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Christian Unity" January 15-22,1992 was "I Am European women. They described the suffering
With You...... Go Therefore". The Joint of the people in Europe during the war, the
Ecumenical Communion Service and Breakfast
development of technology and industry, and
Fellowship for the clergy was held January 16,
the nuclear radiation which has caused the
at the CCC’s Cheung Lo Church. A total of 166 pollution and destruction of the ecological
people a tte n d e d , re p re s e n tin g 17 environment. Ms. Lee Bik Sum, founder of the
denominations and church organizations. This Green Power and a producer at the Hong Kong
was considered a good way of visibly
Commercial Broadcasting Co., Ltd. was the
expressing the spirit of Christian unity. As in
speaker for the Worship Services. More than
the past, a joint statment was issued by the 350 people attended the service, reflecting on
Unity Committee and the Roman Catholic the fact that our modern way of living is
Church calling all local churches in Hong Kong destructive of nature. It is a necessity for
to take up the mission of witnessing for unity.
human kind to live in harmony with creation in
Unity Sunday was January 19. Local churches order to save the earth from environmental
were encouraged to have pulpit exchanges destruction.
with churches of other denominations in order
to deepen the sense of Christian unity. There The offering received, after deducting the
were 17 congregations which participated in administrative expenses, was donated to
this part of Unity Week.
support the work of the Echo Valley
Evangelistic Association for the Handicapped,
2. Relationship with the Catholic Church: Ltd.
As in the past, the Council maintained its
normal relationships with the Catholic Church.
There were two events during the past year.
The Unity Committee was invited by the COMMISSION ON MISSION
Ecumenical Committee of the Catholic Church 1. Joint Consultation on Mission in N.E. Asia:
for a joint consultation. The other event was a The consultation was held September 27-29,
joint discussion. These events have helped 1991 at the Chinese YMCA in Hong Kongf
improve our relationships with the Catholic co-sponsored by the Mission Committee of the
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Church and can be a good foundation for uture HKCC and CCA. The theme was "All and Each
co-operation. co-operating in God’s Mission". Delegates
came from Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and
3. Unity Forum: Hong Kong.
Following the recommendation of the
"Consultation on the Mission of the Church in The development of mission in Northeast Asia
Hong Kong in the 90’s” ，the Committee is quite different from other parts of Asia. The
arranged a Unity Forum. Leaders of our ministerial experience and theological study in
Council’s six major member denominations these countries are also different. The purpose
attended the forum, exchanging ideas on of the consultation was to share mutually the
church unity, mutual recognition on perspectives and experiences in ministry. The
m em bership, m utual recognition on Church in China was invited but could not
sacraments and church order. attend the consultation.
2. Consultation on the Theological Implications
of 1997:
THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER (HK) The Consultation was held March 24-27,1992 at
COMMITTEE the Salvation Army Conference Room, jointly
sponsored by CCA and the Mission Committee
The World Day of Prayer (HK) Committee
of the Council. The consultation sought to
organized the World Day of Prayer Worship study the theological perspective involved as
Service on March 6, 1992, with the theme
the churches in Hong Kong deal with the
"Living Wisely With Creation". The worship approach of 1997. In addition to the theological
materials this year were prepared by the
workers and pastors in Hong Kong, theologians
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