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My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 6 ๐ŸŽ„โ›„๐ŸŒŸ

Catherine Lee

#MyAdventCalendar2021 #Day6: This is Bishop David J. H. Lai ่ณดๆฆฎไฟกไธปๆ•™ and his wife, Lily who we visited today at their home in Tainan. Bishop Lai retired as Bishop of Taiwan in February 2020, and really enjoys welcoming visitors to drink tea and enjoy fellowship, while Lily is out at art classes & learning new things like Nordic Walking ~ they both love being retired! Due to the pandemic, they have not yet been able to visit their children & grandchildren in New York since they retired, but they say they are so grateful to God and to you all for … Continue reading My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 6 ๐ŸŽ„โ›„๐ŸŒŸ

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My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 5 ๐Ÿ””๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ„

Catherine Lee

#MyAdventCalendar2021 #Day5: This is the Rev. Lily L. L. Chang ๅผต็Žฒ็Žฒ็‰งๅธซ, Rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church, Taichung, looking forward to celebrating her 60th birthday on December 27! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations and Happy Birthday Lily!ย  ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‚ 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. ๐Ÿ˜Š Thank you! Continue reading My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 5 ๐Ÿ””๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ„

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My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 3 โ›ช๐ŸŽ„โญ๐Ÿพ

Catherine Lee

#MyAdventCalendar2021 #Day3: This is Rev. Hsing-Hsiang Wu ๅณ่ˆˆ็ฅฅ็‰งๅธซ, chaplain at St. John’s University (SJU) and rector of Advent Church on the SJU campus. Aged 37, he’s the youngest priest in the Taiwan Episcopal Church, and is blessed with a very lovely wife, Yu-Ru. Sadly, both of them have kidney disease, his inherited from his mother (who’s already been on dialysis for over 10 years), while Yu-Ru’s started as a child, with no family connection. They both try their best to follow their doctor’s advice, eating healthily with sufficient exercise and rest, but they have to be very careful not to … Continue reading My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 3 โ›ช๐ŸŽ„โญ๐Ÿพ

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My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 1 ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿงธ

Catherine Lee

It’s December 1, the first day of #MyAdventCalendar2021 and so here I start with a photo a day for the next 24 days of people here in Taiwan who I would like to ask you to pray for. It’s not really well-planned in advance, but they will all be real people who I invite to open that day’s window on the Advent Calendar to enjoy the chocolate inside, yum yum! Day 1: this is Yi-Ting ไพๅฉท, our newest and youngest colleague on the staff at St. John’s University (SJU) Chaplaincy, Taipei, she’s here sponsored by the Taiwan Episcopal Church. Yi-Ting … Continue reading My Advent Calendar 2021: Day 1 ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿงธ

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Thanksgiving Turkey Celebrations! ๆ„Ÿๆฉ็ฏ€ๅฟซๆจ‚!

Catherine Lee

๐Ÿฆƒ Happy Thanksgiving!๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿฆƒ ๆ„Ÿๆฉ็ฏ€ๅฟซๆจ‚!๐Ÿฆƒ And let’s celebrate the traditional American way, which includes turkey ~ so these are our Thanksgiving Turkeys, made last Friday at Xingren Elementary School, each child writing what they are thankful for – photos supplied … Continue reading Thanksgiving Turkey Celebrations! ๆ„Ÿๆฉ็ฏ€ๅฟซๆจ‚!

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Taiwan Methodist & Episcopal Churches Sign Historic Agreement of Cooperation in Theological Education ่ก›็†็ฅžๅญธ็ ”็ฉถ้™ข่ˆ‡ไธ‰ไธ€ๆ›ธ้™ขๅˆไฝœ็ฐฝ็ด„่ฏๅˆๆ„Ÿๆฉ่–้คๅด‡ๆ‹œ

Catherine Lee

This special event was given added significance through the kindness of Mr. Gregory Chen ้™ณๅœ‹็‘ž of the Roman Catholic Church, who designed and made four beautiful stoles for the occasion, two for each church. The stoles have the logos of … Continue reading Taiwan Methodist & Episcopal Churches Sign Historic Agreement of Cooperation in Theological Education ่ก›็†็ฅžๅญธ็ ”็ฉถ้™ข่ˆ‡ไธ‰ไธ€ๆ›ธ้™ขๅˆไฝœ็ฐฝ็ด„่ฏๅˆๆ„Ÿๆฉ่–้คๅด‡ๆ‹œ

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Rev. Samuel King-Ling Liao ๅป–้‡‘้™ต็‰งๅธซ (1947-2021) In Memoriam

Catherine Lee

Rev. Samuel King-Ling Liao ๅป–้‡‘้™ต็‰งๅธซ died on September 23, 2021 in Tainan, Taiwan. His Cremation was held in Tainan on September 30, 2021, followed by Interment of Ashes within St. Johnโ€™s Cathedral, Taipei the following day. The Memorial Service was … Continue reading Rev. Samuel King-Ling Liao ๅป–้‡‘้™ต็‰งๅธซ (1947-2021) In Memoriam

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Congratulations to ้„ญๅ–ป็’˜ Yu-Lin and ็Ž‹ไธ‰ๆบ San-Yuan on their Wedding Day!

Catherine Lee

A beautiful day for a beautiful couple! Such a special event, a wedding at Advent Church for 2 very special people, and the sun shone all day to mark the occasion. For us, this was THE wedding of the year, … Continue reading Congratulations to ้„ญๅ–ป็’˜ Yu-Lin and ็Ž‹ไธ‰ๆบ San-Yuan on their Wedding Day!