Sunday 07/04.
• A weekend stay from Thursday or Friday until Sunday is also possible, but it really is better to stay the full week. A stay from Saturday morning to Sunday is too short to enter into the rhythm of life in Taizé.
• We ask adults who are 36 or older, who are able to do so, to avoid busier periods of the year: Holy Week, Easter Week, Ascension week (5-12 May 2024) and from mid-July to the end of August. The following times are less busy: 17/03 - 24/03, 8/04 to 5/05, 26/05 to 14/07, and 1/09 to 20/10.

Please make sure to read the page Meetings for adults over 35 carefully before planning your stay.

Meetings for families with children

During certain weeks in 2024, there will be meetings for parents with children under 15 years old. You may register from 15 January 2024 onwards. The meetings will be held at these times:

  • Sunday 24/03 to Monday 01/04
  • Monday 01/04 to Sunday 07/04
  • Sunday 19/05 to Sunday 26/05
  • Every week between Sunday 30/06 and Sunday 25/08

In the periods outside these weeks –from 24/03 to 1/07, and from 1/09 to 20/10– we can welcome a small number of families for half a week. These families take part in the adults meetings and we suggest that you come for three nights, either from Sunday to Wednesday or Thursday to Sunday. Please contact us three to six weeks in advance to see if we can welcome you.

Please read the page Meetings for families carefully before making further plans.

Last updated: 7 October 2023