Alpha News

H O N G KO N G www.alpha.org.hk
No. 5 June 2004

H ONG K ONG S TUDENT L EADS A LPHA AT H ARVARD

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In the Vatican: Alpha speaker Nicky Gumbel is presented to the Pope, who has called for a 'new evangelisation', at the end of a General Audience in the Papal Audience Chamber in February.

NICKY GUMBEL MEETS POPE JOHN PAUL II

HONG KONG STARTS 1ST ALPHA FOR CATHOLICS
Alpha speaker Nicky Gumbel was in the Vatican in February this year and met with Pope John Paul II. In Hong Kong, John O'Dore tells us exciting news of the first Alpha Course for Catholics. The first ever Alpha for Catholics course to be offered in Hong Kong ran from February and just finished in May. The course was run during the lunch hour on Mondays at the Catholic Centre in Central. By the Grace of God, the response was overwhelming with a full room of over 40 participants. According to John O'Dore, who helped in a team to run the course, "We thought maybe 20 would sign-up - in the end over 40 participated and completed the course - over 30 joined the week-end retreat as well. People are already asking when the next one will be held. A few participants are also planning to start another course in the Fall in their own Parish." You may ask - "What is Alpha for Catholics?" Alpha for Catholics refers to the use of the Alpha course within the Catholic Church. It is the unchanged standard Alpha course. Alpha is compatible with Catholic teaching, but it does not present wholly Catholic issues. It assumes that followup teachings will be offered to Catholics and those wishing to become Catholic if they are not already. The Catholic Church world-wide is embracing the Alpha Course as it is being run in Catholic Parishes in over 30 countries, including Japan and Singapore in Asia, and now Hong Kong!

SHANGHAI & TAIWAN ALPHA CONFERENCE

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