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Advent Word, Day 4 ‘listen’

Catherine Lee

Day 4 #listen #聆聽 Wednesday November 30 ‘On the cross, exposed and vulnerable, Jesus draws the whole world in a loving embrace. Everything hangs, everyone is held here. Jesus holds the people of Charlestown and Ferguson and Baltimore and all around the globe. Jesus listens to the grieving and grappling, the terrorized and troubled, the frightened and crying. Jesus listens to all the heartache, all the questions. On the cross Jesus bears the weight, the weight of the world, holding us all in his wounded hands’. 被釘在十字架上，那軟弱之身毫無遮掩的耶穌，吸引著全世界進入祂愛的懷抱。所有的人、事、物都蒙受祂的擁抱及關懷，包括居住在查爾斯敦、佛格森、巴爾的摩，還有其他各地的人，他們的悲傷、苦悶、驚恐、困擾、害怕、以及呼求，耶穌都聽見了。耶穌聽取每位傷痛者的心聲，也聆聽我們一切的問題。在十字架上，耶穌擔負世人的重擔，祂那被釘傷的雙手，還緊緊握住我們所有人。 Photo taken at 國立臺灣美術館 Taichung Art Museum Continue reading Advent Word, Day 4 ‘listen’

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Advent Word, Day 3 ‘renew’

Catherine Lee

Day 3 #renew #更新 Tuesday November 29 ‘Christ is all in all. He is here symbolically in a stone altar. He is here sacramentally in bread and wine. He is here spiritually in hearts lifted up and returned to us renewed, transformed, consecrated’. 基督無所不在。祂在具有象徵意義的聖壇這裡，祂在聖餐禮所用的餅、酒這裡，祂在每一個屬靈的人心裡—-這些人的心，都因祂而提升、更新、轉化，分別為聖。 Advent Sunday 2016 at Advent Church, St. John’s University, Taiwan! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 3 ‘renew’

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Advent Word, Day 2 ‘love’

Catherine Lee

Day 2 #love #愛 Monday November 28 ‘Falling in love is one of the most profoundly spiritual experiences a person can have. By falling in love we discover our capacity for selflessness. We experience what it means to entrust ourselves, our souls and bodies, to another. When we fall in love as God does, we too will ultimately “stretch out [our] arms of love on the hard wood of the cross,” just as Jesus did’. 「戀愛」（墜入情網）可能是一個人最深刻的心靈體會。透過戀愛，我們發現自己擁有一種無私、忘我的精神：在身、心各方面，都把自己交託給對方。當我們能像「神愛世人」那樣，墜入「愛」中，我們就能效法耶穌，「在無情的十字架上，張開愛的雙手」。 Photo taken at the Juming Museum a few weeks ago…. Continue reading Advent Word, Day 2 ‘love’

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Advent Word, Day 1 ‘shine’

Catherine Lee

Today is Advent Sunday!  The first day of Advent Word 2016, a project supported by the Anglican Communion. Day 1: ‘shine’ 光輝 Sunday November 27 ‘Rather than experiencing the sorrows of our world as a source of desolation, hear the news as a clarion call, as motivation and clarification for what we are to be about as followers of Jesus Christ: to bear the beams of God’s love and light and life, especially to those who wouldn’t otherwise know it’. 與其把世界的悲傷視為荒涼之源，不如聽取福音信息。聽那到感人的號召，受其激勵、淨化，而成為耶穌基督的真信徒：披戴上帝的愛、光明、生命，並將這美好光輝傳揚四方，尤其傳給那些還在幽暗中「茫然不知所之」的人。 Meet Little Shine, the beloved grandson of Jerry and Jean, devoted church members of St. James’ Church, Taichung, where Jerry is … Continue reading Advent Word, Day 1 ‘shine’

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Such a great visit to 大禮大同部落 Dali Datong Village, Taroko Gorge, Hualien ~ Home of 頭目達道 Truku Chief Dadao!

Catherine Lee

What an amazing place, amazing weekend, and what amazing people! Chief Dadao (頭目達道) of the Truku (Taroko) Tribe lives high up on a beautiful plateau, at over 1,100 m in altitude, way up above the steep slopes of the spectacular marble gorge, Taroko Gorge in Hualien on Taiwan’s east coast.  We went there to visit over this past weekend, and here’s us sitting with him on the bench outside his house, with THE view behind us! The mountains of the east coast go straight down to the sea with spectacular views over the Pacific Ocean. Liwu Mountain 立霧山 (1,274 m) is … Continue reading Such a great visit to 大禮大同部落 Dali Datong Village, Taroko Gorge, Hualien ~ Home of 頭目達道 Truku Chief Dadao!

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Taipei Grand Mosque 台北清真寺

Catherine Lee

Found myself walking past the Taipei Grand Mosque yesterday, on a beautiful sunny morning, and as it was open, popped in to take a look….. The Wikipedia website for Taipei Grand Mosque says it was designed by  Yang Cho-cheng, the famous architect who also designed the Grand Hotel, CKS Memorial, the National Concert Hall and Theater, and plenty of other famous landmarks in Taiwan.  It was inaugurated in 1960.  Quite a history, so do check it out. Continue reading Taipei Grand Mosque 台北清真寺

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English Summer Camp @ Good Shepherd Church, Taipei ~ YES!

Catherine Lee

4 weeks of fun, 4 weeks of sun and heat (yes, not a typhoon in sight for 4 weeks, most unusual!), 4 weeks of u-biking along the river path from Tamsui to Taipei, and 4 weeks (well almost, Mondays to Thursdays, mornings only) of teaching a class of 20 lovely children, ages 7-10, lots of Bible stories, English and drama, ably assisted by one of our St. John’s University students, Tzu-Yang (Mark), who also traveled miles every day to get there.  Actually he’s just graduated and is awaiting notification of his 4-months military service, so he was free.  He brought along … Continue reading English Summer Camp @ Good Shepherd Church, Taipei ~ YES!

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Congratulations to the Filipino Community in Tanzi, Taichung!

Catherine Lee

Celebrating the opening mass and blessing last Sunday, August 14, of the new Filipino R. C. Church in 台中市 潭子區 Tanzi, Taichung by 蘇耀文 主教 The Most Rev. Martin Yao-Wen Su, R. C. Bishop of Taichung. Congratulations to my good friend, Fr. Joyalito ‘Joy’ Tajonera MM 陳智仁 神父 @ Ugnayan Migrants and Immigrant Ministry, and all the Filipino Community in Tanzi! Address: 台中市 潭子區 興華一路 300號 3樓 Taichung City, Tanzi District, Xing Hua First Road, No. 300, 3rd floor. Sunday Mass Times: 7:45am and 9:00am This is their fifth move to different rented accommodation since Fr. Joy started the migrant … Continue reading Congratulations to the Filipino Community in Tanzi, Taichung!