The old, rundown, derelict, dusty, decaying (but fascinating) Taipei Railway Workshop 臺北機廠, which officially closed in 2012, is being transformed into the National Railway Museum. It was officially opened over the summer, so now that the kids have gone back … Continue reading Taiwan’s New National Railway Museum 國家鐵道博物館 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚆Must Visit!
Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year & Spring Festival) has taken over our lives here in Taiwan in the last few weeks, it’s great! We spent most of January in preparation ~ spring cleaning, cooking, shopping and decorating, all … Continue reading 🐍🏮⛩️ Happy Year of the Snake! 🧧🐍🪭🧨
It really was a great day at Trinity Church, Keelung, as we gathered there yesterday, Trinity Sunday, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Trinity Church and the 10th anniversary of being a parish. Congratulations and thanks be … Continue reading Trinity Church, Keelung 60th Anniversary ⛪ Congratulations & Thanks be to God!
#AdventWord #Truth #真理 ‘Truth shall spring up from the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.’ Psalm 85:11 ‘There are, in the Psalter, over a dozen references to emet (“truth”), and I believe they are all associated with three parts of the body: the heart, the mouth, and the feet. Take, for example, Psalm 15:1-2. Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle?who may abide upon your holy hill?Whoever leads a blameless life and does what is right,who speaks the truth from his heart. I think the Psalmist is trying to tell us that our heart can be the receptacle … Continue reading Advent Word 2023 ‘Truth’ 真理
The Taiwan Episcopal Church Diocesan Convention 2021 was held last weekend, March 5-6, at St. Timothy’s Church, Kaohsiung… As Covid-19 in Taiwan continues to be contained through strict border and quarantine controls, so we are grateful that our convention could … Continue reading Taiwan Episcopal Church Diocesan Convention 台灣聖公會第61屆教區議會 2021
Pingtung: yes, it’s THE place to be for Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year / Spring Festival)! Everywhere is beautifully and creatively lit up with lanterns, and the temples and streets are busy. Although the pandemic has meant less … Continue reading 🏮Chinese New Year Blessings @ Pingtung 屏東: The Place to Be!🏮
Published yesterday by the Church Mission Society, my latest link letter, click on the link below… And the cherry blossom, which was just starting when I was writing the letter 2 weeks ago, is now in full bloom in northern Taiwan and up in the mountains (see my previous post here) ~ spring is coming! I’m in Pingtung, south Taiwan, for Chinese New Year, staying with friends from St. Mark’s Church. This is after their New Year Thanksgiving Service yesterday, getting ready for lunch. They’re so friendly and sociable ~ we spent the whole day together! Happy 牛 Year everyone! Continue reading CMS Link Letter #82
The world is in the middle of a devastating pandemic, the USA has had a terrible week with riots in the Capitol, the UK is in chaos with Brexit and lockdown. And meanwhile, in Taipei….. A Banksy Exhibition has just … Continue reading Meanwhile in Taipei…. Banksy Exhibition @ Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
This year is the 50th anniversary of the death of Gladys Aylward (1902-1970): “English missionary in China and Taiwan who worked to end the traditional Chinese practice of binding women’s feet, led a large group of orphans out of occupied … Continue reading Gladys Aylward (1902-1970)
Catherine Lee 