Month: November 2016

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Advent Word, Day 4 ‘listen’

Catherine Lee

Day 4 #listen #聆聽 Wednesday November 30 ‘On the cross, exposed and vulnerable, Jesus draws the whole world in a loving embrace. Everything hangs, everyone is held here. Jesus holds the people of Charlestown and Ferguson and Baltimore and all around the globe. Jesus listens to the grieving and grappling, the terrorized and troubled, the frightened and crying. Jesus listens to all the heartache, all the questions. On the cross Jesus bears the weight, the weight of the world, holding us all in his wounded hands’. 被釘在十字架上，那軟弱之身毫無遮掩的耶穌，吸引著全世界進入祂愛的懷抱。所有的人、事、物都蒙受祂的擁抱及關懷，包括居住在查爾斯敦、佛格森、巴爾的摩，還有其他各地的人，他們的悲傷、苦悶、驚恐、困擾、害怕、以及呼求，耶穌都聽見了。耶穌聽取每位傷痛者的心聲，也聆聽我們一切的問題。在十字架上，耶穌擔負世人的重擔，祂那被釘傷的雙手，還緊緊握住我們所有人。 Photo taken at 國立臺灣美術館 Taichung Art Museum Continue reading Advent Word, Day 4 ‘listen’

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Advent @ St. John’s University 2016!

Catherine Lee

Every Advent, the chaplaincy team with some of our students go on a walkabout around St. John’s University, once a week for the 4 weeks of Advent, visiting every main office and department, lighting the appropriate candle(s) on the Advent wreath, and holding a short time of prayer.  Today was the first walkabout of this Advent, and today we prayed for every faculty and staff by name according to which office they are attached to. A small selection of photos of this morning! Wishing everyone at St. John’s University (or wherever you may be) a meaningful and blessed Advent season! Continue reading Advent @ St. John’s University 2016!

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Advent Word, Day 3 ‘renew’

Catherine Lee

Day 3 #renew #更新 Tuesday November 29 ‘Christ is all in all. He is here symbolically in a stone altar. He is here sacramentally in bread and wine. He is here spiritually in hearts lifted up and returned to us renewed, transformed, consecrated’. 基督無所不在。祂在具有象徵意義的聖壇這裡，祂在聖餐禮所用的餅、酒這裡，祂在每一個屬靈的人心裡—-這些人的心，都因祂而提升、更新、轉化，分別為聖。 Advent Sunday 2016 at Advent Church, St. John’s University, Taiwan! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 3 ‘renew’

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Advent Word, Day 2 ‘love’

Catherine Lee

Day 2 #love #愛 Monday November 28 ‘Falling in love is one of the most profoundly spiritual experiences a person can have. By falling in love we discover our capacity for selflessness. We experience what it means to entrust ourselves, our souls and bodies, to another. When we fall in love as God does, we too will ultimately “stretch out [our] arms of love on the hard wood of the cross,” just as Jesus did’. 「戀愛」（墜入情網）可能是一個人最深刻的心靈體會。透過戀愛，我們發現自己擁有一種無私、忘我的精神：在身、心各方面，都把自己交託給對方。當我們能像「神愛世人」那樣，墜入「愛」中，我們就能效法耶穌，「在無情的十字架上，張開愛的雙手」。 Photo taken at the Juming Museum a few weeks ago…. Continue reading Advent Word, Day 2 ‘love’

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Advent Word, Day 1 ‘shine’

Catherine Lee

Today is Advent Sunday!  The first day of Advent Word 2016, a project supported by the Anglican Communion. Day 1: ‘shine’ 光輝 Sunday November 27 ‘Rather than experiencing the sorrows of our world as a source of desolation, hear the news as a clarion call, as motivation and clarification for what we are to be about as followers of Jesus Christ: to bear the beams of God’s love and light and life, especially to those who wouldn’t otherwise know it’. 與其把世界的悲傷視為荒涼之源，不如聽取福音信息。聽那到感人的號召，受其激勵、淨化，而成為耶穌基督的真信徒：披戴上帝的愛、光明、生命，並將這美好光輝傳揚四方，尤其傳給那些還在幽暗中「茫然不知所之」的人。 Meet Little Shine, the beloved grandson of Jerry and Jean, devoted church members of St. James’ Church, Taichung, where Jerry is … Continue reading Advent Word, Day 1 ‘shine’

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St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Concert!

Catherine Lee

A whole year of 60th anniversary celebrations at St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei was brought to a very fine and very fitting end yesterday afternoon ~ with a special thanksgiving concert, with choirs and music groups from Good Shepherd Church, St. James’ Church, Christ Church, and of course St. John’s Cathedral. There was St. John’s Cathedral Choir…. Good Shepherd Choir…. St. James’ Church Choir….. And Christ Church…. We had short 3-minute speeches (well, 3 minutes was the allocated time, which caused much laughter – as some definitely went on just a bit longer!) from former deans and clergy in charge of … Continue reading St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Concert!

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Trailer of Hollywood movie ‘Silence’ shot in Taiwan released | Taiwan News

Catherine Lee

Coming soon ~ the new movie ‘Silence’, all filmed in Taiwan ~ and in the meantime, check out the trailer…. “The official trailer of Hollywood movie SILENCE was released on Wednesday, making many locations around Taiwan seen around the world. Taiwanese audience must be able to recognize many scenes in the movie’s official trailer as some of them were shot in well-known locations, such as Longfenggu of Yangmingshan National Park, Shimen District of New Taipei City, Hualien or Taichung”.   Source: Trailer of Hollywood movie ‘Silence’ shot in Taiwan released | Taiwan News Continue reading Trailer of Hollywood movie ‘Silence’ shot in Taiwan released | Taiwan News

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Such a great visit to 大禮大同部落 Dali Datong Village, Taroko Gorge, Hualien ~ Home of 頭目達道 Truku Chief Dadao!

Catherine Lee

What an amazing place, amazing weekend, and what amazing people! Chief Dadao (頭目達道) of the Truku (Taroko) Tribe lives high up on a beautiful plateau, at over 1,100 m in altitude, way up above the steep slopes of the spectacular marble gorge, Taroko Gorge in Hualien on Taiwan’s east coast.  We went there to visit over this past weekend, and here’s us sitting with him on the bench outside his house, with THE view behind us! The mountains of the east coast go straight down to the sea with spectacular views over the Pacific Ocean. Liwu Mountain 立霧山 (1,274 m) is … Continue reading Such a great visit to 大禮大同部落 Dali Datong Village, Taroko Gorge, Hualien ~ Home of 頭目達道 Truku Chief Dadao!

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Taipei Grand Mosque 台北清真寺

Catherine Lee

Found myself walking past the Taipei Grand Mosque yesterday, on a beautiful sunny morning, and as it was open, popped in to take a look….. The Wikipedia website for Taipei Grand Mosque says it was designed by  Yang Cho-cheng, the famous architect who also designed the Grand Hotel, CKS Memorial, the National Concert Hall and Theater, and plenty of other famous landmarks in Taiwan.  It was inaugurated in 1960.  Quite a history, so do check it out. Continue reading Taipei Grand Mosque 台北清真寺