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John Eliot, ‘Apostle to the Indians’ ~ the Taiwan Connection!

Catherine Lee

Just in case you hadn’t noticed ~ my favourite church is of course Advent Church on the campus of St. John’s University, Taiwan, and my favourite stained glass is the one in Advent Church – it’s BEAUTIFUL! So beautiful in fact, that I use it for all my cover photos for this blog and everything else, it is truly stunning!  The glass was designed and made in 2008 by our good friend, Lyn Hovey ~ who is based in Boston, USA with his lovely wife, Naticksqw, Chief Caring Hands of the Natick Praying Indians.  They’ve both been to Taiwan many times, and … Continue reading John Eliot, ‘Apostle to the Indians’ ~ the Taiwan Connection!

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Advent Church Community Concert 社區音樂會 2014….

Catherine Lee

And packed out the church was!  Kids and parents, church members, local people, university staff and students, visitors, and members of the nearby Bunun Indigenous Church ~ all here at Advent Church last night for our annual community concert, always held around the time of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival… Dancing, singing, performances on trumpet, violin, piano, guitar and xylophone ~ a great atmosphere, and many new friends made ~ all part of our community outreach programme… Only one big splash during the concert when a lady in the dancing group so busy taking photos didn’t see the baptismal pool ankle-deep … Continue reading Advent Church Community Concert 社區音樂會 2014….

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The Episcopal Church House of Bishops @ Taiwan ~ Sunday Worship

Catherine Lee

Purple and pink everywhere today!  And lots of other colours besides, just look at the lovely spouses from Panama in the photo below…. and check out the bishop and spouse with matching purple and black outfit! 3 choices of churches on offer for our bishops and spouses to join the Sunday worship today, St. John’s Cathedral, Good Shepherd Church or Advent Church ~ and guess what, I was on the trip to Advent Church ~ yippee! Beautiful service as always, great sermon from Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce, then a buffet lunch, and back to the Grand Hotel – well before … Continue reading The Episcopal Church House of Bishops @ Taiwan ~ Sunday Worship

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The Episcopal Church House of Bishops @ Taiwan ~ Field Trip Day!

Catherine Lee

And not just any old field trip to any old place, but to visit some of our very own churches in our very own Diocese of Taiwan ~ Yippee! For me starting with getting up to the Grand Hotel at 7:00am, when it’s cooler for walking up all them steps… for orchids and yep, coffee! Today was the day for taking all our lovely guests from the Episcopal Church House of Bishops to visit our churches ~ 4 groups to 4 places; 2 smaller groups – one to Keelung to visit Trinity Church and St. Stephens’ Church and one to … Continue reading The Episcopal Church House of Bishops @ Taiwan ~ Field Trip Day!

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Congratulations Mo-Huan!

Catherine Lee

A celebratory meal last dinner hosted by Mo-Huan’s lovely mother, one of our Advent Church members, to congratulate her son on getting into Police College, and to thank those of us who have helped him along the way with his English and Maths for the entrance exam – which 2nd time round he passed with flying colours YES! Mo-Huan starts college in a few weeks time, one of 1,700 new recruits (includes 200 women) in the Police College in Taipei…. many congratulations to him! He’s also been coming along with his mother to church in the last year ~ and … Continue reading Congratulations Mo-Huan!

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溫柔農場 Shining! Advent Church Summer Camp 2014….

Catherine Lee

The first 2 days of the summer holidays YES! 2 days of 20+ of our university student fellowship and church young people leading the annual Advent Church Summer Camp for 50+ children here at Advent Church ~ fun and games, stories and drama… and a great time was had by all! Year by year, we’re working our way through the Fruits of the Spirit as a theme, and this year is Gentleness…. presented as a gentle strength! And just as we were finishing the water fight, some of our students who’ve spent the last 8 days cycling around Taiwan arrived … Continue reading 溫柔農場 Shining! Advent Church Summer Camp 2014….

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Taiwan Episcopal Church 60th Anniversary Celebration Day 台灣聖公會宣教60週年感恩慶典 ~ YES YES YES!

Catherine Lee

60 years old ~ and in Chinese culture, the 60th birthday is always THE major landmark… Thanks be to Almighty God for his many blessings over the last 60 years, and here’s to the next 60! Actually, the day started at 2:20am (yep, it’s true) with a massive huge thunderstorm that brought torrential rain, thunder and lightning for the next 3 hours ~ the end of all sleep for the rest of the night!  No oversleeping then for those of us gathered at Advent Church for the journey to Taichung for the big day ~ but in fact by daybreak … Continue reading Taiwan Episcopal Church 60th Anniversary Celebration Day 台灣聖公會宣教60週年感恩慶典 ~ YES YES YES!

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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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救主復活日 Happy Easter ~哈利路亞! 主已復活!

Catherine Lee

Alleluia, Christ is Risen!  哈利路亞! 主已復活! Easter celebrations at Advent Church started last night, Easter Eve, with the Easter Vigil – the lighting of the Easter fire and the first half of the service by candlelight, then 4 baptisms and Holy Communion…. All wonderfully led by retired priest, Rev. Michael Liou, who sang the whole service ~ amazing! Despite having no voice only a few days earlier, on the night he was in fine form! Oh yes and the dog ~ well it was kind of snuggled up in someone’s bag on the back row, but its head kept on … Continue reading 救主復活日 Happy Easter ~哈利路亞! 主已復活!