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Advent Word, Day 14 ‘wait’

Catherine Lee

Day 14: #wait #等候 Saturday December 12 ‘We can actually bring into being what we are waiting for, what we envision for the future. The future Kingdom breaks into the present through our work to bring about justice and peace and well-being for all people. So Christian waiting does not need to be passive; it can be active, creative–animated by Christ’s love; guided by Christ’s creative wisdom and Spirit’. 我們所等候的，將會來臨；所憧憬的，也會實現。未來的國度，因為我們「秉持正義、和平，促進全民福祉」的努力，就會變成現在。因此，基督徒的等候未必是消極被動，倒可以很積極主動、創意十足。這是基督之愛賦予生命，由基督聖靈的創意智慧所引導的結果。 The world is waiting ~ for ‎Star Wars , coming everywhere very soon! Photo taken at Miramar Cinemas, Neihu, Taipei this afternoon! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 14 ‘wait’

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Advent Word, Day 13 ‘shine’

Catherine Lee

Day 13: #shine #發光 Friday December 11 ‘Jesus tells us that: ‘You are the light of the world.” It is with the lamp of our lives lived well that we will herald the coming of the Lord when he returns at the end of time. So how brightly do your lamps burn? How brightly does your life shine?’ 耶穌告訴我們：「你是世上的光。」到那末了，當主再來的時候，人們能夾道歡呼祂的到來，乃是憑著光明的生命之燈。試問，你的燈是否熠熠發光？你的生命是否光彩照人呢？ Winter in ‪Taiwan, en route to ‪Taoyuan International Airport last Sunday early morning! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 13 ‘shine’

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Advent Word, Day 12 ‘dare’

Catherine Lee

Day 12: #dare #敢於 Thursday December 10 ‘If life seems dark to you just now, you are not alone in the dark. In God there is no darkness at all. Only light. Dare to open your eyes and you will become accustomed to the light’. 如果你覺得此刻生命黯然無光，請了解，黑暗之中你並不孤單。有上帝同在，必能驅趕一切黑暗，只留光明。而你，敢於睜開眼睛，才能習慣於光明。 Bishop Lai preparing to serve very very special 50-year-old Oolong Tea to his guests last night. Who amongst us would dare to think we deserved such an honour?! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 12 ‘dare’

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Advent Word Global Advent Calendar 2015!

Catherine Lee

Advent Word is a really great Global Advent Calendar project!  I love it! It’s run by the Anglican Communion and the brothers of The Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE), based in Boston, USA.  The brothers write a daily meditation on an Advent theme – with a photo – which they post to social media, and we respond with an image of our own and the hashtag #AdventWord plus the hashtag for the appropriate theme for the day…. it works best on Instagram, and shared to Facebook, partly because the Instagram filters are so good, and make the photos … Continue reading Advent Word Global Advent Calendar 2015!

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Bishop James T. M. Pong Memorial Conference Room Dedication Service 台灣聖公會《龐德明主教會議廳》祝聖揭幕啟用典禮

Catherine Lee

The Diocese of Taiwan office in central Taipei now has a newly-dedicated conference room, all newly-painted, and with new furniture – especially beautiful new chairs in bright blue, green and orange.  So comfortable and so bright!  Stimulating colours – to stimulate minds and hearts!  All meetings, discussions and seminars held there from now on will be helped along by sitting in such wonderful chairs! The money to do all this was kindly donated by the son and daughter of the late Bishop James T. M. Pong 龐德明主教 (Bishop of Taiwan 1971-79) in loving memory of their father, and they came to … Continue reading Bishop James T. M. Pong Memorial Conference Room Dedication Service 台灣聖公會《龐德明主教會議廳》祝聖揭幕啟用典禮

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Advent Sunday @ 台灣聖公會嘉義聖彼得堂 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Chiayi

Catherine Lee

Advent Sunday is always special ~ at last the excitement of Christmas coming can officially start ~ YES! And Advent at St. Peter’s Church, Chiayi this year is extra-special because they’ve just finished a major overhaul of the church building.  A big renovation project and big challenge for the vicar, Rev. Simon Tsou Tsai-Shin 鄒才新牧師 and all the church members ~ but thankfully it’s all finished (apart from paying the bills!) and in 2 weeks time, Bishop Lai is leading a dedication for the newly-finished building. St. Peter’s Church building was originally not a church at all, but part of … Continue reading Advent Sunday @ 台灣聖公會嘉義聖彼得堂 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Chiayi

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2015年台灣普世豐盛生命協會感恩餐會 GLEC Thanksgiving Dinner ~ and we were there!

Catherine Lee

Not only were we there, but so was Dr. Doris Brougham 彭蒙惠, possibly Taiwan’s best-known missionary and English teacher – famous for her Studio Classroom English classes through ORTV, and for her trumpet playing and very lively personality.  She’s now 89, and has been in Taiwan since 1951, and is still dancing, singing, playing her trumpet and sharing her faith.   Amazing!  Her music group, Heavenly Melody 天韻 led the worship and she joined in with her trumpet, ah it was wonderful! And so it was that we had a very entertaining, challenging and of course, a very moving evening! During this past … Continue reading 2015年台灣普世豐盛生命協會感恩餐會 GLEC Thanksgiving Dinner ~ and we were there!

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Welcoming Global Teams International!

Catherine Lee

An surprise visit yesterday from a team of 5 from Global Teams International ~ YES! Well, it was certainly a surprise for most of our students, and although I knew that 2 people were coming to visit, when 5 turned up – that was the nice surprise!  The 2 leaders, Sheryl and Michael had been to a Global Teams Conference in S. E. Asia, and had now come on their first ever visit to Taiwan.  So here they were ~ from USA, Korea and Costa Rica ~ and they were well-entertained by our students, who sang, talked, shared and posed for photos ~ … Continue reading Welcoming Global Teams International!