Taizé 2025: Pilgrimage for young adults
Travel to Taizé in France with young adults from across the Oxford and Guildford Diocese, join thousands in community, worship and prayer.
Location
Taizé
Taizé Community 71250 Taizé FranceRefund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 7 days 16 hours
What is it?
Taizé in France is an extraordinary place – quite different from anywhere else. It combines a religious monastery with the feel of a huge youth camp! Young adults from many different backgrounds and denominations travel to Taizé for a unique Christian experience of openness, solidarity and encounter.
You’ll experience a wonderful sense of freedom, prayer and community. There’s nothing compulsory about Taizé, but it’s not a holiday resort. Meetings at Taizé are about searching, listening to God and to each other and thinking about what it means to be human. Together we discover how we can act to bring justice, peace and hope to our world.
You’ll eat out of plastic bowls, stay up late and spend amazing amounts of time singing and talking and sharing. No one who has been to Taizé comes back unchanged. So why not join this pilgrimage and see what there is to discover?
The Oxford and Guildford Diocese are teaming up and heading out together on this Taizé pilgrimage. It will run from 16th-24th August 2025 and is open to anyone aged 15-35.
Travel
Travel will be by overnight coach from Reading.
Accommodation
This year we will be camping! It will provide more of a community feel for those going and give more flexiblity for the week. All meals are provided.
More information
You will need to bring a passport and a Bible. Bear in mind that the weather may well be very hot in August but can also rain, so bring waterproofs!
The cost will be £395 for those under 18, and £425 for those over 18. This is to cover accommodation, food and travel.
Those who are aged 15-16, will be asked to come along with a designated adult, this could be a parent, youth leader or chaplain. This is to provide extra care and safeguarding to those coming with us on the trip.
To secure your place, you need to pay £100 deposit by Monday 2nd June 2025. This is the cut-off date for bookings. We will also be requiring a reference from a church leader, youth minister, teacher or chaplain. Final deadline for payment and forms is the 7th July 2025.
Please let us know if cost is a barrier to you coming. For any further questions please do be in touch with Isobel Hansford at the Bishop of Reading's Office bishop.reading@oxford.anglican.org
There will be an opportunity to connect with others in the group before going and full information about what to bring and what to pack will be provided on the 3rd July 2025.
Further information can be found at taizé.fr
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Frequently asked questions
There is a range of food at Taizé. In the morning it is normally baguette and jam or a stick of chocolate with a bowl of tea or hot chocolate. There is cous cous, and veg, sometimes a slice of meat and some cheese. The food is basic as they are catering for hundreds of people, so do bring snacks!
Yes, there is a separate area for those with dietary requirement, as they are catering for many intolerances the food can be a little bland, so do bring some bits to jazz it up and some snacks to supplement.
This year we will be in tents. Do bring a small tent along. There is a camping area where all the under 25s will be plus their designated adults, and an camping area for the over 25s and families.
The showering and toilet areas are nearby and there are many around the site. They get cleaned everyday and the water is hot, which is great!
Yes there is but it is limited. There are times in the day when you can go to Oyak and there is free Wi-Fi. Do look into your phone contract and provider as you may have to look into roaming charges. If you are needing Wi-Fi throughout the day make sure this is set up before you come.
There are limited areas around the site, especially when camping, so it would be best to bring external battery packs, but the main sanctuary does have sockets, remember your European plug adapters!
Email bishop.reading@oxford.anglican.org and they will be able to go through the options with you.
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