The latest issue of the Diocese of Taiwan Friendship Magazine is out! It’s published online in the English section of the diocesan website: https://episcopalchurch.org.tw/ and more specifically at the following link: Friendship Magazine July 2023. The paper version is being … Continue reading Friendship Magazine ~ Just Published!
‘Overflowing with God’s Grace’ 主恩滿溢 (Zhǔ ēn mǎn yì) was the most appropriate and beautiful phrase for a scroll of Chinese calligraphy, written by Mr. Tian-Jian Chang 張天健 and presented by the Bishop of Taiwan, Lennon Yuan-Rung Chang to the … Continue reading Centenary Celebrations of the Diocese of Osaka ~ and we were there! ❤️
It’s Holy Week, and of course, this coming weekend is Easter. One of Christianity’s best kept secrets; unlike Christmas, it seems few people in Taiwan have any idea what Easter is, and certainly no idea that it’s coming this weekend. … Continue reading What’s in a name?
#AdventWord #Fellowship If you recognize your sin, if you recognize your need for love and guidance, if you recognize that your life is missing the joy and abundance that Jesus is offering, then accept His invitation and take a seat at the table to eat, drink, and have fellowship with Him. The isolation you are experiencing is caused by your resistance to live into the vocation you have been called to as a child of God. Here’s to Taiwan and Osaka, companion dioceses now for 15 years! Bishop Haruhisa Iso and his wife from Osaka, Japan (right) and Bishop Lennon … Continue reading Advent Word 2020, Day 6 ‘Fellowship’
“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!
Smiles all round in honour of Taiwan’s Double-Tenth National Day last Thursday, October 10 ~ and the start of a 4-day weekend for us all! And what a good opportunity it was to show our 18 international friends some of … Continue reading South to North up Taiwan’s West Coast with our 18 Friends from Latin America & the Caribbean!
It’s Holy Week and the sun is shining all week in Taipei, yippee! Today is Maundy Thursday, and appropriate for Maundy Thursday is a visit to Zhongshan Presbyterian Church (中山基督長老教會) in central Taipei (62, Linsen N. Rd 林森北路62號), where the small stained glass window above the altar is of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, while his disciples are fast asleep nearby. The window at the back of the church is of Jesus the Good Shepherd… This morning, very early, I cycled past this church on my way into Taipei. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the traffic … Continue reading Zhongshan Presbyterian Church, Taipei 中山基督長老教會
Ah, THE DAY finally arrived! YES! After years and years of waiting ~ they’ve FINALLY made it down the aisle, tied the knot, had the obligatory kiss AND the wedding blessing! CONGRATULATIONS! Advent Church on Saturday February 10 at 2:00 … Continue reading Wedding Blessings and Celebrations for our beloved Setu and Jacob!
The Dioceses of Taiwan and Osaka, Japan have been linked as companion dioceses for the last 12 years ~ and we’ve signed the official agreements to renew the partnership every 3 years. So this week Bishop David J. H. Lai and the Diocese of Taiwan welcomed a group of 26 from the Diocese of Osaka, led by Bishop Andrew Haruhisa Iso, here to sign the agreement for the 5th time – for another 3 years. YES! See the smiling faces of Bishop Lai and Bishop Iso just after the grand signing! Actually, our link with Osaka really goes back much … Continue reading Yes, we love you all in the Diocese of Osaka! Welcome to Taiwan!
Catherine Lee 