wfn.org | ABCUSA: Taize Pilgrimage for Young People Slated

["SCHRAMM, Richard" <Rich.Schramm@abc-usa.org>]

American Baptist News Service (Valley Forge, Pa. 10/26/05)--An
ecumenical experience for American Baptist young people that will be
centered in the Taize community of France is scheduled for May 31-June
13, 2006.

"The purpose of the trip to Taize is to introduce young people age 17 to
29 to the ecumenical movement and to begin their ecumenical journey in
prayer," said the Rev. Rothangliani Chhangte, director of Ecumenical
Formation for American Baptist Churches USA.  She noted that
participants will spend a week in Taize "and join the community for sung
prayer three times a day, meet with the Taize brothers for Bible study
and belong to a small group of other young people from around the
world."

Chhangte will lead the event with the Rev. Brad Berglund, well-known
American Baptist minister, pastoral musician, author and worship leader.

The trip also will include visits to the World Council of Churches in
Geneva and The Ecumenical Institute in nearby Bossey, as well as a tour
of Old City Geneva that will highlight the Reformation. A day in Paris
will conclude the event.

Information is available by e-mail at brad@reinventingsunday.com; a
brochure detailing the event will be available shortly on
www.abcunity.org.

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