Advent Church & St. John’s University Charity Fundraising 2020 @ 天主教福利會 ‘Cathwel Service’, Shenkeng 深坑, Taipei

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 Catherine Lee

Cathwel Service (Cath-wel is short for Catholic Welfare) 財團法人天主教福利會, is the Taiwan branch of the US Catholic Relief Services, founded in 1949, originally to help unmarried mothers and their children. It continues its ministry helping disadvantaged women and children; many … Continue reading Advent Church & St. John’s University Charity Fundraising 2020 @ 天主教福利會 ‘Cathwel Service’, Shenkeng 深坑, Taipei

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‘Happy Ending’ Party-Time 🥳 for Advent Church English Classes!

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Catherine Lee

Yes, our 10 weeks of community English classes for adults – running on Tuesday evenings for beginners and Thursday afternoons for the more advanced (each class 90 minutes) – are now over for this semester, and last night we brought … Continue reading ‘Happy Ending’ Party-Time 🥳 for Advent Church English Classes!

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Gladys Aylward (1902-1970)

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Catherine Lee

This year is the 50th anniversary of the death of Gladys Aylward (1902-1970): “English missionary in China and Taiwan who worked to end the traditional Chinese practice of binding women’s feet, led a large group of orphans out of occupied … Continue reading Gladys Aylward (1902-1970)

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Taiwan Episcopal Church 台灣聖公會第60屆教區年議會 Diocesan Convention August 15, 2020

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Catherine Lee

Temperature checks ✓ hand sanitizer ✓ face-masks ✓ And so the 60th annual convention of the Taiwan Episcopal Church could begin! This event was originally scheduled to take place from March 27-28, 2020 in St. Timothy’s Church, Kaohsiung – in … Continue reading Taiwan Episcopal Church 台灣聖公會第60屆教區年議會 Diocesan Convention August 15, 2020

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Update from Taiwan: Masked Summer Camp in a Time of Coronavirus 😷

July 17, 2020February 18, 2021 Catherine Lee

Yes, Advent Church Summer Camp 降臨堂兒童喜樂營 2020 (Kids Games) has been happening this week, on the theme: “Guardians of the Earth 地球防衛隊” ~ and a great time was had by all! Every summer, for the first 2 days of Taiwan’s … Continue reading Update from Taiwan: Masked Summer Camp in a Time of Coronavirus 😷

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Update from Taiwan: Masked Communion in a Time of Coronavirus 😷

April 21, 2020February 21, 2021 Catherine Lee

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 😷

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Update from Taiwan: So, where are we now? 😷

March 23, 2020July 7, 2020 Catherine Lee

(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? 😷

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Happy Chinese New Year of the 🐭🐀!

January 31, 2020July 30, 2020 Catherine Lee

Chinese New Year (CNY) Celebrations for the Lunar New Year / Spring Festival have been going on non-stop all week here in Taiwan! There are mice and rat characters everywhere 🐭 🐀 and Mickey Mouse and his friends have never … Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year of the 🐭🐀!

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R.I.P. Janet Tan 譚瑾姊妹追思禮拜 Funeral Service @ Advent Church, Taipei

August 4, 2019 Catherine Lee

Well over 200 people gathered at 2:00 pm today, Sunday, at Advent Church to give thanks to God for the life and witness of our close friend and beloved church member, Janet Tan 譚瑾姊妹, who sadly died on June 25. … Continue reading R.I.P. Janet Tan 譚瑾姊妹追思禮拜 Funeral Service @ Advent Church, Taipei

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