An amazing evening last night ~ so many smiles and laughs, and of course, photos! Yes, it’s the end of the school year here in Taiwan and at SJU we are gearing up for tomorrow’s graduation ceremony, and saying many … Continue reading St. John’s University Student Fellowship Graduation Party ~ SJU愛的團契 送舊晚會2018!
St. John’s University (SJU) 聖約翰科技大學 Board of Trustees recently elected Bishop David J. H. Lai as their new chair. Yesterday at Advent Church (on the SJU campus), we held a Thanksgiving Service in which the official university seal was formally … Continue reading Bishop David J. H. Lai assumes the position of Chair of St. John’s University Board of Trustees 賴主教 榮信董事 就任聖約翰科技大學 董事長感恩禮拜 Thanksgiving Service @ Advent Church, Taiwan
St. John’s University has been celebrating its 51st birthday this past week. Many congratulations ~ and happy birthday! This time last year, the SJU 50th birthday was a huge jamboree of events and VIP visitors and all sorts of exciting things going on. This year has been a little less frenetic, but celebratory all the same. A few highlights: We have a new school bus! This was actually a gift from an alumnus, Mr. Chang, and was presented to the university in a dedication ceremony last week. The bus is beautifully painted – love it! The bus dedication took place … Continue reading 51st Anniversary Celebrations @ St. John’s University, Taiwan 聖約翰科技大學51週年校慶!
Christ is risen, Alleluia! It’s been a meaningful, joyful and blessed Holy Week here at Advent Church, St. John’s University ~ and now Easter is upon us, so a very happy Easter to you all! This is the Easter fire, … Continue reading Holy Week and Easter 2018 @ Advent Church, St. John’s University, Taiwan!
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!
Yes, finally, at long last, after 10 days of non-stop rain and more rain, and getting colder by the hour, today the rain has finally stopped, people’s moods have lifted, the skies have sort of cleared and in the far distance on Yang-Ming Shan Mountains 陽明山, just above Taipei City, there is SNOW! YIPPEE! The grey snow-laden sky is kinda merged with the white snow, but hey, check it out. Ha ha, it’s there, honest. And just in case you’re still not sure what you’re supposed to be looking at – check out the arrows below! There’s no snow down … Continue reading YIPPEE, SNOW!
After an hour of blue sky and sunshine last Saturday, the sun sadly gave up and has never been seen since. It is a completely wet, cold and horrible week. But kinda normal for this time of year. Do not come to visit in winter! Unless you are hardy and strong and very cheerful, like most Taiwan people or our eleven lovely visitors from Hong Kong (HK), namely the dean and clergy of St. John’s Cathedral, who are visiting northern Taiwan all this week. They’re spending the week smiling, enthusing, encouraging and really enjoying themselves, hey, they seem to be … Continue reading Welcoming the Dean and Clergy of St. John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong!
Yes, Chinese New Year’s coming soon! The semester is already over at St. John’s University, it finished at the end of last week. Local schools still have another week or so to go. Offices stay open for a few more weeks after that. Then yes, it’s holiday time! The St. John’s University 2018 Wei-Ya 尾牙 Chinese New Year Banquet was held last night at Regalees Hotel, Tamsui – with lots of VIPs and speeches and entertainment and prizes in the lucky draw. But of course the main attraction was the food. All ten courses. Plus fruit. Here they are! Yes, … Continue reading St. John’s University Chinese New Year Banquet 尾牙 2018!
SJU is definitely a happening kind of place during Advent and Christmas! Taiwan doesn’t have any holidays for Christmas, so apart from weekends, the students are here in classes all over Christmas, the office staff are working all over Christmas, … Continue reading Advent & Christmas 2017 @ St. John’s University (SJU) & Advent Church, Taiwan
Catherine Lee 