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Verbum Dei Taiwan 2012 Newsletter

Hi everyone! This is Verbum Dei Taiwan 2012 Newsletter. As we approach the end of

2012, we want to look back and share with you the joy of seeing, once again, the miracles

and wonders that God has worked in and through His people.

The first part of this newsletter includes the all-year-round activities and groups. The

Verbum Dei Family meetings, Schools of the Word in the different cities in Taiwan like

Taichung, Kaoshiong, Hsinchu and Taipei, the Youth Group in Our Lady of Fatima Parish;

the daily blog with online guidelines and the monthly prayer booklet .

It is always a joy to see how the desire to know God better makes new activities

emerge. This year, we started with the Childrens Liturgy in Our Lady of Fatima Parish.

Initially, it was only for the Chinese Mass, but after two weeks, the English-speaking

community of the Parish also asked for it. Since then, we are offering the kids an approach

to the Word that is suitable to their age. We pray that this will make them grow in the life

of faith as they grow older.

In the second part of this newsletter, you will find some of the one-off activities

that we have organized. We could not include everything, so some of our normal

activities, such as the Easter Encounter, the Family retreats, Parish retreats, activities in

the University etc. are not included in this newsletter. Nevertheless we hope that those

activities we have chosen to include will give everyone a good idea of the greatness and

generosity of God towards all those who approach him.

Solets start our journey.


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Fatima ParishBoth the Youth Group and the newly started Childrens Liturgy in

Fatima Parish are for us a way of sharing with the younger ones the

love and friendship that God offers to all of us.

With the youth group, we made

cookies for fundraising, prepared

the summer camp, and we

deepened into the Sacraments of

the Church. With Gods help, the

young ones are walking their

own journey of faith.

We share the Gospel

every Sunday with the

little ones. With the aid

of power-points, videos,

crafts etc., we make the

Gospel message available

to them. Children are just

wonderful when it comes

to understanding Jesus

words and actions. Wehave so much to learn

from them!

Publications As a way of reaching outto more and more

people, we publish a blog

with daily meditations of

the Word of God.

We publish a monthly booklet containing the daily readings of

the Mass, a short meditation and prayer, guiding people to

learn to pray with the Word of God. The numbers of

subscribers have continuously increased and people are using

the booklet as a personal tool to pray, to lead bible-sharing

groups in parishes and homes, and as a tool of evangelization

with the Word.


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In January, we went to the Zoo with children and

youths of Our Lady of Fatima Parish. We enjoyed

each others company tremendously. Everyone had

a wonderful time.

In February, Verbum Dei was invited by the

Association of Major Religious Superiors in

Taiwan to run a three-day formation

workshop for the young religious in Taiwan.

The theme was The Evangelical Counsels and

the Word of God.

In March, we started our Verbum Dei

Jubilee Year with a Thanksgiving Mass

and dinner together. It was wonderful

to see old friends again and to

celebrate Gods faithfulness towards

our community

In April, we organized a workshop on Non-Violent

Communication for the University students. It was an

eye-opener for them and a good opportunity to share

in depth about how we treat each other.

Activities throughout the year


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We are already in August!!

Verbum Dei participated in the Taiwan Youth Day and gave

a one-day workshop on the Mystical Body of Christ. We

had a great time and certainly hope that each of the 30

participants became life-givers after the two sessions

September was the moment to enjoy with the Verbum Dei Missionary Family Asian Encounter held in

Taiwan. Members from Singapore, the Philippines and Taiwan got together to share our faith and love for

God. It was a great time to get to know our communities in different countries. We also enjoyed the

Spirits creativity in helping Verbum Dei to adapt its charism to every culture.

After the encounter, some

remained in Taiwan to visit some

places and the house of themissionaries in Tamsui.


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In October, we started the

Childrens Liturgy in the English

Mass. Fatima Parish has two

masses on Sunday: Chinese and

English. We share the Sundays

Gospel with the children of both

masses, helping them to

understand Gods Word.

November saw the beginning of the work for the

new CD that should be out early next year.

December is a time to prepare for Christmas. We

wanted to have a special time of prayer and we

organized Advent recollections for different groups

and a Christmas party to which all of you are invited.

This has been the year 2012

for Verbum Dei in Taiwan. We

are very grateful to God for

all his love and kindness

towards us. We are living

witnesses of Gods power and

his capacity to sustain hisown people and fulfill all his

promises!!! May He bless you

and give you a great year in

2013!

Verbum Dei in

Taiwan wishes you

a very Happy

Christmas andHappy New Year!

2013

AngelsClub

VD. Family!

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