the welcome to paradise experience

FORMATION

FORMATION

A wide range of themed workshops is offered during the festival. They are given by speakers who come to share their experience and knowledge as Christians committed to the world of work, integral ecology, social issues, art, sport, etc... Come and learn how to be a missionary Christian, equipped to face the challenges of today's world!

PRAYER

PRAYER

To put God at the heart of your summer, come and experience a week punctuated by prayer services, masses (and worship services), adoration and praise evenings. The festival is ecumenical, to give everyone a taste of the universal Church by sharing with other young Christians of all denominations. A time to be inspired, filled with the fire of the Holy Spirit to pass on to the world when you return!

FRATERNITY

FRATERNITY

Come and get a taste of brotherhood in Christ at the festival! Meet, exchange and share with young people from all over the world the joy of being Christians together!

À LA CARTE

À LA CARTE

Because for many, the festival is also a time for vacations: there's a choice of activities on offer during the day, including à la carte sports, water sports and extra-ordinary evenings, so you can make the most of summer in a heavenly setting!

A summer at the Abbey

The Welcome to Paradise festival takes place every year at Hautecombe Abbey in Savoie, near the towns of Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains. This paradise-like setting welcomes thousands of young Christians between the ages of 18 and 30, who are looking for training, spiritual retreat or discernment.

This multi-cultural, multi-denominational spiritual meeting place has been inhabited by praying people for 900 years… A little paradise on earth, where you can pray, recharge your batteries, rediscover your closeness to the Lord…. and experience miracles!

"This summer of 2023 was my first Welcome To Paradise festival, and my joy was seeing the FREE love that people could show each other even though they didn't know each other. The joy of seeing people simply happy!"

YACINE

"What a grace to be able to pray for each other at the Holy Spirit evening! I was nourished by the teachings and experienced a transformation in the way I live service, in my daily prayer, as well as in my Bible reading."

CAMILLE

"The fruit received during Welcome to Paradise for me is inner peace, the grace of trust in God. Since that experience, I've experienced a transformation and radicalism in the way I live my faith, choosing Jesus and the Word of God as the rock of my life!"

VITALINE

"For me, it's a great joy to feel the grace of intercession for my brothers and sisters, to live prayer also through and for others! "I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven, I saw and I testify, he is God's Chosen One""

ZOÉ

"A joy experienced is the encounter with others & the very emotional evenings. During the festival, I received a real slap in the face... I'll never be able to do without God!"

SIMON

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© Welcome To Paradise 2024

The Welcome to Paradise experience

Formation

A wide range of themed workshops is offered during the festival. They are given by speakers who come to share their experience and knowledge as Christians committed to the world of work, integral ecology, social issues, art, sport, etc…

Come and learn how to be a missionary Christian, equipped to face the challenges of today’s world!

Prayer

To put God at the heart of your summer, come and experience a week punctuated by prayer services, masses (and worship services), adoration and praise evenings.

The festival is ecumenical, to give everyone a taste of the universal Church by sharing with other young Christians of all denominations.

A time to be inspired, filled with the fire of the Holy Spirit to pass on to the world when you return!

Fraternity

Come and get a taste of brotherhood in Christ at the festival!

Meet, exchange and share with young people from all over the world the joy of being Christians together!

À la carte

Because for many, the festival is also a time for vacations: there’s a choice of activities on offer during the day, including à la carte sports, water sports and extra-ordinary evenings, so you can make the most of summer in a heavenly setting!

A summer at the Abbey

The Welcome to Paradise festival takes place every year at Hautecombe Abbey in Savoie, near the towns of Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains. This paradise-like setting welcomes thousands of young Christians between the ages of 18 and 30, who are looking for training, spiritual retreat or discernment.

This multi-cultural, multi-denominational spiritual meeting place has been inhabited by praying people for 900 years… A little paradise on earth, where you can pray, recharge your batteries, rediscover your closeness to the Lord…. and experience miracles!

"This summer of 2023 was my first Welcome To Paradise festival, and my joy was seeing the FREE love that people could show each other even though they didn't know each other. The joy of seeing people simply happy!"

YACINE

"What a grace to be able to pray for each other at the Holy Spirit evening! I was nourished by the teachings and experienced a transformation in the way I live service, in my daily prayer, as well as in my Bible reading."

CAMILLE

"The fruit received during Welcome to Paradise for me is inner peace, the grace of trust in God. Since that experience, I've experienced a transformation and radicalism in the way I live my faith, choosing Jesus and the Word of God as the rock of my life!"

VITALINE

"For me, it's a great joy to feel the grace of intercession for my brothers and sisters, to live prayer also through and for others! "I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven, I saw and I testify, he is God's Chosen One""

ZOÉ

"A joy experienced is the encounter with others & the very emotional evenings. During the festival, I received a real slap in the face... I'll never be able to do without God!"

SIMON

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CONTACT US

REGISTER

© Welcome To Paradise 2024