Taizé Prayer Service

The Taizé service is based on a form of worship from Taizé, an ecumenical monastic community in France that brings together youth and people of all ages, from all over all over the world, speaking many different languages and from many different religious traditions. From this diversity, Taizé has developed a community prayer that is meditative and easily accessible for all. Readings and prayers are simple and short. Following the Gospel or a short meditation, there is an extended period of silence for individual reflection. Songs are simple melodic chants repeated over and over, contributing to the meditative and accessible quality of prayer. We offer this service as a quiet end to a busy weekend or beginning to the new next week.

This service is listed on www.taizebaltimore.org as the only weekly Taizé service offered on Suday in the Baltimore area.  We are often blessed with newcomers coming to our service.  In fact, a number of people have entered the Memorial commuity through our Sunday Taizé service.

Memorialites frequently come to the service on occasion, often when they feel they need a little spiritual boost to start the week off on a positive note.  The Taizé discipline of song and prayer and meditation is easily followed.  There's nothing to learn, no reason to feel that if you come you might not know what to do.  Please come to the Taizé service whenevery you have the time.  Your presence will enrich the service.

For more information about our Taizé service please email taize@memorialepiscopal.org .