2020 06 03
作者 Article by: Joel Chiu 在過去差不多十個主日和基督升天日，因為不能去教堂聚集崇拜，所以除了聽我們網站內登載的當日講道外，襯機會參加了其它禮拜堂的互聯網上在線4
崇拜。它們都是因應新型冠狀病毒病大流行，靠各自的資源在短時間發展起來的，像催促教會走上新的未來世界。希望這情況能把教會生活，呈現給更多的已往沒有接觸教會的人們就好了。我訪登過的崇拜有採用自己各自網頁、臉書或ＹＯＵＴＵＢＥ頻道作即時播送的。當中我覺得都可以投入崇拜內用聖詩、跟隨禮文作回應禱告、聽講道、甚至在內心領受主禮牧師分給會眾的聖餐和他的赦罪和祝福，感到主的臨在。另外因為居家遵循社交隔離，學會了用ＺＯＯＭ舉行會議，然後團契亦嘗試了用它昨小組聚會，最近兩個主日，英語崇拜也開始用ＺＯＯＭ。我覺得崇拜時，主持人預備了禮文，很方便。相信日後大家可以多方面的參與。大家可以在崇拜正式開始前和完結後互相輕輕鬆鬆問候交談，雖然未能真正見面，也差不多像能培養彼此的關係。我期望粵語崇拜如果仍然不能在教堂舉行的話，在各方面的配合下，可盡早以類似的形式進行也不錯。 在此我想向上主禱告。 使人更新改變的上主阿！你給破滅的夢帶來希望，你指示我們甚麼是嶄新的可能﹔懇求你用開放的心思和意念更新我們，無論你帶領我們往何處，都隨時充分地準備好去跟從。阿們！ I have not been able to gather at our church for the last about ten Sundays and Ascension Day because worship is temporarily suspended, therefore I took this opportunity visited several online worship services live-streaming broadcast by a few churches besides listening to the sermon recordings of ours. These have been responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic taken with the support of individual resources in short lapse of timer after. That seems like our churches are urged to move to the future sooner than they naturally are going. It may be good that there are more people who can see how our church lives are. The online worships I participated are mostly utilizing either Face Book, YouTube channels or their individual website. I engaged myself in those virtual worships by singing hymns, responding to liturgy, listening to homilies, even might receive the body and blood of Christ that the officiants administered and his/her absolution and benedictions. I felt God is with me. Because of following the advice of our Government to stay home, I have been forced to attend meeting in Zoom. And then, I met with JOY Fellowship members in Zoom meetings. On the last two Sundays, St. 5
E. started virtual worship service with Zoom. In those worships, the host prepared us with order of service bulletin which helps engaging us. In future services, I believe there will be wider participation by our parishioners. Before the start and after the services ended, we may chat a little bit with each other like we do at church which was nice. At least this kind of interactions nurtures relationship within us. I look forward to a workable form of virtual worship in the Cantonese congregation should this suspension of worship at church last for quite some time longer. Let me pray to our heavenly father. Transforming God, you bring hope to broken dreams and show us new possibilities. Renew us with open hearts, open minds and open wills, ready to follow wherever you lead. Amen.