Anne and Rhena’s amazing trip to Taiwan was quite something else. ๐คฃ๐คฃ It coincided with four days of real Taipei ‘Weather-with-a-capital-W’, which means rain, cold, and wind for all four days, and it only stopped raining in Taipei as they … Continue reading Welcoming Anne & Rhena to Taiwan! ๐โ๐ฅณ
The Taiwan Episcopal Church has a new priest and a new deacon ~ Thanks be to God! YES! โค๏ธ Congratulations to Rev. Shawn Yen-Hsuan Wang ็ๅฝฅ่ป, ordained priest, and Rev. Emily Yu-Lin Cheng ้ญๅป็, ordained deacon by the Rt. Rev. … Continue reading Taiwan Episcopal Church Ordination Service: Rev. Shawn Wang & Rev. Emily Cheng ๅฐ็ฃ่ๅ ฌๆ:็ๅฝฅ่ปๆ็ซๆ้ท้ญๅป็ๆ็ซๆๅ่่ทๅ ธ็ฆฎ โ๏ธ
Three New Deacons for the Taiwan Episcopal Church! YES! Three new deacons for the Taiwan Episcopal Church! Congratulations to Rev. Christina Hsiao-Yen Hai ๆตทๅฐ็ (above centre), Rev. Claire Chia-Lin Wang ็ไฝณ็ณ (above right) and Rev. Alex Hsin-Tai Tso ๅทฆๅฟๆณฐ (above … Continue reading Ordination ๅฐ็ฃ่ๅ ฌๆๆ็ซๆๅ่่ทๅ ธ็ฆฎ of Christina Hsiao-Yen Hai ๆตทๅฐ็, Claire Chia-Lin Wang ็ไฝณ็ณ & Alex Hsin-Tai Tso ๅทฆๅฟๆณฐ, 3 New Deacons! โค๏ธ
The Taiwan Episcopal Church has a new deacon ~ YES! Congratulations to Rev. Shawn Yen-Hsuan Wang ็ๅฝฅ่ป, ordained deacon by the Rt. Rev. Lennon Yuan-Rung Chang, Bishop of Taiwan, at St. Jamesโ Church, Taichung on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, St. … Continue reading ็ๅฝฅ่ปๅณ้ๆ็ซๆๅ่่ทๅ ธ็ฆฎ Rev. Shawn Yen-Hsuan Wang’s Ordination as Deaconโค๏ธ
The latest edition of our diocesan Friendship Magazine, June 2022, is just published online, and the printed version will be coming out soon. I’m the editor of this publication, so please read ~ and pray for us! It contains news of all our 15 churches, photos, updates, and articles. We really appreciate all your support. Thank you! It’s published under Friendship Magazines in the English section of the diocesan website: https://episcopalchurch.org.tw/ and also here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18uNKbrMb29LkohavgYF0NbvHBkmVzsEz/view Blog posts always look better with a photo – so this is from Advent Church last Sunday, red for Pentecost! Happy Pentecost to you all … Continue reading Diocese of Taiwan New Friendship Magazine Just Published!
#MyAdventCalendar2021 #Day7: This is the Rev. Charles C. T. Chen ้ณ้ๅฐ็งๅธซ and his second son, Christopher ้ณๆบๆนงๆๅ้ท, Dean of Academic Affairs here at St. John’s University. We had a cake today to celebrate Charles’ 86th birthday on December 10, while Christopher celebrated his 60th birthday last month. Happy Birthday and many congratulations to them both! ๐๐ฅณ ๐ When I first arrived in Taiwan in January 1999, it was the two of them who met me at the airport ~ Charles was then rector of St. James’ Church, Taichung, much supported by his wife MaryJo, and just starting what would become … Continue reading My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 7 ๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐
#MyAdventCalendar2021 #Day5: This is the Rev. Lily L. L. Chang ๅผต็ฒ็ฒ็งๅธซ, Rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church, Taichung, looking forward to celebrating her 60th birthday on December 27! ๐ฅณ๐๐ Congratulations and Happy Birthday Lily!ย ๐ฅณ๐๐ She is very busy looking after 2 lively congregations (Chinese & English), a large kindergarten and education institute, plus many diocesan responsibilities ~ and with so much going on for Advent and Christmas, she asks for your prayers for her health and strength. ๐ Thank you! Continue reading My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 5 ๐๐ถ๐
The Rev. Stoney Chia-Kuei Wu ๅณๅฎถๅญ was ordained priest by the Rt. Rev. Lennon Yuan-Rung Chang, Bishop of Taiwan, at St. Johnโs Cathedral, Taipei on Wednesday September 29, 2021, the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (Michaelmas). The service … Continue reading Congratulations to Rev. Stoney Chia-Kuei Wu on his Ordination as Priest ๅฐ็ฃ่ๅ ฌๆๅณๅฎถๅญๆๅๆ็ซๆ้ท่่ทๅ ธ็ฆฎ!
#AdventWord #Mercy Sometimes this word confines us as a small measure of what we require or are able to give. In thinking about mercy, we so frequently have our own narrow needs and restricted limits. Yet Godโs mercy is boundless, amazingly so, reaching out, beyond anything that we can imagine, to embrace and to forgive. And as we experience it, fresh and full every day, our hearts expand in response to the miraculous gift that changes everything. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. Great is your … Continue reading Advent Word 2020, Day 11 ‘Mercy’
Catherine Lee 