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Taipei Guest House 臺北賓館 and Taipei Botanical Garden台北植物園…..

Catherine Lee

Lots of visitors on the horizon ~ and one place we always go is C.K.S. Memorial and the Presidential Palace in downtown Taipei City…. But in between the two, and behind a big wall is a very ornate Baroque-style mansion, known as the Taipei Guest House 臺北賓館, and today was its monthly opening to the public… Built in 1901 as the residence for the Japanese Governor-General when Taiwan was under the Japanese Colonial Government ~ and then in 1952, the Treaty of Taipei 中日和平條約between Japan and the Republic of China was signed here, marking the formal end of World War II and … Continue reading Taipei Guest House 臺北賓館 and Taipei Botanical Garden台北植物園…..

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端午節 Dragon Boat Festival….

Catherine Lee

Today is the 5th day of the 5th lunar month and a holiday for  端午節 (Duan-Wu Festival) or Dragon Boat Festival ~ every year Taipei City organizes a huge Dragon Boat Race Competition on the river below the Grand Hotel, so this year checking it out… Teams from all over the country and all over the world, including Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, Israel, teams from companies, schools, colleges, towns and even small islands, all competing in a whole weekend of competition… races all day long! In the afternoon, off to Luzhou, part of Taipei’s urban sprawl, and right in the middle of … Continue reading 端午節 Dragon Boat Festival….

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高雄聖保羅堂60週年感恩禮拜 St. Paul’s Church, Kaohsiung celebrates 60 years!

Catherine Lee

Big Celebrations in Kaohsiung this past weekend!  St. Paul’s Church, Kaohsiung was established in 1954, and the present building was consecrated on May 31, 1964 ~ so a double celebration of 60 years of mission and 50 years of the church YES! On Saturday we celebrated with a special Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul’s, attended by many from all over Taiwan…. For those of us from the far north, we started out very early in order to be on the 7:30am HSR train from Taipei… fortunately after days of heavy rain, finally the sun came out, and in fact shone … Continue reading 高雄聖保羅堂60週年感恩禮拜 St. Paul’s Church, Kaohsiung celebrates 60 years!

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From Taiwan to the USA and back ~ Dallas, Boston, New York YEAH!

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Yep, a whole action-packed non-stop 9 days in the USA ~ and we never stopped for a single moment ~ well, only to take a few (zillion) photos! Off we went, 6 of us from St. James’ Church and Preschool, Taichung to visit our sister school, Cambridge-Ellis Preschool in Boston for a few days.  The first time some of our group had ever been there, and the first time any of us had met their lovely new principal, Gerlinde ~ what a great time we had!  Such gracious warm hospitality from everybody we met, and definitely a strengthening of our partnership for … Continue reading From Taiwan to the USA and back ~ Dallas, Boston, New York YEAH!

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Sad News: RIP Advent Church Cat….

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Today’s official announcement on Advent Church Facebook Page reads: 今早牧師發現降臨堂的貓(Organ)已平安的離去,感謝主牠在降臨堂盡中職守9年,共抓了9隻老鼠,維護電風琴的壽命  Our Advent Church cat was found dead on the steps of the church office this morning, apparently from natural causes.  We thank God for her faithful service to Advent Church over the last 9 years catching mice and so preserving the life of the church electronic organ.  The cats’ name was Organ, after the instrument she was protecting ~ and she was extremely popular on the campus with the students and in the church….. The last photo I took of her was this one, taken outside the church on Easter … Continue reading Sad News: RIP Advent Church Cat….