Friday, February 23, 2007

Ecumenical Taize prayer to be held

Ecumenical Taize Prayer will be held on four Sundays in Lent. The first service will be at 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, and the second will be at 3 p.m. on March 11, at Sacred Heart Church. The third and fourth will be at 3 p.m. on March 25 and April 1, at the Presbyterian Church chapel.

Taize prayer involves the sung repetition of simple Christian phrases. The experience of singing these phrases nourishes us on a deep non-verbal level. The service consists of quiet chanting, a scripture reading and silence. It allows participants to come to the cross for a moment to pray, to bring their burdens and the burdens of the world as they touch the cross committing all that is in their hearts to Jesus the Christ.

Everyone is invited to attend this hour of prayerful singing and meditative prayer.

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