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FROM THE APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE IN CHINA:

MSGR. AMBROSE MADTHA

Counsellor, Charge d' Affaires a.i.

I am pleased to know that the Diocese of Taichung has organized a Diocesan Migrants' Team Ministry to come to the needs of the numerous migrant brothers and sisters in Central Taiwan. At the very outset, I would like to congratulate you all for this important ministry that you will be undertaking for the benefit of all.

"Today's migration makes up the fastest movement of people of all times. In these last decades, the phenomenon, now involving about 200 million individuals, has turned into a structural reality of contemporary society. It is becoming an increasingly complex problem for social, cultural, political, religious, economic and pastoral point of view" (Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People). So, the Center for Migrants' Concerns for the Central Taiwan by the Taichung Diocese is indeed is more than welcome.

So in a world full of migrants, we cannot but remember the figure of our Lord Jesus Christ, who said "I was a stranger and you made me welcome" (Mt. 25:35). He Himself with his family was a migrant Child in Egypt. He teaches us that it is a christian duty to welcome every person that comes to us from near and far.

This website will surely serve every migrant worker throughout the world, especially in Taiwan for a global networking and a "communion" with each other. The vision of "Koinonia", from the Greek word means social communion, association and also could mean close relationship, solidarity or generosity is indeed a vision of the Church, that "all may be one under Christ" (Eph. 1:10)

I would like to wish you and the whole "Diocesan Migrants' Team" as well as every migrant brother and sister, God's abundant blessings who indeed sent His Son Jesus Christ, as a migrant sent into this world to unite us with Himself.

SGD. MSGR. AMBROSE MADTHA

Counsellor, Charge d' Affaires, a.i.

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CHINESE REGIONAL BISHOPS' CONFERENCE (CRBC)

THE EPISCOPAL COMMISSION ON MIGRATION AND ITINERANT PEOPLE

HIS EXCELLENCY

MOST REV. BOSCO LIN, D.D.

Chairman

Undoubtedly, migration today constitute the fastest massive movement of people the world has ever experienced. Taiwan with more than 300,000 foreign workers employed as caretakers, domestic helpers, fishermen, factory and construction workers are part of this global movement.

The Church in Taiwan has been always concerned about these brothers and sisters coming from our neighboring countries, throughout the years with the assistance of many foreign missionaries, the Church has stood on the side of migrant workers that were abused and exploited, has lobbied for better legislation and offered shelter and comfort in Catholic structures.

But seems that this is not enough, the recent instruction of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People: "Erga Migrantes Caritas Christi" (The love of Christ towards Migrants) is challenging the local Church to: "respond to the new pastoral needs of migrants and lead them towards the transformation of their migration experience not only into an opportunity to grow in Christian life, but also an occassion of new evangelization and mission" (EMCC, Presentation).

It is a difficult task that could be achieved only through more understanding and cooperation, setting aside differences brought about by languages, nationalities, color, and ethnic background.

This website and newly established Center for Migrants Concerns - Central Taiwan are signs of this new communion (koinonia) that we are trying to build.

May God bless this new endeavor and the Blessed Virgin Mary will accompany all of you in this new and unique journey.

SGD.

BISHOP BOSCO LIN, D.D.

Chairman, RCBC - ECMI

email address: dmtmtaichung@yahoo.com

HABEMUS PAPAM! POPE BENEDICT XVI

HIS EXCELLENCY

MOST REV. JOSEPH WANG YU-JUNG, D.D.

BISHOP OF TAICHUNG

Greetings!

Welcome to the center for migrants' concerns - central taiwan (CMC-CT) website. This website is our commitment to further establish Christian solidarity with the migrants and itinerant people throughout the world particularly in Taiwan. This is our humble contribution and response to the challenges of the global phenomenon on migration.

Through this website, we hope also to establish international networking relation with other organizations; such as, Government Organizations/Agencies (GOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Churches, International communities, and the like who devote themselves in helping our brothers and sisters on the move. This is part of the Taichung Diocese's commitment to mission in adherence to the Pontifical Instruction "Erga Migrantes Caritas Christi" (The love of Christ towards migrants).

As pastor of the Diocese of Taichung, I would like to assure all the migrants and itinerant people in Central Taiwan regardless of religion, nationality, race, color, and ethnic background, that "you are not alone, God and His Church are with you!" The CENTER FOR MIGRANTS' CONCERNS - CENTRAL TAIWAN is your home, your friend, your family and companion in your journey.

I would like also to enjoin all the clergy, lay faithful in the Diocese to establish and promote a "Culture of Welcome and solidarity capable of accepting the truly human values of the immigrants over and above any difficulties caused by living together with persons who are different" (EMCC #39). In migrants, the Church has always contemplated the image of Christ who said, "I was a stranger and you made me welcome" (Mt. 23:35)

"pastoral care of migrants and itinerant people means welcome, respect, protection, promotion and genuine love of every person in his or her religious and cultural expressions" (EMCC#28)

The Holy Father, John Paul II, in his Encyclicals and many Addresses and Messages, stresses the importance of "the defense of the human person 's fundamental rights became one of the privileged paths on which to proclaim the Gospel." (Presentation of the Instruction "EMCC" by Card. Stephen Fumio Hamao).

Thus, the CMC-CT is the new pastoral approach in the Diocese for pastoral and social services to migrants and itinerant people and this website is one of the vehicles to reach out.

SGD.

HIS EXCELLENCY

MOST REV.JOSEPH WANG YU-JUNG, D.D.

BISHOP OF TAICHUNG

TAIWAN, R.O.C.

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THE CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE:

This website provided by bravenet as a subdomain of bravehost.com for free. It has 16 pages which can be found at the webpage menu bar.

Home page: This is the front page of the CMCCT Website which features the messages of Bishop Joseph Wang Yu-Jung - Bishop of Taichung; Msgr. Ambrose Madtha - Apostolic Nuncio; Bishop Bosco Lin - CRBC-ECMI. On the left side above you can see two boxes for LIVE HELP; The blue LIVE HELP box is directly to the main computer of CMC-CT Office which is being operated by one of the CMC-CT staff and the red LIVE HELP box is for the notebook computer of the CMC-CT website administrator. He can assist you anytime, anywhere he is. Through this you can personally access live to the CMC-CT assistance desk for help. Any assistance needed will be intertained by one of our staff for the Blue box and directly to the administrator by clicking the red box.

CMC-CT MISSION page: This page contains the Statement of the Team / Vision / Mission / Goals as well as the rationale of the group's existence.

PHILIPPINES page: This page contains the Overseas Filipino Workers' concerns. The main page is the MAP of the Republic of the Philippines and below is the message of the Filipino community Chaplain. On the left side you can see the OFW prayer of the month and scroll down below contains the Pinoy jokes. Some other filipino concerns will be featured here.

VIETNAM page: This page contains the Vietnamese Migrants' concerns. The main page is the MAP of Vietnam and below is the message of the Vietnamese community In charge and a picture of the Vietnamese community in Central Taiwan. Some other Vietnamese concerns will be featured here.

INDONESIA page: This page contains the Indonesian Migrants' concerns. The main page is the MAP of Indonesia and below is the message of the Indonesian community In charge. Some other Indonesian concerns will be featured here.

THAILAND page: This page contains the Thai Migrants' concerns. The main page is the MAP of Thailand and below is the message of the Thai community In charge. Some other Thai concerns will be featured here.

NEWS UPDATES: Contains the news updates from different sources on a bi-monthly bases.

CHURCH DOCS.: This page contains the Important documents of the Catholic Church. Just put the cursor in the desired topic then click, you can see the whole text or copy of the document. Scroll down on the left side you can see GLOBAL CHURCH where you can access to our links on Catholic News. Click each of them and you link yourself to the different Catholic News Agencies' websites. I would like to bring your attention to EWTN where you can access live TV coverage on different issues. Once you get to the website of EWTN click the Television button then click LIVE TV-ENGLISH then click Windows Media then click 28k to 100k. Then you have your LIVE TV from EWTN.

THE TEAM page: This contains the picture and names of the members of the Diocesan Migrants' Team Ministry.

CONTACT US page: Contains the names, Telephone numbers and addresses of the members of the Team where migrant workers and itinerant people can access in times of needs. On the upper left side, you can see the box for CAST YOUR VOTE. This is an added service of bravehost. We put this for our visitors to vote on our website because we need constant improvement on our website to serve better and deliver good informations to our guests.

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES page: Contains the different activities for religious affairs. Schedule of Masses and other religious activities.

MISSION EX page: Contains the mission experiences of different missionary congregations, societies of apostolic life, NGO's who are working for the migrants throughout the world. This is to exchange notes on migrant apostolates. A cybernetworking and alliances.

FOOD FOR THE SOUL page: Contains Sunday Gospel reflections, poems, assays, etc. that give inspirations to our visitors. Scroll down, you can see boxes of the religious inspirational materials. Click one of them and you can have you visual reflection message with attached inspirational music. You can listen to those music while visiting our website or chatting with your friends.

PARISH page: Contains informations about the Holy Cross Church in Changhua City where the Office of the Center for Migrants' Concerns-Central Taiwan is located.

FCWC page: Contains materials about the Filipino-Chinese Women's Club-Central Taiwan. This is the organization created to cater to the needs of Filipinas married to Taiwanese men.

SUPPORT US page: This is a page where we solicit donations from our valued guests for the perpetuation of this project.

LABOR LAWS page: This page on the left side box contains the International Labor Laws promulgated by the UNITED NATIONS. Scroll down is a box contains the Names, addresses and contact numbers of different Government Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Churches and charity organizations assisting Migrant Workers in Taiwan. The main page is about the Local Labor Laws/policies/regulations/reports, etc.  by different Government Agencies in Taiwan that handle Foreign Workers. This will be updated from time to time.

On the left side in every page, you can see different services, we call this links:

First box: Let's talk and discuss personally. This box contains LIVE CHAT.

                  LIVE CHAT: Click on this and you have your link with the chatters in our website. You can discuss live with different issues with your co-chatters anywhere in the world. You can inform your families and friends back home to open this chat and you have your live conversations for free. Please follow instruction given in the chat room.

Second box: Network Links. These are the different links for networking relations in the cyberspace. Click each one of them, then you can visit their website.

Third box: News Links. Under news links you can visit different news agencies from the Philippines, Vietman, Thailand, Indonesia as well as the Global news through CNN. Click each one then you can have your choices of news from any languages. For live Philippine TV coverage. Click Philippine newspapers then click Daily Inquirer then scroll down then click GMA7 TV-RADIO then you have you fresh News from the Philippines.

Fourth box: WELCOME! Feel free to visit and interact with us.

               Enter the Forum: This service is where you can post some relevant issues especially issues about the migrants and itinerant people. This is also where we can share ideas, notes, experiences and the like.

                View my Calendar: This is where we put different schedules of our organization.

                 View my Journal: This is where we journal our previous activities. You can see at the left side's two boxes: the Phone Cam and the Tag Board. The Phone cam will recieve pictures from the Cellphone-camera of the Members of the Team. The Tag Board is where we put our announcements to the Team members to see. This will also serve as a reminder board for everybody.

                 View Photo Album: Visitors to this website can see our different activities through the pictures posted in this album.

                 Sign my Guestbook: If you happen to visit this website, we would like to encourage you to sign on our guestbook so that we will know that you were here as our valued guest.

In the SUPPORT US page on the upper portion on the left side you can see a box where it says TELL-A-FRIEND. We would like you click this and tell your friends about our existence in the cyberspace.

Thank you and enjoy your stay with us!

CMCCT WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR