ACTIVITiES
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Geoffrey Ko (1969)
Thanksgiving – Carol Service 2015
The Alumni Choir concluded an active and eventful 2015 with a
joyous and heart-warming Carol Service at St John’s Cathedral on 17
December 2015.
Held just three days after the Centenary Concert, the Carol Service
was attended by a considerable number of overseas alumni who
returned to Hong Kong especially for the Centenary festivities,
in addition to many local alumni and relatives and friends of
the participants. St John’s Cathedral was filled to capacity; the
atmosphere was charged with excitement and anticipation as
organist, Mr Gary Tong (1997), played several tuneful preludes prior
to the start of the service.
The jubilant church bells tolled precisely at 7:30 pm; Mr Ronald
Kwok (1992), Master of Ceremonies, called upon the congregation
to worship, with the procession of the Alumni Choir and the
congregation singing
O Come All Ye Faithful
and the School Hymn.
Father Wu Wai Ho (1994), an SPCC alumnus and a former teacher
in the primary school, gave the congregation a warm welcome on
behalf of St John’s Cathedral and invoked the presence and blessing
of God with prayer. Dr Philip Leong (1965) then briefly outlined the
purpose and history of the Carol Service and conveyed his warmest
Christmas and New Year wishes to all present.
The theme “Thanksgiving” was chosen to match the spirit of the
college’s Centenary year, and as such, two theme-related congregation
hymns,
All Creatures of Our God
and
King and Now Thank We All
Our God
, were added to the standard repertoire of traditional carols
such as
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
and
Joy to the World
. These
ever-uplifting hymns were vivaciously accompanied by the organ and
the SPCC String Orchestra.
The SPCC Alumni Choir.
1. Mr Geoffrey Ko, conductor and organiser of the Carol Service, giving a speech
on the theme “Thanksgiving”.
2. The SPCC Alumni Choir, enjoying the serenity of Christmas carols.
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