St. Charles Episcopal Church to host Taizé prayer service Nov. 10

On Sunday, Nov. 10, St. Charles Episcopal Church offers a Taizé prayer service at 4 p.m., featuring the parish choir and instrumentalists.

Taizé is a small village in eastern France. For over 50 years, it has been the home of a Christian monastic community made up of brothers from many different countries, speaking many different languages and, uniquely, belonging to several different Christian denominations.

Catholics, Anglicans, Protestants, Orthodox and others live and pray together, share a simple life and welcome tens of thousands of visitors who come to spend time with every year from all over the world.

This prayer service will follow a pattern based on the worship of the Taizé Community, one of whose aims has always been to make Christian worship as simple and uncluttered as possible. Short repetitive musical chants are sung as participants reflect on the Light of Christ.

This quiet, reflective service combines music with the spoken word.

St. Charles Episcopal Church is located at 994 Fifth Ave., just north of Route 64 in St. Charles. The church is wheelchair accessible and has ample free parking.

Sacred Music at the Red Door, St. Charles Episcopal Church's gift to the community of St. Charles, presents this musical offering. The series has helped to establish St. Charles as a destination for those seeking musical refreshment and excellence, drawing on the existing strengths of our choir and guest artists, Georgian architecture, the Howell 21-rank organ, and Anglican heritage.

For more information, visit www.stcharlesepiscopal.org,call (630) 584-2596, or email mdowney807@gmail.com.