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6. English Ministries Hong Kong. In the past fifty years we have experienced
both ups and downs, success and difficulty. We want to
A. English Broadcasting
give thanks to God for the path we have walked because
Four Christian radio programs in English are aired on we are sure that He is still accompanying us in the
RTHK-4 and RTHK-3 during the week. Rev. Judy Chan is ecumenical journey.
the responsible staff and Ms. Yuen Cheng is the We have entered a new century. We know that there
Administrative Secretary. The programs are: Sunday will be numerous issues ahead challenging us and the
Service, Minutes That Matter, Reflections and Thought for Churches in this journey. Individualism,
the Week. These programs are supported by the denominationalism, commercialism and secularism of the
ecumenical Christian community under the auspices of the modern society have been creating controversies that
Religious Broadcasting and Television Advisory confront the ecumenical values. How to nurture Christians
Committee (English/Christian). This year’s Committee to be ecumenically minded is one of our major tasks
Chairperson is Rev. Matthew Vernon of St. John s today.
Cathedral. The prayer of Jesus in John 17: 20-23 reminds us that
The televised Easter service was recorded at Methodist Unity in Christ is not one of the secondary goals of the
Church English-speaking and broadcast on TVB on Church though some Christians believe so. Unity in Christ
Monday, April 12, 2004. In addition, the Committee is our confession of faith, (Father, Son and Holy Spirit are
produced a series of Special Sunday radio broadcasts for One God), our spiritual formation (United in one body of
Unity Sunday, Pentecost, Environment Sunday, Father’s Christ), our mission (Unity of the Church brings a common
Day, Sea Sunday, Feast of the Assumption and the musical testimony for Christ) and our social witness (Ecumenical
“The Witness”. spirit makes people understand God’s love). Christians
need to take Church Unity as the first priority of our
B. English Publications
vision.
Rev. Judy Chan is the editor of “News & Views”. It is
We are living in a time in which globalization makes
one of the major English publications of the Council,
the world very different from what we were fifty years ago.
giving a quarterly report on the news of the Hong Kong
Globalization makes people know that we are diverse while
Christian Council and the Hong Kong Church.
we are also interrelated. For merchants, globalization
makes them go to other parts of the world to look for new
opportunity in order to create a global network for their
business. For Christians, since Christ is universal the
7. Special Sundays
Church should be universal even though in history,
A. To promote church unity through witness and tradition, order and structure we are diverse. In Christ we
prayer belong to one Koinonia. With the spirit of communion, we
can bring a unique spirit to the world particularly to those
Unity Sunday, World Day of Prayer and World
who are suffering due to greed and confrontation. In Christ
Communion Sunday
we are one. Therefore Christians are able to tell others that
B. To promote Christian concern on special issues another world is possible, a world where people care, love,
Social Concern Sunday, Christian Family Sunday, Asia are concerned and support each other. That is what an
Sunday, Environment Sunday, Aids Sunday, ecumenical vision means to us today.
Communication Sunday, Hong Kong Sunday and
Education Sunday.

C. Others
Women’s Sunday, Labor Sunday, Sea Sunday, Elderly
Sunday, Health Sunday, Youth Sunday and Bible Sunday.

From Challenges to Opportunities:
An Ecumenical Journey

There are many forms of visible unity that signify the
endeavor of ecumenism. The formation of Hong Kong
Christian Council in 1954 is one of the many which has
brought a new development in the ecumenical history of

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