Rotterdam 2010

After the meeting

“The party is over but the legacy remains.” Sunday 16 January, more than a thousand people gathered at the Laurenskerk, the largest church in Rotterdam, for a prayer of thanksgiving for the pilgrimage of trust in the Netherlands. Joy and gratitude for this beautiful European meeting were clearly visible on their faces. The brothers thanked the authorities for their collaboration, the (...)

7 February 2011

The Meeting Day by Day

Saturday December 25, 2010 Preparations for the meetingAnnounced a year ago at the meeting in Poznan, the Rotterdam meeting begins in three days. After a few brief visits, the preparation team made up of brothers of Taizé, Sisters of St. Andrew and young volunteers arrived in Rotterdam in September. Their task was primarily to invite the churches and families to welcome the young participants (...)

9 January 2011

An invitation to think on Joy and Solidarity

An invitation to reflect on joy and solidarity with those who suffer After Poznan, Brussels, Geneva, Zagreb, Milan, Lisbon, Hamburg, Budapest and Paris, this year the 33rd European meeting organized by the Taizé Community was held from December 28, 2010 January 1, 2011 in Rotterdam, at the invitation of the Bishops Conference of the Netherlands, the General Council of the Dutch Protestant Church (PKN) and the Netherlands Council of Churches. Approximately 30,000 young people across the (...)

15 December 2010