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The 13th Provisional Council of the Macau Missionary Area was held in the afternoon of 5 July at St Paul’s Church in Macau. The theme of this council was ‘The Missionary Diocese in Advent’.

Celebrating its 160th anniversary, St Stephen’s Church celebrated a Thanksgiving Eucharist on the afternoon of 28 June.

Thanks to the invitation of Fr Christopher John, Minister General of the First Order of the Society of St Francis, we travelled to Stroud, Australia, from 26 May to 1 June, to the Hermitage of St Bernardine, popularly known as the ‘Assisi of the South’. The visit became a week-long retreat, and an opportunity for us to experience Franciscan monastic life.

In my third year at university, I was doing an
exchange program in the Netherlands, enjoying a rich experience in academia and culture. One day, I received a text from Revd Matthew Lee saying, ‘are you interested? Do you have time?’ with an attachment of an introduction to the Anglican Communion Youth Network (ACYN) Creation Care Committee.

The 10th General Synod of HKSKH was successfully held between 21 and 23 June at St Andrew’s Church. Lasting three sessions, the Synod saw elections held, motions debated, and a lengthy discussion during adjournment on the Provincial Nurture Blueprint.

On 1st June at 9am, Cardinal Stephen Chow of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong was invited to preach during the Sunday service at HKSKH St John’s Cathedral. This marks the first time a Catholic Cardinal has preached at a Sunday service in St John’s Cathedral, and Cardinal Chow expressed that it is indeed a historic moment for him as a Roman Catholic Cardinal to share a message in the Anglican cathedral.

On the morning of 19 June, 2025, Archbishop Andrew Chan presided over the reaffirmation of vows ceremony for Sister Amy Joy（王愛美）at St. John's Cathedral during the Feast of Corpus Christi. In the presence of the gathered clergy, Sister Amy Joy was officially received as the first nun in the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui province.

Uniting the Taizé Community, the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, a ‘Taizé meeting for East Asian Youth at Hong Kong’ was held at All Saints’ Cathedral, Wah Yan College (Kowloon), and St Ignatius Chapel on the evenings of 2 May till 5 May.

On Saturday afternoon, 17 May, the Diocese of Hong Kong Island held a Diocesan Gospel Rally, the theme of the rally was set to be ‘Go where?’, and the key verse of the day was ‘I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.’ (John 10:10b)

The 135th anniversary celebration and Holy Communion service of Holy Trinity Cathedral in the East Kowloon Diocese took place on 15 June (Trinity Sunday) . Bishop The Rt Revd Timothy Kwok officiated and delivered the sermon, with Archbishop The Most Revd Andrew Chan blessed the event.