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35 “New” Subtitles for English Worship

As EM’s token of appreciation for the

success of the recently held Christmas

outreach, the XO’12 coworkers en-

joyed a dinner gathering at Dazzle In-

dian Curry Restaurant, just a block

away from church on Jin Xi Jie No.4-3,

(open 11:30-14:30, 17:30-21:30, 2521-

7238, www.dazzlecurry.com). Here’s a

review of my dining experience there:

Atmosphere: cozy, good place to chill

(be informed there’s Bollywood MTV

being played in the background =D).

Food: serves a wide variety of curry fla-

vors, although the taste is not that au-

thentic; try their side dish “samosas”

with cilantro and onion dip.

Cleanliness: not a problem, but the rest-

room is on the second floor.

Value: reasonably priced; a la carte

ranges from NT150-200, set meals from

NT250-350.

For curry-lovers at EM, this might not

fully please your palates, but if you’re

just craving for something different after

church service (step out of your usual

McDonald’s, KFC or Ikari routine), this

place would not be a bad option.

*Know something around SLPC you want to share

with us? Write us and inform us!*

Local News—Dazzle Indian Curry by Beth Hu LEARN MORE//

What is the SLPC 100-year

anniversary logo? How will

church celebrate?

Another EM couple got

married? Who?

Is there good Indian food

near church?

How can I build a good

marriage based on L.O.V.E.?

Why doesn’t EM have

worship service on 2/10?

Has EM been growing?

What are people writing on

Connect Cards recently?

INSIDE THIS ISSUE//

P.1/

- Top News: “New Subtitles

for English Worship”

- Local News: Dazzle Indian

Curry Restaurant

P.2/

- January’13 Review

- Connect Cards from EMers

- Diane & Paris’ Wedding

P.3/

- SLPC 100Y Celebrations

- Connect Card (con’t)

- February’13 Preview

P.4/

- Calendar / Three-Year

Bible Schedule

- From the Pastor’s Desk

2013

F E B

Still and al-

ways trying

new things for

the sake of

spreading the

Gospel in a

land that’s

95% non-

Christian, EM

has started

displaying si-

m u l t a n e o u s

Chinese trans-

lations on

PowerPoint for

the pastor’s

sermon. So

far, the results

have been quite positive since it began

on January 20’s Sunday worship.

(1) Those whose English listening abilities

are at basic levels seem to love the

new translations. Previously, they had

struggled to understand the message

despite their attentiveness. Now, they

can understand it all and not be bored!

(2) Those intent on learning English at

EM seem to love it! Not only can they

understand the entire message, but it

helps them a lot to hear the English and

to read the Chinese at the same time.

It actually helps improve their English

more than just listening to the English.

(3) Those who are Taiwanese and al-

ready quite fluent in English are also

benefiting from the new Chinese trans-

lations. While they do understand most

of the English, one person said reading

along in their native Chinese language

adds even more meaning and feeling

for her. (4) Native English speakers

seem to “tolerate” it. One concern

was that it may distract these people,

but so far, a few have expressed that

they are not bothered by it at all

(compared to verbal English followed

by verbal Chinese translations, which

doubles the length of the message).

We’ll continue to try it out for upcoming

months, but it seems we’re doing well

to reach into our community. C’mon,

EM, invite everyone you know! Really!

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Above: A “Stop” sign in two

languages can communicate a

very important message to twice

as many people.

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JAN’13 REVIEW

Outreach: (i) On 1/19, EM families

went to see dinosaurs at the Flora

Expo. More exciting activities to

come for both families and non-

families in 2013; (ii) On 1/28, XO’12

coworkers celebrated over an

Indian curry dinner at Dazzle.

Worship: (i) Ps. Peter preached

from Genesis on how Jacob walks

with God in his deception, de-

pendence and development as

God’s chosen one. May we grow

in our own walk with God this

year; (ii) We welcomed Praise

Team on 1/6 and Choir on 1/20.

Fellowship: (i) EM carecells truly

are families as we go through the

ups-and-downs of life together.

Available Tues through Thurs dur-

ing weeknights; (ii) CARE team is

growing and desiring to pray for

your walk with God. Keep writing

the cards and we’ll keep asking

God to bless you.

Discipleship: (i) “TYBS” worksheet

for Dec readings due 1/27; new

Three-Year Bible Schedule for 2013

-2015. (ii) Sign up for a free English

Bibles at Welcome Table; (iii) Basic

Bible Reading in English course

has started and continues through

June.

Service: Seeking coworkers to

build up the EM family in 2013. Let

us love God and love ‘EM through

our services!

EM is truly a family. After all, we

share important events of our lives

together, including at Diane & Paris’

wedding celebration. The worship

ceremony took place at the newly

renovated Suang-Lien Presbyterian

Church on 10F at 3:00 PM, and the

banquet at W Hotel in Xinyi District

at 6:00 PM. Both were wonderful as

the Lord blessed the newly married

couple and everyone there.

As part of the wedding, Ps. Peter

shared a message from Matthew

7:24-27 on how to build a strong

foundation for a marriage. The key

is to build on L.O.V.E. (1) Love the

Lord with all your heart, soul and

has increased from ~NT38,000 in

2012 to ~NT54,000 in January 2013.

Hallelujah! God is faithful! Let us

remain faithful throughout this year.

Although not every prayer we re-

ceived have been answered, we

have been encouraged in the Care

Team that God, our heavenly Fa-

ther, has listened and responded to

many of you. Therefore, we would

like to share some of them with you:

EM is off to a strong start in 2013,

at least in terms of people praying

through the Connect Cards. Last

year you wrote a total of 732

cards! That’s an average of 14

per week. So far in January,

you’ve written 84 cards, averag-

ing 20 cards per week! A family

who prays is a family that grows.

In fact, in 2012 we averaged 94

worshipers each Sunday; so far in

January, we’re averaging 107!

Even the weekly average offering

Outreach events this month include the Dinosaur

Exhibit (above) and celebrating over our big Christ-

mas event XO’12 (below).

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again:

Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all.

The Lord is near.” Philippians 4:4-5

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Connect Cards from EMers

Diane & Paris Wedding (1/26)

mind. For the couple it means pray-

ing together to God daily; (2) Love

the Other as yourself, meaning both

husband and wife should intention-

ally set aside quality time for each

other because there is no other re-

lationship more important (besides

God); (3) Love Victory as we all

need lots of courage to face the

inevitable “storms” of life, and the

key is to encourage one another all

the time; (4) Love Eternity because

a marriage is a lifetime commitment

and we need to recognize that

“Yesterday was good, today is bet-

ter, and tomorrow Is best.” Happy

marriage, Diane and Paris! Above: Special moments from Diane & Paris’

wedding and banquet on 1/26.

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(1) Praise God for giving us a great

ceremony on our wedding; (2) Praise

God my family is doing great in 2013;

(3) Thanks for bringing me here; (4)

Dear God, thanks for a busy but

eventful year of 2012, and for every-

thing you helped me out; (5) Thanks

for God’s word today. Praise God for

finishing my working holiday visa appli-

cation; (6) Dear Lord, as many are

joining our carecell, I pray that they

feel your love and feel welcomed; (7)

Thank you, God, for courage to be a

(4) Memorial Sunday Worship 紀念主日禮

拜: 3/3, 10:00AM-12:00PM at 10F worship

hall.

(5) Love Meal 愛餐: 3/3, 12:00–2:00 PM at

Liyan Banquet hall (Taipei Toko: No.413,

Linsen N. Rd.) **Ticket: 200NTD/Person

(6) Thanksgiving Worship 感恩禮拜: 3/3,

3:00-5:00PM at 10F worship hall.

(7) Dinner 晚宴: 3/3, 5:30-9:00PM at Hai-

Bao-Wang Restaurant (No.59, Sec. 3,

Zhongshan N. Rd. )

As SLPC approaches its 100-year birth-

day, we will surely celebrate in many

ways. As early as late-February, we invite

you to participate in this historic first cen-

tury of Suang-Lien!

(1) Church Bazaar 園遊會: 2/28, 9:30AM-

12:00PM at Zhong-Shan Creative Hub

grass field.

(2) Church Party 聯歡晚會: 2/28, 7:30-

9:30PM at SLPC 9F & 10F worship hall.

(3) Thanksgiving Concert 感恩音樂會: 3/1,

7:30-9:30PM at SLPC 10F worship hall.

righteous man; (8) God, make me

your humble servant this year. Your

glory will shine this year; (9) Dear God,

thank you for helping me on my final

exams; (10) Praise God to give me an

enjoyable and memorable snow-

boarding trip; (11) Thanks, God, for

bringing our families to harmony, hap-

piness and faith; (12) Thanks, God, for

refreshing my soul; (13) I praise the

Lord for finally bringing my friend to

church; (14) God, thank you for giving

me the hint; I will follow your direction.

FEB’13 PREVIEW

Outreach: (i) On 2/23, we will visit the

Hakka Culture Park (family friendly ac-

tivity). Sign up at Welcome Table or

email rose.lo@gmail.com.

Worship: (i) No English worship on

2/10 due to Chinese New Year; joint

SLPC worship at 10:30 AM on 10F; (ii)

Ps. Peter will continue in Genesis and

Exodus along the theme of “walking

with God” in our lives; (iii) Praise Team

leads 2/3 with contemporary worship;

and Choir makes offering on 2/17; (iv)

Communion is on 2/17 this month.

Fellowship: (i) Whether visitor or regu-

lar, we welcome you in our carecells,

where we develop relationships in

small groups. Commit to spending

more time together and you will surely

grow as you learn more about each

other and about God; (ii) Our Care

Team can provide prayer and visita-

tions for EMers—please don’t hesitate

to ask us!

Discipleship: (i) “TYBS 2013-15” work-

sheet for Jan readings are due 2/24; (ii)

Join the Basic Bible Reading in English

course with Teacher Cecilia every Sun-

day at 9:30 AM in 702 (no class

2/10.17); (iii) Find success in your career

as human resource professional Rose Lo

offers a two-week course “Career Ad-

vancement” on 2/17.24; (iv) Stay tuned

for more exciting courses Genesis (Mar)

and Bible Overview (Apr).

Service: (i) As Abraham gives his all, his

best, his most and his first to God, God

promises to bless Abraham will even

greater things in life (great nation,

great name). Join us at EM, where we

always strive to give our all, best, most

and first to God; (ii) SLPC annual meet-

ing after worship on 2/3.

Above: Growth, success and career. Things

constantly on our minds and taking the

majority of our week’s time. Learn on 2/17

and 2/24 in “Career Advancement” how

you can better grow in your career and

towards greater success.

Above: SLPC’s 100th anniversary

logo. Do you sense the ideas of

“double” like in 雙 and also Jesus’

disciples going out two-by-two?

“But when you pray, go into your room, close

the door and pray to your Father, who is un-

seen. Then your Father, who sees what is done

in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:6

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SLPC 100 Year Celebrations

Connect Cards from EMers (con’t)

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FEBRUARY 2013

Our Vision Evangelistic &

Nurturing Church Our Mission

Love God & Love Others as Ourselves

I’ve been feeling especially blessed

recently. For one, it’s been many

years since I last found any significant

amount of money on the ground—

NT500 just for walking home for lunch!

For another, God’s word is really

speaking personally to me even as I

preach it to you all.

Like Jacob, I see myself as a

“deceiver” in my youth as I relied

much on my own wit, hard work,

wealth, friends and, well, anything

besides God. I remember those days

as tiring and unfulfilling. Then, I see

myself as the “depender” that Jacob

becomes through his struggles,

whether in career or relationships.

Later in life, even this week, I’m realiz-

ing how it’s best to be a “developer”

whom God is working on as I learn to

grow in God’s presence, personal

and applicable knowledge of God

From the Pastor’s Desk and worship

in spirit and

in Truth. I

really praise

the Lord.

And like

Abraham, I

see myself as

one who strives to give God my best,

especially through obedience. God

said to Abraham, “Leave your coun-

try, your people and your father’s

household and go to the land I will

show you” (Genesis 12:1). For me, I

ended up in Taiwan! Now I await the

second part of the promise, which is:

“I will make you into a great nation

and I will bless you; I will make your

name great, and you will be a bless-

ing.” May these words come true for

me as well as for you. Fear God and

obey Him alone.

Above: Rev. Peter Chen & Family

陳道南牧師家庭

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Ex 1 2 EX 2

3 Ex 3-4 9:30a BBRE

11A English Worship

1P Choir

4 Ex 5-6

5 Ex 7

7:30P Chrysalis CC

7:30P Agape CC

6 Ex 8-9

7:30P 1Way CC

7:30P Music Team

7 Ex 10-11

7:30P Chosen CC

8 Ex 12

9 Ex 13-14

Chinese New Year

10 Ex 15

10:30a Joint CNY

Worship (10F)

* No English worship

11 Ex 16

12 Ex 17-18

7:30P Chrysalis CC

7:30P Agape CC

13 Ex 19-20

7:30P 1Way CC

7:30P Music Team

14 Ex 21

7:30P Chosen CC

15 Ex 22

16 Ex 23-24

17 Ex 25

11A English Worship

1P Choir

18 Ex 26

19 Ex 27-28

7:30P Chrysalis CC

7:30P Agape CC

20 Ex 29

7:30P 1Way CC

7:30P Music Team

21 Ex 30

7:30P Chosen CC 22 Ex 31-32

23 Ex 33-34

10a Hakka Culture

Park

(www.thcp.org.tw)

24 Ex 35

9:30a BBRE

11A English Worship

1P Choir

25 Ex 36

26 Ex 37-38

7:30P Chrysalis CC

7:30P Agape CC

27 Ex 39

7:30P 1Way CC

7:30P Music Team

28 Ex 40

228 Memorial Day

7:30P Chosen CC

CNY: Chinese New

Year

BBRE: Basic Bible

Reading in English

TYBS Readings:

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