15 December 2010
Taizé:In Rotterdam, 30 000 young people reflected 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 continent came to Rotterdam for (...)
9 January 2011
This page provides a short review of each day’s activities during the meeting.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 (...)
2 January 2011
During the prayer each evening of the meeting, Brother Alois gave a meditation. The texts of these meditations is published here.Tuesday evening, December 28, 2010
I would like to begin by saying a word to the Dutch.
(In Dutch) I would have preferred to express what I am going to say in your language, but so that all the others are able to understand, it is better than I speak in English.
It is a joy to hold a European meeting in the Netherlands for the first time. Your country has always been open to the world. We counted on your (...)
7 February 2011
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 Churches and all those who helped prepare this (...)