HONG KONG (LiCAS News): The Serra Club of Hong Kong inaugurated its 2026–2027 term on July 21 with a Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Caine Road. This was followed by a fellowship gathering and a birthday celebration at the Caritas Restaurant for members born in July.
The opening general meeting featured a keynote address by Father Edward Chau King-Fun, head of the Philosophy and Religious Studies departments at Holy Spirit Seminary College.
Father Chau, known for his involvement in interreligious dialogue and his efforts to bring Chinese cultural traditions into conversation with Catholic theology, invited participants to embrace a “Three-Step Spiritual Practice” designed for modern lay apostles.
He began by emphasising the importance of reflection, encouraging lay apostles to cultivate an inner stillness so they might recognise God’s quiet presence, even amid the relentless pace of modern life.
Building on this, Father Chau highlighted the need for integration, urging participants to harmonise their Christian faith with their personal identity and the traditional wisdom found in Chinese culture.
True spiritual growth requires a seamless harmony between contemplation and action
Father Edward Chau
He concluded by stressing the importance of action, calling for the fruits of inner contemplation to be expressed through tangible acts of charity, humble service, and public witness.
“True spiritual growth requires a seamless harmony between contemplation and action,” Father Chau remarked, urging members to deepen their interior life with God whilst actively engaging with the contemporary world.
The incoming club president encouraged members to ground their service in St Paul’s invitation to transformation: “Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect” [Romans 12:2].
Now entering its seventh decade, the Serra Club of Hong Kong continues to support vocation promotion and youth discernment within the diocese.
The chapter maintains a longstanding relationship with the Serra Club of Macau, with both clubs operating under a single district governor and coordinating vocation initiatives across the Pearl River Delta.
In partnership with the Hong Kong Diocesan Vocation Committee and the Hong Kong Diocesan Altar Servers Association, the club provides educational bursaries for seminarians, holds monthly spiritual gatherings, and assists newly arrived foreign missionaries as they adapt to local Cantonese culture and language.
