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St. John’s University Student Fellowship 送舊 YA!

Catherine Lee

Saying goodbye is never easy, and every year as graduation nears, so we get ready to say congratulations and goodbye to another group of lovely students ~ this year the Chaplaincy Student Fellowship is saying goodbye to more than 20 of their group who graduate this weekend…. Delighted that many have become Christians during their 4 years here, some were already Christians when they came but quite a few have yet to make any decision – praying for them all! Last night was the farewell 送舊 event, the students in years 1-3 saying goodbye to the graduating students in year 4 … Continue reading St. John’s University Student Fellowship 送舊 YA!

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St. John’s University, Taiwan celebrates 47 years….

Catherine Lee

聖約翰科技大學在台復校47週年校慶暨創辦人故王長齡主教逝世44週年紀念感恩禮拜 Our annual week of celebrations ~ this year we mark 47 years of SJU in Taiwan, and 44 years since the death of Bishop James C. L. Wong (Bishop of Taiwan 1965-70) who did so much to help establish the school in 1967 ~ today was a special service attended by SJU President Chen and all those who receive scholarships to help them with their studies, plus our SJU Chaplaincy student fellowship who sang in the choir…. Tomorrow is the main SJU celebration day, when all the alumni come back and all the students and staff are here for … Continue reading St. John’s University, Taiwan celebrates 47 years….

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聖約翰科技大學 ‘長齡生命關懷中心新建工程’ 動土典禮 SJU Advent Church Centre ~ Groundbreaking Ceremony!

Catherine Lee

Today is the day!  After 3 years of fundraising, another 2 years of planning and getting permits, today we have launched forth on the construction of our long-awaited new church centre behind Advent Church in the grounds of St. John’s University ~ YES! Our chaplain and rector, Rev. Lennon Chang is finally seeing his (and our) vision being fulfilled, praise God. He has worked and prayed so hard for this, and we have joined in!  And why? Because as our church has grown and as we do more and more church outreach into the local community, and as the university … Continue reading 聖約翰科技大學 ‘長齡生命關懷中心新建工程’ 動土典禮 SJU Advent Church Centre ~ Groundbreaking Ceremony!

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Paper Embroidery Art Exhibition Opening Day!

Catherine Lee

St. John’s University is hosting an exhibition of Paper Embroidery Art, in association with our neighbouring junior-high school – and yesterday was the grand opening YA! Really quite amazing stuff!  A traditional Chinese handicraft, using parchment (like thick tracing paper)…. and leading expert is Ms. Shen Hai-Rong 沈海蓉 who also happens to be famous in Taiwan for her acting roles in Chinese drama, and now devotes her time to teaching this craft to our local children, along with her team of teachers – they all came along yesterday, pupils and teachers – to show us and teach us how to do … Continue reading Paper Embroidery Art Exhibition Opening Day!