Taizé Prayers around Georgia during Lent (see new listing in Macon)

Monday, February 19, and March 18, 8:00  p.m., Cathedral of Saint Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA. 7:00 p.m., Labyrinth walk, Child Hall; 8 p.m., Taizé Service, Mikell Chapel, Third Mondays. 

Thursday, February 22, 7:30 PM, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 636 W. Ponce de Leon, Decatur, 30030. Parking along the street in front of the church. Tea and cookies following. Quarterly prayer.

Tuesday, February 27, and March 26, 7:00 p.m., Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 471 Mt. Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Labyrinth available during prayer. Fourth Tuesdays.

Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. On Zoom, Columbia Presbyterian Church, 711 South Columbia Drive, Decatur, 30030.  https://cpcdecatur.com/online-worship-links/ Weekly.

New Listing! Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:00 p.m., Vineville United Methodist Church, 2045 Vineville Avenue, Macon, Georgia 31204. https://vinevillemethodist.com/taize/ Includes a communion service. Weekly.

News

The new Prior of Taizé, Br. Matthew, wrote the annual Letter from Taizé with the theme “Journeying Together.” It is a reflection on what it means to journey together as ecumenical Christians. “You have one teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters” (MT 23:8), Jesus said. Are not all Christians sisters and brothers, united in a communion that is still imperfect but nevertheless real? Is it not Christ who calls us and opens a way for us to go forward with him as fellow travelers, together with those who live on the margins of our societies? On this journey, in a dialogue that reconciles, we want to remember that we need each other, not so as to impose our opinions, but as a contribution to peace in the human family.” Here is where you can find the Taizé Letter 2024. May it inspire you!

In January, Taizé Atlanta musicians joined with others to accompany the Prayer for Christian Unity organized by the Archdiocese of Atlanta. You can watch and listen to them play Laudate Dominum during the processional here . That evening they also accompanied Focolare musicians as they played their original song, “One in Him”, written for last year’s Prayer for the Week of Christian Unity. You can see a video here. Enjoy!

“The exchange with God becomes real for us in prayer: by his Holy Spirit, God comes to dwell within us. By his word and by the sacraments, Christ gives himself to us. In return, we can surrender everything to him.”  - Brother Alois, Letter from Cochabamba