Echo News

So comes the season of Lent, a major period in the church’s calendar. Etymologically, the word ‘Lent’ originally meant ‘Spring’, and therefore refers to a season of life and hope.

The Bishop of Hong Kong Island Matthias Der announced in last year’s diocesan synod the Revd Ip Kam-fai and the Revd Lam Chun-wai are to be made Honorary Canons of St John’s Cathedral, and Dr Moses Cheng as Honorary Lay Canon.

This year’s annual clergy conference was held from 28th till 30th November, with Prof Francis Yip, Director of the Divinity School of Chung Chi College as the guest speaker, leading the attending clergy in exploring the Church’s mission within the context of our current Hong Kong.

With Advent opening a new liturgical year, the Taizé Community is looking at another new beginning particular to them.

This year’s Provincial Education Day Evensong was held on 13th January, at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Over a hundred Anglican schools and kindergartens joined, with more than 500 in the pews.

The 51st Speech Day of SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School was held on 2nd December, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony commenced with the National Flag raising ceremony.

Saturday the 18th of November was a joyous day for our school, as we held our Open Day event. As this is also the year of our school’s 45th anniversary.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

We write this letter with a heavy heart. We are living in unusual times. We have all been shocked by the news and pictures of the carnage in the Holy Land – in Israel, the Gaza Strip and on the West Bank.

On PBC and the hospital in Gaza
1. What is the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC)? How is the PBC related to our Anglican hospital, the Al Ahli Hospital, in Gaza?

he Thanksgiving Service celebrating the 180th anniversary of the foundation of HKSKH and the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of the Province was held in the afternoon of 23rd October at Queen Elizabeth Stadium. The Most Revd Andrew Chan, Primate of Hong Kong officiated at the service, and the Rt Revd Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion preached. Co-celebrating were the current and emeritus archbishops and bishops of HKSKH, overseas archbishops and bishops, clergy of HKSKH, as well as visiting clergy from overseas.