Taize Pilgrimage
Click here to see photos and reflection from the 2017 Taizé Pilgrimage.
Taizé Pilgrimage, March 1, 2025 - March 9, 2025
Over Spring Break, Campus Ministry sponsors a pilgrimage to the Taizé Community in France, which is an ecumenical religious community that is is the inspiration and pattern of our weekly prayer service. Campus Ministry celebrates Taizé Prayer during the fall and spring semesters every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in Madonna della Strada Chapel. To learn more about our weekly Taizé Prayer, click here, or if you would like to sing or play and instrument during the weekly Taizé Prayer, contact Derrick Witherington. To learn more about the religious community in France please visit the website for the Taizé Community.
This trip is open to current Loyola University students only.
Costs and timelines:
First Time Pilgrim: $1000 and includes round trip airfare from Chicago O'Hare to Lyon, France, round trip ground transport from Lyon airport to Village of Taizé, and housing and meals in the Village of Taizé. A portion of this cost is subsidized through Campus Ministry.
Returning Pilgrim: $1500 and includes round trip airfare from Chicago O'Hare to Lyon, France, round trip ground transport from Lyon airport to Village of Taizé, and housing and meals in the Village of Taizé.
Payment and info found at Ministry Store.
- Deposit to secure spot: $100, due on November 25, 2024.
Initial deposits, used to confirm your spot on all trips, are non-refundable, regardless of circumstances. - First Payment due on December 13, 2024: $200 for first timers, $400 for returners
- Second Payment due on January 17, 2025: $350 for first timers, $500 for returners
- Final Payment due on February 14, 2025: $350 for first timers, $500 for returners
The balance of the trip can be deposited at any time after acceptance. If a student withdraws from a trip before January 17, 2025, any monies beyond the non-refundable $100 and cost of airfare may be returned to them upon the discretion of Campus Ministry. After January 17, 2025, all funds deposited will NOT be returned to the student.*
*Rare exceptions may be made for students with extreme circumstance (e.g., death in the family, parental job loss, etc.), but on a case by case basis. One refund does not set precedence for future refunds.
You must have a valid passport and applicable visas. Airfare cannot be purchased without a passport.
If you have any questions, please contact Derrick Witherington at twither@LUC.edu.
Click here to see photos and reflection from the 2017 Taizé Pilgrimage.
Taizé Pilgrimage, March 1, 2025 - March 9, 2025
Over Spring Break, Campus Ministry sponsors a pilgrimage to the Taizé Community in France, which is an ecumenical religious community that is is the inspiration and pattern of our weekly prayer service. Campus Ministry celebrates Taizé Prayer during the fall and spring semesters every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in Madonna della Strada Chapel. To learn more about our weekly Taizé Prayer, click here, or if you would like to sing or play and instrument during the weekly Taizé Prayer, contact Derrick Witherington. To learn more about the religious community in France please visit the website for the Taizé Community.
This trip is open to current Loyola University students only.
Costs and timelines:
First Time Pilgrim: $1000 and includes round trip airfare from Chicago O'Hare to Lyon, France, round trip ground transport from Lyon airport to Village of Taizé, and housing and meals in the Village of Taizé. A portion of this cost is subsidized through Campus Ministry.
Returning Pilgrim: $1500 and includes round trip airfare from Chicago O'Hare to Lyon, France, round trip ground transport from Lyon airport to Village of Taizé, and housing and meals in the Village of Taizé.
Payment and info found at Ministry Store.
- Deposit to secure spot: $100, due on November 25, 2024.
Initial deposits, used to confirm your spot on all trips, are non-refundable, regardless of circumstances. - First Payment due on December 13, 2024: $200 for first timers, $400 for returners
- Second Payment due on January 17, 2025: $350 for first timers, $500 for returners
- Final Payment due on February 14, 2025: $350 for first timers, $500 for returners
The balance of the trip can be deposited at any time after acceptance. If a student withdraws from a trip before January 17, 2025, any monies beyond the non-refundable $100 and cost of airfare may be returned to them upon the discretion of Campus Ministry. After January 17, 2025, all funds deposited will NOT be returned to the student.*
*Rare exceptions may be made for students with extreme circumstance (e.g., death in the family, parental job loss, etc.), but on a case by case basis. One refund does not set precedence for future refunds.
You must have a valid passport and applicable visas. Airfare cannot be purchased without a passport.
If you have any questions, please contact Derrick Witherington at twither@LUC.edu.