Youth meetings
young people aged 18 to 29: One week this year, 19 - 26 August, is reserved specially for 18-35 year-olds. Otherwise, come any week of the year between 6 January and 23 December.
young people from 15 to 17: every week between 6 January and 23 December except 19-26 August.
The meetings always run from Sunday to Sunday. Young adults can also arrive on Saturday evenings if they are staying for the following week. In this case, they will be asked to help welcome those who arrive the following day.
(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.)
Exceptions to the “Sunday rule” are the weeks each side of Easter, when Easter Monday serves as departure and arrival day.
In 2018, this means: Holy Week: Sunday 25/03 - Monday 02/04 Easter Week: Monday 02/04 - Sunday 08/04
Meetings for adults
In 2018, we will welcome adults over 30 years-old from Sunday 18/03 to Sunday 21/10, except the week of 19-26 August. However, adults aged 30-35 are, of course, also invited for the special week for 18-35 years-old, 19-26 August.
We ask the adults over 35 years-old for whom it is possible to avoid busy periods like Holy Week, Easter Week, Ascension week (06-13 May 2018) and from mid-July to the end of August. The following times are less busy: from 18/03 to 25/03, from 08/04 to 06/05, from 27/05 to 15/07 and from 02/09 to 22/10.
Meetings for adults always run from Sunday through to the following Sunday.
Exceptions to the “Sunday rule” are the weeks each side of Easter, when Easter Monday serves as departure and arrival date.
In 2018, this means: Holy Week: Sunday 25/03 - Monday 02/04 Easter Week: Monday 02/04 - Sunday 08/04
(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.)
Please make sure you read carefully all the information in Meetings for adults over 30 before making further plans.
Adults wanting to spend the week in silence, should please read the page A week in silence before deciding when to come.
Meetings for families with children
We ask families not to register before 15 January of the year in which they wish to come.
In 2018, family meetings for parents with children under 15 will be held during the following weeks;
Holy Week: Sunday 25/03 - Monday 02/04 Easter Week: Monday 02/04 - Sunday 08/04 Pentecost Week: Sunday 20/05 - Sunday 27/05 From Sunday to Sunday between 01/07 and 19/08 From Sunday to Sunday between 26/08 and 02/09
Families wishing to come outside of these times can stay for a maximum of three nights and take part in the meetings for adults. Short stays like this are possible only between Easter and the end of September.
Please read carefully the article Meetings for families before making any further plans.
