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2. Promotion of Special Concerns in Communion Service and
Particular Areas 巳 「eakfast Fellowship

Social Concern Sunday (March 1) The Service was held on
Christian Family Sunday (May 10) January 22, 1998 at Ward
Asia Sunday (May 24) Memorial Methodist Church.
(initiated by Christian Conference of More than 200 clergy and co­
Asia) workers from the Protestant and
Communications Sunday (June 21) Catholic Churches participated.
Hong Kong Sunday (July 5) Rev. LI Ping-kwong was the
Education Sunday (September 20) preacher. A representative
from the Catholic Church was
3.. Others one of the Scripture readers,
and seven representatives from
Women's Sunday (March 8) different denominations,
Labor Sunday (April 26) together with the service leader,
(initiated by Christian Industrial distributed the Communion
Committee) elements. It proved to be a
Sea Sunday (July 12) very successful event and the
(initiated by Mission to Seamen) spirit of unity was enhanced.
Elderly Sunday (any Sunday in July) The breakfast fellowship after
(initiated by Hong Kong Chinese the service also provided an
Christian Churches Union) annual opportunity for
Health Sunday (October 25) strengthening our relationships.
(initiated by United Christian Hospital)
Youth Sunday (November 1) (2) Christian Unity Worship Service
Bible Sunday (December 6)
(initiated by Hong Kong Bible Society) The Service was held at Ward
Memorial Methodist Church on
January 23, 1998. Protestants
DEPARTMENTS from different denominations
joined with Catholics to worship
I. Church Unity and Relations together with one heart. The
Department Most Rev. John Tong, Auxiliary
Bishop of the Catholic Church in
This newly established department was Hong Kong, was the preacher.
generated from the Church Unity
Committee. To promote church unity is (3) Issuance of a Joint Statement
still the major target of the department.
Activities included the following: A Joint Statement was issued by
the Department, the Catholic
1. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Church and the Orthodox
Metropolitanate and was
The theme of the 1998 Week of presented during the Week of
Prayer was "The Spirit Helps Us in Prayer.
Our Weakness". Major events
were: (4) Encouragement for the holding
of Unity Sunday
(1) The Joint Ecumenical

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