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jo in t m eeting took place on June 17, 1994 to T he them e of the C onsultation is "Strong and
explore the possibility o f holding jo in t C ourageous in the W ork o f the Lord". T he
functions. It w as resolved to hold a jo in t program o f the C onsultation consists o f two
gathering to prom ote relationships and to parts. T he first part is a series o f open forum s
encourage one another during the 1995 for three consecutive nights. T he second part
Pentecost season. T he them e w ill be "W hat is is a w hole-day w orkshop.
the C hurch's T ask during the Post-
T ransitional Period?" T he m ajor target group a. Speakers and topics for the open forum s:
is C hristians from both groups but all clergy Dr. C han K im -kw ong:
are also w elcom e. Christians in Hong Kong in the
Transitional Period
2. P articipation in the A ctivities o f the Focolare
Rev. Sam uel Chu:
M ovem ent The Church in Hong Kong in the
T he Focolare M ovem ent w as initiated by the Transitional Period
C atholic C hurch fifty years ago. A variety of
events have been sponsored to activate the Rev. C han H in-cheung:
m ovem ent during this year. T he C ouncil, due Pastoral Work in Churches in the
to lim ited m an-pow er, can only participate in Transitional Period
som e o f the events. M rs. L ouisa Li attended
M s. R osanna W ong:
the "O ne D ay in the City of M ary" on A pril
Christian Social Witness in Hong Kong in
10, 1994 w hich explored the them e o f hum an
the Transitional Period
nature and fam ily. She also attended the
T hanksgiving Service o f the 50th A nniversary Rev. Paul Ng:
o f the Focolare M ovem ent on June 18, 1994. Concluding Message on the theme
In addition, M rs. Louisa Li, Rev. Lee C hing- "Taking Up Jesus' cross in the
chee, Rev. H on K ay-w ai and Rev. Co Shu- Transitional Period"
w ong attended the unity gathering on M ay 13,
1994 w ith a them e, "W e are O ne in the B ond b. Topics for W hole-D ay W orkshop (divided
into seven w orking groups):
o f Love".
1st group: D iscussion in the area o f
church unity in the m idst o f
Christian Mission Committee
political and social
uncertainty w ith focus on
T he C om m ittee initiated two m ajor activities during
building relationships w ith
the past year:
the church in C hina
2nd group: H ow church denom inations,
1. H ong K ong M id-D ecade C hurch M ission
evangelical organizations
C onsultation
and individual C hristians
In A pril o f 1990, the C ouncil sponsored the
can w ork together to spread
C onsultation on M ission '90 to reflect on the
the gospel to the H ong K ong
m ission o f the church in H ong K ong for the
people in the transitional
com ing decade. Since that tim e, the situation in
period especially in reaching
H ong K ong has changed rapidly. T hus, a M id-
new im m igrants from C hina
D ecade C hurch M ission C onsultation is to be
3rd group: T he issues and challenges o f
held N ovem ber 1-5, 1994 in order to address the
Theological E ducation in
urgent concerns o f the church in H ong K ong
H ong K ong in the
and to respond to these new challenges in this
transitional period
critical transitional period.
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