New Year, New Hope Contemplative Worship in the Style of Taize. Using simple chants, silence, scripture, and prayer we will open our hearts to our loving God who refreshes our souls and gives us hope. All are welcome. Whether you can sing or not this space will be a serene and spirit-filled place of prayer as we transition between years. It will also be a sober place and healing place for all who find traditional New Year’s revelry uninspired, or need to avoid it due to addictions or painful grief. Taize Chants come from an eccumenical monastic community in France devoted to worship that welcomes all people from around the world. Once you let the chants into your heart, they are a sustaining source of prayer day in and day out.