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    • Lockdown Lent 2021
    • older Daily Prayer videos
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    • 60 second Devotions- a Bible verse for the day
  • GIVING
    • WHY WE GIVE
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    • HOW WE GIVE
    • GIFT AID
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    • audios of sermons >
      • The Healing Series
      • The Invitation Series
      • The Beatitudes Series
      • Christian Art Series Summer 2019 sermons and slides >
        • Cima da Conegliano and George Rickey The Baptism of Jesus
        • Icons
        • Evelyn Dunbar - Joseph's Dream
        • Roger Wagner - Menorah
        • Sieger Koder- The Last Supper
        • Millet - The Angelus
        • Carravagio- The Calling of St. Peter and St Andrew
        • Rembrandt Simeon and the Christ Child
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    • Christ Church Ladies Group
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​TAIZE WORSHIP

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Recorded in Christ Church at the service on 26th May 2019 

Recorded in Christ Church on 26th May 2019 

Recorded in Christ Church on 26th May 2019 

Recorded in Christ Church 26th May 2019 

In 1940. Brother Roger, a Lutheran Minister, left Switzerland to go to France, where the 2nd World War was raging. He arrived at the deserted village of Taizé, in France, and acquired a house where he started hiding refugees, mostly Jews, fleeing from the Nazi occupation. For two years, he prayed morning, midday, and evening for reconciliation between the nations and by 1949 a small group had joined him in his prayers.
 
Today over eighty brothers make up the Taizé community and they are from all denominations and from some 20 different countries. They continue to live a communal life dedicated to prayer for the reconciliation of all humanity.
 
Since 1957 Taizé has proved a magnet for hundreds of thousands of people, from all over the world, wanting to join with the community in prayer for the world.
At the heart of the community is communal worship, in the Church of the Reconciliation, morning, midday and evening.
 
To accommodate the many nationalities and traditions a very simple pattern of worship developed. Inside, the Church is dimly lit, there are a few icons illuminated by candles and the faint smell of incense can be noticed.
 During the services the Bible is read in various languages, after which there are long periods of silence. Most distinctively some short chants, simply orchestrated and repeated, leading  the people into meditative prayer.

Taize worship follows the pattern established by the Taize community in France.
It is characterised by 
               beautiful simple music - Taize chants
               silence
               simplicity 
​               and lots of candles!
All are welcome 
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Telephone   07415054353
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 line Drawing from  Rev John King see https://timstking.wixsite.com/website
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Carole 07931858563

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