Taizé Pilgrimage

Taizé is an ecumenical Christian monastic community in rural France focused on bringing youth and young adults together for Bible study, prayer, and communal work. Over 100,000 youth from around the world visit Taizé every year. For over 20 years, Christ Church Bronxville youth (grade 9-12) have become pilgrims during the New York public school break in February. Christ Church collaborates with other area church youth groups to build friendships that are lifelong and filled with the Holy Spirit. The primary goal of the 10-day pilgrimage is spent in the Taizé community, but each journey begins with a couple of days exploring the culture of a European city to facilitate bonds of friendship and connection while acclimating to the time zone. Please contact the Rev. Kurt Gerhard for more information about the Taizé pilgrimage.

Taizé 2025 - February 13-23, 2025

Registrations are open for the 2025 pilgrimage to Taizé. The Taizé Community is our ultimate destination with 7-days immersed in the regular practices of this special place. Above is the reflection on this experience from some of the pilgrims from 2024. Our cultural experience this year will be in Madrid, the capital city of Spain. We will visit the Prado Museum, the Cathedral, the Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor and the street life of Madrid’s central tourist area. Christ Church is actively seeking other church youth groups to experience this amazing week of prayer and connection with us. We find it important to know everyone on the pilgrimage really well, so we aim for a group no larger than 26 total people.

Deadline is October 15, 2024

$500 deposit due on registration

Financial Aid is available.

Taizé 2024

The 2024 pilgrimage began in Paris, France before heading by bus to Taizé. Pilgrims enjoyed the major sites in Paris including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. They also took a day trip to Chartres, a cathedral town about an hour and half outside of Paris. In Taizé, they experienced the regular patterns of the monastic life and met people from around the world. High school youth described this experience as a week of discovering the power of talking to others without worrying about the demands of American life. (photos above from 2024 pilgrimage)