Wholeness Season 2026-27
We are pleased to announce our theme for the 2026-27 season: “What are you Seeking?” It is based on the Community of Taizé’s theme for the calendar year 2026, “Que cherches-tu ?” In his January introductory letter, Br. Matthew considers the first words of Jesus from the book of John, “What are you seeking?” A monastic community that serves youth and young adults worldwide, Taizé hosts thousands of young people per year. Br. Matthew shared this question with six of these young volunteers from six different countries spread over four continents. His letter describes their answers and his reflections on them:
- Seeking silence
- Seeking a direction
- Seeking joy
- Seeking meaning
- Seeking a just world
- Seeking a community
With these six topics in mind, we go into 2026-27. Brief homilies will be prepared by pastors and lay speakers from our worship team over the next year. Scripture will be selected for meditation based on each topic. The year will be a mix of Taizé Common Prayers and normal Wholeness Services. (Each will be marked on the calendar.)
While the full season of services is still in the planning stage, an early preview for the 2026-2027 season will come on a Sunday morning in the near future. On August 23, 2026, we will conduct a Taizé Morning Prayer service at our principal host and partner church, San Gabriel Presbyterian Church. Taizé Prayers will take the place during their usual Sunday morning worship service. Taizé songs will take the place of traditional hymns, and the format of the worship service will adapt to bring a morning of candlelight, contemplative prayer.
About the songs: Taizé Prayer chants are congregational, made of short phrases that are repeated for ease of participation. In our services, we always sing in English, but for an idea of how the songs sound, please enjoy this YouTube playlist.
The Georgetown Ecumenical Wholeness Service meets once per month. All services are open to the public. We pray together by using two very special types of worship templates: the Service of Healing and Wholeness and Taizé Common Prayers. We are led by a diverse community of area Christians, and these services are open to all who would come. Songs are sung from the Community of Taizé. Opportunities are given for intercessory prayer and the lighting of candles. A time is set aside for private prayer and anointing with oil. Communion is offered to all in attendance, with gluten-free elements available.
We hope to see you, our friends and neighbors, in 2026-2027.
