Taizé for July: Freedom, sacrifice and responsibility
July 7, 2022
Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month. The theme for July is Freedom, sacrifice and responsibility. Registration Today.
Stilling the Soul: Positive Ways to Manage Stress
June 11, 2022
Stress is part of all of our lives and comes from many sources: marital issues, family disputes, chronic illness, work, loss of a loved one, unsettling national or world events. Join us for a relaxing day of calming activities, explore practical ways to manage stress and refresh our souls.
Taizé for June: Come Holy Spirit, Empower Us
June 2, 2022
We pray that this Season of Pentecost will bring us to new life in the world of the Spirit. Come Holy Spirit, Empower Us!
Taizé for May: Resurrection: Our Common Hope
May 5, 2022
Easter is the feast of hope, direction, purpose, meaning, and community. Jesus destroyed death for all of us. Easter is an announcement of our common hope.
Taizé for April: Hope & Trust
April 7, 2022
Like Job, we cry out, “Where is my hope?” We long to hear Joshua, “Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you.” We pray for hope and trust as we gather in April for our Taizé prayer service.
5th Annual Iftar Dinner With the Dialogue Institute of Kansas City
April 5, 2022
For the 5th consecutive year, the Renewal Center will join with the Dialogue Institute of Kansas City to celebrate Iftar, the meal that breaks the daylong fasts Muslims practice during their holy month of Ramadan.
Taizé for March: Embraced by Love
March 3, 2022
We will recall Jesus’ agony in the garden as a mediation on love. Lent gives us the chance not to prove how holy we are, but to help us see that true peace resides in God’s loving embrace.
Taizé for February: “God’s Gonna Trouble the Water”
February 3, 2022
As we gather in February for our Taizé prayer service, we lament together the stark reality of racism in our world, our country and our local community. May the Holy Spirit inspire us toward action for racial justice.
Taizé for January: Reclaim, Renew Your Life
January 6, 2022
The dawn of a new year is the time to reclaim your life. “Come and be with us Holy Spirit,” will be our prayer as we gather in January for our Taizé prayer service.
Taizé for October: Caring for God’s Creation
October 7, 2021
We gather in October to praise our Maker, the One who loved the world into being, the One who breathes life into all things that live and made us stewards of creation. An icon of St. Francis, patron saint of ecology, will help focus our meditation.