Echo News

The merciless flames have cast an invisible shadow over Hong Kong. When we hear the words ‘Merry Christmas’, ... we may question, ‘What is there to be merry about, when the innocent are suffering?’

The recent fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po（大埔宏福苑） was a disaster that broke the hearts of people across Hong Kong. The HKSKH Welfare Council establishing the ‘Act of Love 1126 Fire Support Working Group’ and launched a holistic relief operation.

On 26 Nov, as images of the Tai Po fire started to circulate, many of us were left grief-stricken, but many more still were moved by the tragedy, and decided to act in charity and love.

The 14th Diocesan Synod of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island was held from 16 to 17 November at St Stephen’s Church. The Rt Revd Matthias Der built on top of the last synod’s theme, ‘Becoming Christ’s disciples, renewing the church’, and announced that the theme of the 14th synod would be ‘Empowering disciples, building the church together’, thus setting the tone for the plans of the diocese’s coming two years.

The 23rd Graduation Ceremony of HKSKH Ming Hua Theological College was held on the afternoon of November 9 at St Paul’s Church. The Most Revd Andrew Chan, Archbishop and Primate of HKSKH, officiated and conferred the awards in his capacity as Chairman of the College Council.

After seven years of redevelopment, The Sailors Home and Mission to Seafarers (the Mission) is delighted to announce the grand opening of The Mariners on 18 November.

Organized by the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives, the exhibition “Reaching Out to the People: Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, 1912–1967” was held at All Saints’ Cathedral from October 11 to 15 and October 17 to 18.

October has been an eventful month for the Anglican Communion. A new Archbishop of Canterbury was announced, and GAFCON issued a communique in response, calling for an end to communion with the See of Canterbury. ...

St Peter’s Seafarers’ Church, the situated inside the newly renovated The Mariners, was recently dedicated and consecrated on the evening of 26th September.

The Ordination of Deacon for the Diocese of Western Kowloon took place on 21 September (Sunday, St Matthew’s Day) at St Andrew''s Church, where the Diocesan Bishop, the Most Revd Andrew Chan, ordained Ryan Muir as a deacon.