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to discuss the purpose, procedure, structure,
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
and practical joint actions for possible
organized areas.
CHURCH UNITY COMMITTEE: (b)Chinese (Cantonese) clergy and ministers'
It was reported by the Rev. Dr. study fellowship - We are in the process of
Timothy Chow, Chairman of the
contacting ministers to organize such a group
Church Unity Committee.
for the purpose of promoting intimate fellow-
ship, stimulating thinking, sharing and deepen-
The Committee appointed Rev. James Wu, ing religious experience.
Rev. Dennis Rogers, Rev. Leung Kwong, Rev. Ho
Tin Yau, Brigadier Thomas Lau, Dr. Timothy
The Committee is also mentioning about
Y. H. Chow, to join with the representatives several possible activities such as:
from the Roman Catholic Church, and the Clergy (1) Promoting World CommunionSunday
and Ministers， Group to form the Joint Planning
(2) Formulating a local creed
Committee for the Week of Prayer for Christian (3) Preparing joint baptism declaration
Unity. The Week of Prayer took place from (4) Organizing ecumenical library and
January 15 to February 1, 1974 with the follow-
(5) Publishing ecumenical news bulletin.
ing activities.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 1974:
(1) On Sunday, January 27, 1974, there was
exchange of pulpit, Scripture readers, choir
The Chairman in her report pointed out
and congregational representatives.
that:
(2) On Monday, January 28, 1974, there was a
fellowship dinner held in the Chinese Metho- There was full agreement that the Services
dist Church, Kowloon. About one hundred arranged for the World Day of Prayer were well
clergy/ministers attended the dinner. and thoughtfully produced and most meaningful.
The content and theme "MAKE US BUILDERS
(3) On Thursday, January 31,1974, at 5:30p.m. OF PEACE” left everyone with much to think
an English service was held at Y. M. C. A., about.
Salisbury Road, Kowloon.
The main Services were held at the same
(4) There were two ecumenical youth concerts time, 3 p.m., one in Cantonese at the Chinese
one at Caritas, Caine Road, Hong Kong and Methodist Church, Kowloon and the other in
other at Lutheran Truth Church, Waterloo English at St. John's Cathedral.. The Salvation
Road, Kowloon. Both concerts were well Army held services in Cantoneseduring the even-
attended. ing in two of their churches, at Wanchai and at
Tai Wo Hau. The Swatow Baptist Church also
(5) Area Services or meetings were organized by held a service, in the Swatow dialect, during the
each area itself. afternoon.

(6) Rev. Ho Tin Yau, Brigadier Thomas Lau, Dr. Another English Service was held at St.
Paul Newman, Father Francis Lau, Rev. James Martin's Church, Shek Kong at 11 a.m. when
Hu, Rev. Samuel Wu, Mr. S. M. Wong, Sister members from other Armed Services Churches
Catherine Ni were invited to prepare a devo- attended and later stayed for further fellowship
tional pamphlet with meditation, prayer, with the Shek Kong Community.
stimulating questions for each day.
The total offering was $2,165.10 and the
(7) Materials for worship service on Church Unity estimated total attendance was 800.
Sunday were also prepared.
The offering, after deductions of 10% to
The Committee is planning to undertake the the International Committee of World Day of
following activities: Prayer and 10% for Training Programme, is to go
to the Sumaga Girl’s Vocational Training Centre,
⑷ District or area organization —We are going Sri Lanka.

to invite those who are interested in such
idea as area organization to gather together
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