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Taize Eucharist takes place on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 5.30 pm 


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We hold a monthly Taizé service on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 5.30pm (with variations according in theme to the Church's calendar) to encourage people to encounter God in a new way. The informal candlelit service is quiet and reflective, and includes bible readings, prayers and times of silence as well as music. The meditative chants are simple and easy to learn, and you quickly be able to join in.

Taizé is the home of an international Christian community in southern France. The community is made up of over a hundred brothers, and regular times of prayers, chants and silence are at the heart of their daily life. By joining in our monthly Taizé service, not only are you able to experience God in a different way - you are also linking up with a community which spans the whole globe.

For more information about Taizé, visit the Taizé website at http://www.taize.fr or go to the Taizé in London page on Facebook.
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The Taize website says, "Singing is one of the most essential elements of worship.  short songs, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character.  Using just a few words they express a basic reality of faith, quickly grasped by the mind.  As the words are song over many times, this reality gradually penetrates the whole being.  Meditative singing thus becomes a way of listening to God. It allows everyone to take part in a time of prayer together, and to remain together in attentive waiting on God, without having to fix the length of time too exactly.

To open the gates of trust in God nothing can replace the beauty of human voices united in song.  This beauty can give us a glimpse of 'heaven's joy on earth' as eastern Christians put it.  And an inner life begins to blossom within us."
For further information please contact: Father Christopher 
The PCC of St Mary Abbots is a Registered Charity : Number 1132235

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  • Home
  • Services
    • Sunday & Weekday Services
    • Family Eucharist
    • Baptism Sundays
    • Healing Eucharist
    • Taize Eucharist
  • Life events
    • Weddings
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
    • Funerals
  • What is on
    • 150th Anniversary Ramp Project
    • Exhibition, photos of sacred Objects
    • Concert, Famous Composers of Kensington
    • Royal College of Music Recitals
    • Previous Events
  • About us
    • The Clergy & Parish Staff
    • Location
    • Food Bank support
    • Glass Door support
    • Music at St Mary Abbots
    • Our Bells
    • Church Hire
    • St Mary Abbots Centre >
      • SMA Centre
    • PCC & Administration >
      • Safeguarding
      • Risk Assessment
      • Electoral Roll >
        • Our Parish
      • Annual report and financial statement
      • Useful Links
    • Groups >
      • Flower Arranger Group
  • Children
    • Children's Provision
    • Children on Sunday
    • Safeguarding children
    • Mini Abbots Baby Group
    • Children's volunteers
  • Newsletter / Sermon
    • Sermons
    • Newsletter
  • 150 Years
    • 150th Anniversary Ramp Project
    • Early Churches of Kensington
    • The building of our Church
    • Sir George Gilbert Scott
    • Famous residents
    • War Time Damage
    • The Cathedral-like Interior
  • Support us
    • How to donate
    • Friends of St Mary Abbots
    • Legacies
    • Local Support