Congratulations to all our St. John’s University (SJU) graduates! Face-masks on, temperatures checked, gowns a-swaying, mortar boards balanced in place, and we’re off! Today, Saturday June 20, 2020, we celebrated the graduation of 722 students from the 4-year SJU Bachelor’s … Continue reading Update from Taiwan: Masked Graduation in a Time of Coronavirus 😷
First the good news, today Taiwan has reached the biblical milestone of 40 days, that’s 40 straight days with no domestically transmitted Covid-19 infections. Cautious optimism all round. 😌 Good news part 2 is that it’s perfectly possible for everyone … Continue reading Update from Taiwan: Masked Celebration in a Time of Coronavirus 😷
Masked church services, masked communion, and now masked confirmations ~ all happening now at Advent Church @ St. John’s University, Taiwan! It’s just over 2 months since the consecration of our new bishop, Bishop Lennon Yuan-Rung Chang, and yesterday was … Continue reading Update from Taiwan: Masked Confirmation in a Time of Coronavirus 😷
So here I am, along with 23 million other people, on this small, densely-populated island of Taiwan, only 130 km across the Taiwan Strait from mainland China, and only 1,000 km or 2 hours’ flight from Wuhan, the original epicenter … Continue reading Update from Taiwan: Masked Communion in a Time of Coronavirus 😷
(On first sight, doesn’t that sign above look like it’s saying ‘Avoid Catherine’?!) 😮 Taiwan is now in its 3rd month since the fear and worry about the coronavirus situation started. It was just before Chinese New Year in the … Continue reading Update from Taiwan: So, where are we now? 😷
“Hello, Taiwan! It is a blessing to be with you on this glorious day, and I know that I speak for all the archbishops and bishops that this is a glorious day!” With that joyful introduction, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry … Continue reading Lennon Yuan-Rung Chang 張員榮 consecrated and installed as bishop of Taiwan!
The consecration and installation of Rev. Lennon Yuan-Rung Chang 張員榮 as the new Bishop of Taiwan will take place this coming Saturday, February 22, 2020 at St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei, starting at 2:00 pm Taiwan time (UK time: 6:00 am). … Continue reading News from Taiwan of Consecration and Celebration in a time of Coronavirus
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