ASIA/TAIWAN - Duns Scotus Centre organises initiatives to promote Bible study

Friday, 17 March 2006

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Taipei (Fides Service) - To encourage the study of the Bible the John Duns Scotus Bible Reading Promotion Centre in Taiwan has started several new initiatives including a daily Mass at lunch time for office worker Catholics, a weekly Bible Study meeting and an Itinerant Course on St Mark’s Gospel. The Centre is run by Franciscans.
Christian Life Weekly said the initiatives started in March include: daily 12.30 Mass on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays for office workers: Friday evening Bible Study open also to non Christians; itinerant course on St Mark’s Gospel touring towns and villages in northern Taiwan.
Opened three years ago the John Duns Scotus Bible Reading Promotion Centre has launched Bible apostolate and established Bible study groups in Taipei, Tainan, Taitung, Changhua and Hualien. It has a weekly on line bulletin and its own web site http://ccreadbible.org . The aim of the centre to encourage study of the Bible and to help people meditate and pray the Bible. The Centre uses new technology to offer study courses ‘at a distance’ for people in remote areas. (Agenzia Fides 17/03/2006 Righe: 24 Parole: 240)