Thursday, December 5, 7:30 PM, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 636 W. Ponce de Leon, Decatur. Parking along the street in front of the church. Refreshments following. Quarterly, next one in Lent.

Tuesday, December 9 , 7:00 p.m., Emory Presbyterian Church, 1886 N. Decatur Rd, Atlanta. 2nd Tuesdays, through January 2025.

Monday, December 16 , 8:00  p.m., Cathedral of Saint Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta.  (7:00 p.m., Labyrinth walk in Child Hall),Taizé Service, 8:00 p.m. in Mikell Chapel, Third Mondays. 

Tuesday, December 17, 7:00 p.m., Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 471 Mt. Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs. Labyrinth available during prayer. Fourth Tuesdays.

Weekly on Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. On Zoom, Columbia Presbyterian Church. Zoom link: https://cpcdecatur.com/online-worship-links.

Macon: Weekly on Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:00 p.m., Vineville United Methodist Church, 2045 Vineville Avenue, Macon. https://vinevillemethodist.com/taize/ Communion service.

News

Ecumenical Prayer Vigil in Rome 2024

Last fall we gathered for an ecumenical prayer in solidarity with 220 other prayer gatherings around the world to invoke the Holy Spirit upon the work of the Bishop’s Synod in Rome that would be taking up important ecumenical work and potentially opening new possibilities for the church universal. This year the Taizé Community led another prayer in Rome as they gathered to continue that work and included lay and ecumenical women and men in the Synod. Learn more at the Taize website here. Watch a prayer recording with English translation here. And read the Pope’s homily here. We offer thanks for all that has been advanced and pray for all the work ahead.

European Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia 2024

Young people from around Europe and other continents will gather this year in Tallinn, Estonia. It is an important gathering each year in a different major European city from December 28 – January 1. Young people 18-35 stay with families, are welcomed by local church communities and build lasting connections. You can learn more here.

Advent Blessings All!

Lisa