From ENS-The Anglican Consultative Council’s 17th meeting officially opened April 28 with a combination of speeches and traditional Anglican liturgy spiced at the end with Chinese custom.
Near the end of the Eucharist which took place at St. John’s Cathedral in the heart of the financial district here, Archbishop of Hong Kong and ACC Chair Paul Kwong told the congregation that Hong Kong means “Fragrant Harbor,” a name it took because of the spice trade in its early days.
“I believe that a disciple gives off the ‘Fragrance of Christ’ in daily life,” he said. “My prayer is that ACC-17 can help our Anglican Communion to become a giver of the ‘Fragrance of Christ’ to the world.”
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby thanked God “that you have gathered your church from north and south, east and west,” and vigorously struck a ceremonial gong three times and declared ACC-17 open in the name of the Trinity. A video clip of the gong ceremony is below.
More here-
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2019/04/29/acc-17-opens-with-calls-for-christian-witness-and-intentional-discipleship-for-a-better-peaceful-world/
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