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The theme of 2001 Week of Prayer was “I
am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” . Major
events were:
i. The Joint Ecumenical Communion Service and
Breakfast Fellowship
The Service was held on January 18,
2001 at the Truth Lutheran Church with Rev.
Dr. Luk Fai as the preacher. More than 200
clergy and co-workers from different denomi-
nations and the Catholic Church participated.
After the service, a breakfast fellowship took
place at the Ward Memorial Church.
Seminar on
ii. Issuance of a Joint Statement Ecumenism
A Joint Statement was issued by the De-
partment and the HK Catholic Diocese Ecu-
Concern Department, a unity service for youth
menical Commission and presented during the
was held at the Lutheran Secondary School
Week of Prayer. The Statement encouraged
on January 20,2001. In addition, the 21st Cen-
all Christians to walk in the path of unity.
tury Ecumenical Movement Seminar took
iii. Encouragement for the Holding of Unity Sun-
place at the Ward Memorial Church on March
day
23, 2001, jointly organized with Hong Kong
The Department urged ministers of dif-
Christian Institute.
ferent denominations to exchange pulpits to
iii. Youth Clergy Delegation Visit to Mainland
deepen our mutual understanding and make
China
visible the concept of unity on January 21.
A youth clergy delegation was formed
(b) Activities
to visit Shanghai and Hangzhou during No-
i. The holding of A Seminar on Ecumenism
vember 20-24, 2000. They met with church
A “Church Tradition and Church De-
leaders there and exchanged opinions and ideas
velopment” seminar took place on January 18,
on contemporary issues in a one-day seminar.
2001 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev.
Dr. Michael Poon was the main speaker, and
the interactive workshop was conducted by Dr.

Chan Kai-yung from the Catholic Church, Mr.
William Johns from the Orthodox Church,
Rev. Paul Kwong from the Anglican Church,
Rev. Li Kwong-sang from the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Rev. Yuen Tin-yau from the
Methodist Church and Rev. Yeung Chi-kong
from the Pentecostal Church, each addressing
their church’s or denomination’s traditions.
ii. In cooperation with the Mission and Social Hong Kong Youth Clergy Delegation and the representatives
from China Christian Council