wfn.org | Kaohsiung City Government and Churches Go Caroling in MRT Stations

["Lydia Ma" <enews@pctpress.org>]

>Taiwan Church News

>2965 Edition

>December 22-28, 2008

Kaohsiung City Government and Churches Go Caroling in MRT Stations

>Reported by Chen Yi-shuan

>Written by Lydia Ma

Kaohsiung city government and local churches co-hosted a series of  events during Christmas season this year called Kaohsiung Christmas  Carnival. On Christmas Eve, event organizers gathered at Central Park  station of Kaohsiung’s Mass Rapid Transportation (MRT) to host  “Love, Caroling in Kaohsiung MRT”, which included many church  members from Presbyterian Church of Taiwan (PCT) Kaohsiung presbytery  and Shou-Shan presbytery. The event included choir performances, viewing  of a personal testimony given by Wei Te-sheng, director of award-winning  Taiwanese movie Cape No.7, and prayers of blessing.

Kaohsiung presbytery’s Yan-Cheng Church members convened at church  at 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve and formed three groups to go Christmas  caroling at nearby stores. Each group took a different route before  meeting again at Yan Chengpu MRT station for a joint caroling session.  After singing some songs, church members took the MRT to Central Park  Station to join other churches participating in Kaohsiung Christmas  Carnival.

Feng Shan Presbyterian Church members gathered at church at 6:30 p.m.  for a time of singing and prayer before heading out to the streets for  caroling at 7:00 p.m. They also headed to Central Park Station  afterward. Other churches had similar church-based events as well before  heading to Central Park Station. On this occasion, some churches paid  the MRT transportation costs for their members to encourage mass  participation.

Besides caroling, Kaohsiung Christmas Carnival will also feature  “It’s love, Band Fun” on December 27 at Hanshin Arena and  “Christmas Chorale” on December 28 at National Sun-Yat Sen  University’s auditorium.

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