Following onfrom last years joyous and spiritually meaningful pilgrimage to Taiz, BishopGraham is leading, with The Revd Sue Adeney, another pilgrimage for 18-29year-olds from in and around the Diocese of Worcester.
The dates forthe 2019 pilgrimage will be Saturday 13 July, arriving back in the UK on Monday22 July 2018. We will be travelling by coach with pilgrims from the diocese ofWinchester.
Food andaccommodation in tents is simple, with young adults travelling from acrossEurope and beyond to spend a week on this French hillside. The cost is 225 perperson.
If you are interested in joining this pilgrimage and have further questions then please contact Bishop Graham.
If you would like to book, please complete the registration form and medical form and return these to Bishop Grahams office along with a 40 deposit (cheques made payable to Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance).
If you have beeninfluenced by Taiz in the past, and would like to sponsor a young adult toattend in 2019, then donations can be made via Bishop Grahams office (chequesmade payable to Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance). Thank you.
The Bishop ofDudley and the Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd are receivingregistration and medical forms (and any further subsequent information) anddeposits /payments on behalf of those in the Diocese of Winchester who are theorganisers of this pilgrimage to Taiz.
What is Taiz?
The TaizCommunity is made up of over a hundred brothers, Catholics and from variousProtestant backgrounds, coming from around thirty nations.
The brothers ofthe community live solely by their work. They do not accept donations. In thesame way, they do not accept personal inheritances for themselves; thecommunity gives them to the very poor.
Over the years,young adults have been coming to Taiz in ever greater numbers; they come fromevery continent to take part in weekly meetings.
Why go to Taiz?
From itsbeginning the community has been inspired by two aims: to live in communionwith God through prayer and to be a leaven of peace and trust in the midst ofthe human family.
A stay at Taizis an opportunity to seek communion with God in prayer, singing, silence andreflection. It can be possible to rediscover an inner peace, a meaning to lifeand a new impetus.
Experiencing asimple life shared with others reminds us that daily life is the place whereChrist is waiting for us.
Some youngpeople are looking for ways of following Christ with their whole lives. A stayin Taiz can help discern this call.
Meeting hundredsof young people from across Europe and further afield can enrich ourunderstanding of others lives and how they read and hear the Gospel.
