Meeting in Cape Town

24 years after the Johannesburg meeting and following the meetings in Kenya (2008), Rwanda (2012) and Benin (2016) young people from Southern Africa and beyond are invited to set out to celebrate and witness together their faith. They will be welcomed by families and local Christian communities.

Background and reflection

Cape Town 2019: Echoes of the meeting

Young adults from Klerksdorp, Polokwane, Swaziland, Mauritius and beyond to participate in the Taizé Community’s Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth in Cape Town, from 25-29 September, delighted in the atmosphere of the common prayer and sharing, Nearly two thousand young adults gathered from 17 African countries, 14 European countries, the USA and the islands of Madagascar and Mauritius.Jean Evans, (...)

4 October 2019

Cape Town 2019: Meditations by Brother Alois

Thursday 26 September It is with deep joy that I address you, dear young people of South Africa and of many other countries. Each of us left our home or country to be present for this Cape Town pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is a journey of prayer and of community. We open ourselves to God and to others. As I speak to you, I would like to tell you right away: we did not come from Taizé to give you a (...)

4 October 2019

Documents for registered participants

For all participants Meeting Booklet - with programme, prayers and songsheet as A5 pages as double-sided A4 sheets

7 September 2019

Music and Prayer resources

Here is the songsheet for the meeting, as well as versions with full music and with guitar chords for the songs for which they exist. And also the order of prayer for the three mornings in the local churches, in isiXhosa, Afrikaans and English. Music Songsheet Songsheet withguitar chords Songsheet withfull music Morning prayers Afrikaans isiXhosa (...)

4 July 2019

What is at stake in the Cape Town meeting?

“Our moms have worked all their lives as housekeepers. We grew up in Khayelitsha, Cape Town’s largest black township, and we are now starting careers as executives... Deep down, we are a peaceful and happy people. We can make jokes even about the worst news. The leaders calling for revolt are demagogues driven by political calculations, we are not fooled by their game.” Chumani Bontsa, a (...)

13 May 2019

Next African stage of the Pilgrimage of Trust

The next African stage of the Pilgrimage of Trust on the Earth will take place at the southern tip of the continent — in Cape Town, from 25 to 29 September 2019. Twenty-four years after the Johannesburg meeting and following meetings in Kenya (2008), Rwanda (2012) and Benin (2016) young people from Southern Africa and beyond are invited to set out to celebrate and witness together to their (...)

17 March 2019