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Advent Word 2018, Day 2 ‘Watch 留心’

Catherine Lee

#AdventWord #Watch #留心 上帝一直都在而且在我們周遭的世界行奇事。仔細看，我們才不會錯過。仔細看，我們才能接受因上帝存在而改變的事實。仔細看，所以我們能夠跟別人分享上帝的福音。 God is always present and always doing a new thing in the world around us. Watch, so we don’t miss it. Watch, so we can be open to being changed by God’s presence. Watch, so that we may be able to share the good news of God with others. Dawn comes to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, with Lindisfarne Castle silhouetted on the left and Bamburgh Castle in the far distance.  Get out early and watch the new day dawning – take your flask of hot coffee and then wait for the sunrise! Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 2 ‘Watch 留心’

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Advent Word 2018, Day 1 ‘Journey 旅程’

Catherine Lee

Happy Advent Sunday! #Advent Word #Journey #旅程 Advent Word Global Advent Calendar 2018 starts today – a project of the Anglican Communion originally started in Advent 2014 by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist Brothers SSJE in USA, then expanded to include Virginia Theological Seminary VTS, and now run by VTS. Each day there is a theme word and meditation. My AdventWord photo each day will link to the theme.  This Advent, all my photos will be chosen from among those I took on my visit to Holy Island, Lindisfarne from October 29 – November 3 (see that blog post … Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 1 ‘Journey 旅程’

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018 @ Taipei

Catherine Lee

Lighting the Candles at last night’s ecumenical Taizé Service, organized by the National Council of Churches of Taiwan (NCCT) and held at the Taipei Wesley Methodist Church in central Taipei… The theme for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was “Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power’ (Exodus 15:6), and prepared by churches in the Caribbean.  We had readings and songs in many of the different languages spoken in Taiwan.  Very meaningful and beautiful. I love Taizé services! Continue reading Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018 @ Taipei

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Epiphany House Blessing 2018

Catherine Lee

Today is Epiphany, when we celebrate the visit of the Magi (Three Wise Men / Kings) to the Christ child…. In January 2015, I was visiting one of my CMS-UK Link Churches, St. Andrew’s Church, Tudhoe Grange, Spennymoor, Co. Durham and they had introduced a practice of Epiphany House Blessings (Chalking The Door) into the parish.  They had one on their own church door.  It was completely new to me, so when I left, the vicar gave me my own envelope with chalk (chalk reminds us that we are made from the dust of the earth) and information paper inside … Continue reading Epiphany House Blessing 2018

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Cambodia: The Killing Fields & Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Catherine Lee

First a word of warning, this is not for the faint-hearted or those likely to have nightmares for days after.   If that is you, don’t read any further.  But if you can, do.  This is an important part of Cambodia’s tragic history, the legacy of which continues to affect the whole country, the region, even the world.  We need to know.  To learn.  To try to understand.  And to reflect and pray. The Cambodian genocide took place in my lifetime, when I was a teenager.  Most of the young men who joined Pol Pot and became part of the Khmer … Continue reading Cambodia: The Killing Fields & Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

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‘Silence’ 沈默 opens in Taiwan – must go, must see!

Catherine Lee

Harrowing, compelling, gruesome, powerful, emotional, brilliant ~ all these and more….. The movie ‘Silence’ 沈默 opened yesterday throughout Taiwan ~ definitely a Must-See ~ and all filmed in Taiwan, the scenery is superb – though recognizing familiar sites adds to the rawness and intensity of it all. And there’s plenty of inspiration and food for thought for everyone following the readings in preparation for this Sunday’s sermon on loving your enemies and praying for those who persecute you….. almost ironic that it should open this weekend in view of the sermon topic on Sunday.  That’s why I’m off to St. … Continue reading ‘Silence’ 沈默 opens in Taiwan – must go, must see!

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017 @ Taipei

Catherine Lee

Every year, Taipei has a weekend of activities, organised by the National Council of Churches of Taiwan, to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, starting with a Taizé Service on the Friday night. Last night the service was held in the R. C. Church of Christ the King in Shilin – located on about the busiest crossroads in the city.  Ah yes, a Friday night rush hour oasis of peace and calm! The 2017 theme is ‘Reconciliation ~ The Love of Christ Compels Us’ (2 Cor. 5: 14-20), marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and prepared by … Continue reading Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017 @ Taipei

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Advent Word, Day 27 ‘celebrate’

Catherine Lee

Day 27 #celebrate #慶祝 Saturday December 24, Christmas Eve ‘Christmas is a feast of the senses! It is a celebration of our ability to see and know and taste and touch the power and glory and revelation of God. It is not just about a birth that happened long, long ago and far, far away. It is about the way in which God manifests himself to us in the person of Jesus as friend and food and hope and love. It is a celebration of our ability to grasp God and to sense him with all our being’. 聖誕節是一場「感知之宴」；在這慶典中，你我看見、知悉、品嘗、並觸摸上主的大能、榮耀、和啟示。聖誕節不僅與那久遠的某個生日有關，它跟上帝的自我顯明也息息相關：神，藉著耶穌，成為你我的益友、靈糧、希望與愛。這是我們可以緊緊抱住神，並全心全意來「感知」上帝的一個特殊節慶啊！ 聖誕快樂! … Continue reading Advent Word, Day 27 ‘celebrate’

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Advent Word, Day 26 ‘live’

Catherine Lee

Day 26 #live #生活 Friday December 23 ‘We are meant for life in all its fullness. Our getting together for the sheer pleasure of it anticipates the Kingdom and the heavenly banquet. Conviviality and celebration, especially in the face of difficult circumstances, bring light into the world’. 我們都是為了生命之豐盛、圓滿而做準備。你我相聚一起，其樂融融，乃是「預嚐」（提前享受）天國的饗宴。這無比歡樂的慶典，尤其在艱困的情境中舉行，確實為這世界帶來諸多光明！ A big Thank You to our new president of St. John’s University, Dr. Peter Herchang Ay for welcoming so many of us from the SJU Chaplaincy and Advent Church to his university home last night to share the good news of Christmas (報佳音), light the Advent Wreath and eat yummy TangYuan 湯圓.  Ah, … Continue reading Advent Word, Day 26 ‘live’