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Church, C.C.C. with Lt. Col. Ian Southwell as the Response to the Crisis in Iraq was published on
preacher. More than 200 clergy and co-workers from February 14.
different denominations, organizations and the
Catholic Church participated. After the Service, a
breakfast fellowship took place at the Church.

In response to the crisis in
Iraq, several prayer meetings
were held.

(c) The Committee members and some Executive

The J o in t E c u m e n ic a l Committee members paid a visit to the Orthodox
Communion Service was held at
Metropolitanate offices and the adjoining St. Luke's
Mongkok Church, C.C.C.
Church on the first Friday of Lent, March 14, 2003.
(b) Issuance of a Joint Statement Metropolitan Nikitas was presented with a banner to

A Joint Statement was issued by the Committee and mark the occasion of the visit.
the HK Catholic Diocesan Ecumenical Commission
and presented during the Week of Prayer.
(c) Encouragement for the Holding of Unity Sunday
The C om m ittee urged m inisters of d iffere n t
denominations to exchange pulpits on January 19 to
deepen mutual understanding and make visible the
concept of unity.
(ii) Activities
(a) A Unity Seminar under the topic of "The Different
Traditions of Clergy Ministers" was held on November
15, 2002 at the Ward Memorial Methodist Church. A visit to the
O r t h o d o x
Speakers were: Fr. (Dr.) Provincial Savio Hon from M e t r o p o lit a n a t e
o f f ic e s a n d th e
the Hong Kong Catholic Church, Rev. Dr. Li Kwong- adjoining St. Luke's
Church on the first
sang from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong
Friday of Lent
Kong, Rev. Dr. Kong Yiu-chuen from the Baptist
Church and Lt. Col.
(iii) The Committee translated the material of the Christian
Ian Southwell from
Conference of Asia's "Asia Sunday" into the Chinese
the Salvation Armv.
version. Asia Sunday was celebrated on June 8, 2003
► A Unity Sem in ar on the with the theme "For We Are Neighbors". The churches
them e o f "The D iffe re n t
in Asia were invited to think of ways of: fostering
Traditions of Clergy Ministers"
inclusiveness, reaching out, breaking down barriers,
(b) With the theme of "Overcoming Violence°-Creating
crossing borders, building bridges, closing the gaps.
Peace", Interfaith Sharing and Prayer Meetings were
(iv) In response to the post-SARS threat, the Committee
held on February 16 and March 16,2003 respectively.
and the Communication and Message Committee jointly
Also, the statement of the "Interfaith Cooperation and