East Anglia is a land of big skies. They go on forever, and change colour frequently at this time of year as an orange sunrise gives way to blue skies ~ that change to grey to black, and the storm … Continue reading Welcome to East Anglia!
This was really quite some weekend! What you need to know (according to Wikipedia): Lambeth Palace, London is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. And the Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church … Continue reading From Taiwan to London ~ with love!
‘Seeds of creative imagination will grow forests of change’… Just been to my first ever Greenbelt Festival YES! It’s only been going since 1974, so it’s taken me a bit of time to get there. But having got there, y’know … Continue reading Greenbelt 2018 ‘Acts of the Imagination’
Hot off the press comes my CMS Link Letter, No. 74. Just in time for Chinese New Year – YES! And just in time for this coming weekend, mentioned in the letter. Just click on this link below, it’s in pdf format: Catherine Lee 74 The letter was actually written on January 24, 2018, and published by CMS (Church Mission Society) today. Thanks to CMS for getting it out in time. And thank you all for your ongoing support! Continue reading CMS LINK LETTER # 74!
Cambodia is THE country to go to, and Phnom Penh is THE city! Just forget for a moment that you’re not really sure where the country is, nor how to pronounce (let alone spell!) the capital city’s name. It don’t … Continue reading Phnom Penh, Cambodia 柬埔寨金邊 ~ and a great CMS Conference too!
St. Stephen’s Church in wet and rainy Keelung is always buzzing with life and activity ~ and Saturday was no different, YES! It may have been yet another wet and horrible day outside, but oh, so warm and inviting inside! Yep, Keelung is famous for its rain, so on Saturday, while the sun shone over Taipei and all places south, sadly there was no sun for us. In fact it was foggy, drizzly and damp all day long – although this was the romantic scene at Keelung Harbour as I passed by….. So on a rainy day ~ what better … Continue reading All About Mission @ 聖司提反堂 St. Stephen’s Church, Keelung!
Yes, honest, I love CMS! And all those associated with CMS ~ the mission partners, CMS staff, UK Link Churches and of course all those who welcome us to serve in their dioceses, churches, organizations and communities! CMS stands for Church Mission Society ~ I joined in September 1989, served in Tanzania for 7 years, and then in January 1999 arrived in Taiwan and I’ve been here ever since, first at St. James’ Church, Taichung for 7 years, and since early 2007 based here at St. John’s University, on Taiwan’s NW coast. My last formal CMS-UK visitors came in November … Continue reading I love CMS! A Great Big Welcome to Taiwan for Raj Patel, CMS Regional Manager for Asia ~ all the way from Oxford ~ YES!
Yes, a very big big welcome to my good-friend-with-the-same-name, Catherine! We met in Dodoma, Tanzania many years ago when she was there with her family through the New Zealand Church Mission Society NZCMS. Now she’s retired in Tauranga, New Zealand and a member of Holy Trinity Church ~ where there’s lots of outreach among the Chinese community, so the first time Catherine came to Taiwan 6 years ago was actually with her Taiwan friend Shu, who took her to visit lots of wonderful places in Taiwan, and she spent a few days then with me too. Ah, great memories! Now Catherine’s back in Taiwan … Continue reading Bowling her way around the world ~ welcoming Catherine to Taiwan!
Yes, my most favourite CMS Asia Director ever! IN Taiwan. NOW! This very moment. YES! I’m so so happy! Even though he’s no longer my CMS boss, hey, he’s here ~ YIPPEE! Chye Ann’s been to Taiwan many many times over the years to see us – when I was at St. James’ Church, Taichung, and now at St. John’s University. He’s always been so supportive and encouraging of me being here, gets on really well with Bishop Lai and all the clergy, and is always so interested in all that’s going on in the diocese. And when he preaches, … Continue reading From Singapore to Taiwan ~ welcoming Rev. Chye Ann Soh and his lovely wife, Helen!
Catherine Lee 