The English service of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was hosted by Rosary Church in Tsimshatsui, on the evening of January 22. Maryknoll Father Michael Sloboda, the assistant parish priest, welcomed all to the unity service. An ecumenical working group in Indonesia prepared this year’s materials, while the event was co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Christian Council and the Catholic Diocesan Ecumenical Commission. 
 

HONG KONG (SE): In response to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, around 300 people from different Christian denominations attended an ecumenical prayer service at St. Teresa’s Church, Prince Edward Road, on January 19, in which Church leaders urged those present to bear witness to God through compassion, humility and a dedication to promote justice.
 

Sister Grace Lee FSP
 
There was a concrete experience of what it means to talk about Christians being united at an event held at the All Saints Cathedral (Anglican), Mongkok, for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, on January 20. Reverend Samson Fan, pastor of this beautiful Anglican church, invited the Daughters of St. Paul to participate in the worship and to put up a book and media counter for parishioners.
 

The final service of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held on the evening of January 24 at the Community Church Hong Kong in Sheung Wan, with strong participation of both Catholic and Protestant Christians. 
 
The hour-long English worship featured music, prayers and a sermon on the theme, Your Right Hand, Lord, Was Majestic in Power (Exodus 15:6). The event was co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Christian Council and the Catholic Diocesan Ecumenical Commission.
 

HONG KONG (SE): Kicking off the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with the theme, Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power (Exodus 15:6), some 300 people came together for a joint ecumenical communion service and breakfast fellowship at the Methodist Church in Wanchai on January 18.
 
Representatives from the Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Catholic Churches led the congregation in prayer and song, proclaiming the scriptures and confessing the Nicene Creed.