Reblog: My CMS Link Visit to St. Thomas Church, Batley, W. Yorkshire
RIP Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen, tragically killed yesterday in a vicious act of violence. St. Thomas Church, Batley is one of my beloved CMS Link Churches, full of great people, the salt of the earth. When I last visited Batley in April 2015 it was in the midst of the election campaign in which Jo Cox won the seat for Batley and Spen. Praying for her family, friends, and the whole community of Batley at this sad time. This is my blog post from that visit to St. Thomas Church, originally posted on April 13, 2015…. https://catherinelee234.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/cms-link-visit-to-st-thomas-church-batley-w-yorkshire/ Continue reading Reblog: My CMS Link Visit to St. Thomas Church, Batley, W. Yorkshire
Tamsui 淡水 in June!
The best month of the year in Tamsui is definitely June ~ forget yesterday’s torrential rains and focus instead on today’s blue skies, blue sea and all the flowers, and especially at Dr. George L. Mackay‘s old clinic (now museum and coffee shop) and the old church – peeping through the gap in the buildings below. Tamsui is oozing with history, every old building tells a story. And these buildings and the Mackay statue are just a small part, there’s plenty more to see! So do come and visit and check it all out for yourself! Continue reading Tamsui 淡水 in June!
Rain, rain and more rain….
Torrential rain all day yesterday, so much rain in fact that Advent Church buckets and bowls all had to come out to collect the water dripping through the roof ~ ‘n we collected a whole lot of water! Raining cats and dogs it was all day ~ though we collected lots of water, fortunately we didn’t catch any cats and dogs…. Continue reading Rain, rain and more rain….
Sanzhi 三芝 Parade of the Deities
Every year at Dragon Boat Festival time, Tamsui and Sanzhi hold massive parades involving hundreds of gods, deities, idols, lion dancers, horn-blowers, drummers, firecracker-lighters and participants from the temples all around. On Friday it was the turn of Tamsui, yesterday was the turn of Sanzhi. This is known as 大拜拜 (da bai-bai) ‘Big Worship’. ‘Bai-bai’ specifically refers to traditional religious worship in the home or temple, involving offerings of incense and maybe food to the ancestors or deities. Here in Sanzhi, people have been preparing for days, setting up small altars in the doorways of their homes or business. That’s … Continue reading Sanzhi 三芝 Parade of the Deities
To Keelung 基隆, the hard way….
Have bike. Old bike. Very old bike. Old heavy bike. Old heavy bike that only works in first gear. Old heavy bike with big strong basket in front. Good for shopping. Good for going to market. Old heavy bike needs to go to Keelung. New owner lives in Keelung. New owner wants old heavy bike for shopping in local market. But new owner cannot ride to Keelung. Dragon Boat Festival. Day off. 4:30 am. Dark. Me in yellow. Me on bike. Very old heavy bike. Setting off for Keelung. In first gear. First gear all the way to Keelung. 40+ … Continue reading To Keelung 基隆, the hard way….
The Grand Opening of the brand new Advent Church Center @ St. John’s University, Taiwan! 聖約翰科技大學 長齡生命關懷中心 落成感恩禮拜 YES!
Thanks be to God ~ YES! And this is it ~ our brand new Advent Church Center in the sun yesterday! Thanks be to hundreds of people who contributed their money, time and resources ~ YES! And thanks be to everyone who came along to participate in the grand opening events ~ note the plural, we’ve had 2, yes TWO grand openings, one for the church and community on Sunday June 5…. and one for St. John’s University (SJU) yesterday, Tuesday June 7…. And guess what? There’s another grand opening celebration still being planned, for the SJU alumni, who’ve been … Continue reading The Grand Opening of the brand new Advent Church Center @ St. John’s University, Taiwan! 聖約翰科技大學 長齡生命關懷中心 落成感恩禮拜 YES!
St. John’s University Graduation 2016!
And another big milestone is reached, another group of SJU graduates is launched ~ ‘n many congratulations to them all! Today’s graduation was spectacular, as always – faculty and students gathered in gowns and mortar boards, parents and friends gathered with bunches of flowers and balloons, and the procession into the hall was led by 3 of our student fellowship students carrying the cross and 2 candles, and followed at the very end by chaplain Rev. Lennon Chang and Bishop Lai. We were delighted that our lovely friend, Su-Chin, who runs around the campus every day cleaning and sweeping and … Continue reading St. John’s University Graduation 2016!
St. John’s University Student Fellowship 聖約翰愛的團契送舊晚會 2016 Farewell Party!
‘So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye’ ~ to all our lovely graduating students! Last night was their farewell party in Advent Church, organised by the SJU Student Fellowship group ~ YES! We have 13 or so of our student fellowship graduating, and most of them came last night, the boys in suits, everyone very formally dressed. One of our 4th year students, Yi-en, is currently in San Francisco on a student exchange program, so she participated via webcam, and as it was the early hours of the morning in California, she kind of laid there in bed watching us all … Continue reading St. John’s University Student Fellowship 聖約翰愛的團契送舊晚會 2016 Farewell Party!
Temperature in Taipei is the highest-ever for June – Taipei Times
The temperature in Taipei rose to 38.7°C yesterday afternoon, the city’s highest temperature in June the Central Weather Bureau has recorded since it was founded 120 years ago, the bureau said yesterday. Source: Temperature in Taipei is the highest-ever for June – Taipei Times And then the aftermath yesterday….. Extremely heavy rainfall brought by a frontal system pummeled northern Taiwan yesterday morning, severely disrupting operations at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and affecting more than 200 flights. Source: Rain wreaks havoc at Taoyuan airport – Taipei Times Continue reading Temperature in Taipei is the highest-ever for June – Taipei Times
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