A service for young people organised jointly by Heath Street Baptist Church and Emmanuel, West Hampstead. A contemplative, meditative, candlelit service of chant, scripture and silence. Services on a more or less monthly basis, usually alternating between the two churches. For dates and times of upcoming services, please seee the church calendar.
A message from Wilf Merttens, our Children's Worker:
We have a very exciting new ministry that has sprung from a friendship with the Revd Dr Catriona Laing, the (relatively new) Vicar at Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead. We are doing monthly evening Taizé services, alternating hosting duties between Heath St and Emmanuel. Revd Laing (who we call Trin!) leads the worship, and our own Ewan King leads the music. These services have a focus of young people, and it’s been young people (and not just the young Kings!) playing the instruments that accompany those gathered as they sing those wonderful Taizé chants.
If you’re wondering what Taizé is, well I’ll try my best to explain. Taizé is an ecumenical community run by an unusual holy order comprised of both Catholics and Protestants. This brotherhood have a ministry to the young, and thousands of young people aged 15-30 travel to France every year and stay with the community for a week of prayer, reflection, worship and bible study.
I take the time to explain this because, as well as following Taizé liturgies here in London, we have also organised a trip to the Taizé community itself over the October half term. I took Frida from here at Heath Street and also Jessica, the young Sunday School teacher from Highgate URC up on Pond Sq. A full report will follow in the next newsletter. We hope this trip will be the vanguard to future visits to the community, so if you or someone you know is between 15 and 35 and would like to join, then do get in touch!