Seniors in north and south Taiwan celebrate Christmas in churches

From "Taiwan Church News" <enews@pctpress.org>
Date Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:52:16 +0800

3068 Edition
December 13-19, 2010

Church Ministry News



Seniors in north and south Taiwan celebrate Christmas in churches



Reported by Chiou Kuo-rong and Chen Yi-hsuan



This Christmas season, several senior fellowships in various PCT 
churches in Taipei area decided to have a joint-Christmas 
celebration. The event, a service that took place on December 10, 
2010, drew seniors from at least 7 local PCT churches.



Besides chimes performances, song presentations, and sign language 
song presentations, the most inspiring part of the service was 
perhaps the unmistakable feeling of “Immanuel” – God with us – felt 
throughout the service.



Yungkuang Presbyterian Church’s pastor, Rev. Chou Hsin-jung, was the 
speaker of the night. He said that Christ’s descension to be with the 
human race and empathize with humanity’s weaknesses is a blessing too 
big and wonderful to keep within Christian homes or churches during 
Christmas. 



He urged his audience to go back to their own churches and encourage 
their church friends to invite neighbors and non-Christians to church 
during this Christmas season so that the true meaning of Christmas 
can be understood throughout Taiwan. 



In Tainan area, Tainan Presbytery held its seasonal staff meeting 
followed by a Christmas service on December 11, 2010. The service 
attracted more than 400 seniors from various PCT churches in Tainan 
area. Following the service, which included many song presentations 
from various senior fellowships, there were some refreshments to 
encourage people to stay and fellowship with one another.



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