Important Jan 31st Blessing Announcement from BC's of Facebook

For Second Generation Couples matched by True Parents, Second Generation couples matched by their parents, matched First Generation couples, previously married First Gen. couples, and Ambassadors for Peace who wish to attend the blessing on January 31st 2008 at the Grand Ballroom, Manhattan Center in New York City, NY.

For 2nd Generation Couples matched by True Parents only: if an international spouse is unable to enter the USA for the Ceremony, it is permissible to attend with an 8" x 10" photo of your fiance.

All participants in the Blessing are expected to arrive on Thursday evening, Jan. 29th or Friday morning, Jan. 30th, by 8:00am. The exact location for the Friday breakfast and program is still being decided. Friday is an important, required day of orientation and education.

All information you need to know is in the messege below. The message has been edited only slightly, for security reasons.

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From: Facebook
Date: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 4:13 AM
Subject: "the BCs of Facebook" sent you a message on Facebook...
To: "Christopher D. Osborn"


Bethany Phillips sent a message to the members of the BCs of Facebook.

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Subject: IMPORTANT BLESSING ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey guys,

Sorry about the spammage, but this one's important and needs to get out ASAP:


From Nari Stephens:

This is the Official Jan 31st Blessing Info Page. It will be updated periodically with more information as the date comes closer for people.

http://familyfed.org/bfd/events/blessing/20090131/info.html

If anyone has any further questions, they can ask:
Nari Stephens as a BFD admin assistant (bfd.usa.admin (at) gmail.com),
BFD Co-director Hiromi Stephens (ommahiromi (at) verizon.net), or
BC Blessing Dept Director Inguk Seo (inguk (at) familyfed.org)

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Take care, everyone!  And make it an awesome life!
<3 from your sister,
~Bethany
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From Bergen, Hordaland, Norge,

Christopher D. Osborn

Fwd: European Blessed Family Department - Invitation to the 23rd European Blessing Workshop

Here's a message from the European Blessed Family Department and European Second Generation Blessing Affairs of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification - Europe.

Emails have been either deleted or slightly edited for security reasons. Also, some blank space with deleted for convenience sake. Otherwise, the messege is exactly how I received it.

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From: Knut Holdhus
Date: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Subject: Fwd: European Blessed Family Department - Invitation to the 23rd European Blessing Workshop

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From: European Office
Date: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Subject: European Blessed Family Department - Invitation to the 23rd European Blessing Workshop

European Blessed Family Department

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Invitation to the 23^rd European Blessing Workshop

Please ensure that a copy of this letter is given to all Second Generation over 17 years of age and their Parents in your country!

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It is my great pleasure to inform you about the upcoming blessing Workshop in Europe. Especially during this time when the True Parents have taken responsibility to conduct matchings and Blessings for the Second Generation it is important, that we are well informed and prepared to attend our True Parents and prepare well for receiving the blessing. As parents will also continue to do matchings it is important also to understand well how we can fulfil this responsibility as Blessed Families.

The Blessing WS will be a time for the participants, both the parents and the 2^nd Generation members, to prepare for the Matching process and the Blessing. We will use the time to go in detail into the meaning and process of the Blessing as well as how we can and should prepare ourselves in our hearts as well as practically for attending God and TP through the Blessing. There will be time to share and also work on one's personal situation.

Please note that people who have not attending a Blessing workshop will not be eligible to attend the Blessing.

23^rd Blessing WS:

Invited are: All Second Generation over 17 years of age (born on or before February 31^st of 1992) and all Parents who have children in this age.

Dates: 9^th – 12^th April 2009

Arrival/Departure: by 4 pm on the 9^th of April– 2 pm on the 12^th of April 2009

Place: Grävenwiesbach, Germany

Hasselborner Str. 20

61279 Grävenwiesbach/Ts

(http://www.djh-hessen.de/jh/graevenwiesbach)

Cost: 110 euro (100 euro for every further member of the same family).

Registration: Please register with Tadatoshi in the ESGD (tada(at)esgd.org / Tel: 0049 69 74745933).

If you have any questions feel free to contact the ESGD.

Please bring: slippers, notes, sleeping bag is not needed.

Please also note, that the Blessing homepage is accessible: www.2ndgenblessing.com

Here you will be able to find all information concerning the Blessing, the application process and also about the upcoming Blessing WS. Feel free to take a look and send us comments or questions.

Yours sincerely,

Pres. Yong-Cheol Song

President FFWPU – Europe

Geros Kunkel

European Second Generation Blessing Affairs

www.esgd.org / www.2ndgenblessing.com

Centering on True Love, for The Fight for Cheon-Il-Guk,

Christopher D. Osborn
Bergen, Hordaland, Norge

Matching/Blessing: Korea, February 2009

Below is a letter from the the head of the European Blessed Family Department/European Second Generation Blessing Affairs of FFWPU/HSA-UWC describing a little detail of a matching/blessing marriage ceremonies to be held in Korea in February 2009.

To : All Blessed Families

From : Geros Kunkel
Refer : Blessing February 1st 2009
Date : 4th November 2008 Pages including this front page: 1



Dear Blessed Families,

I would like to announce in advance, that there will be a Blessing on February 1st 2009 after True Parents 90th Birthday. In the days before that there will also be a matching by True Father for 2nd Generation Blessing candidates.

We are still working to prepare the official Letter concerning the details of the upcoming Matching and Blessing, therefore please wait for further announcements. We cannot say any details yet, concerning who will be eligible to attend the matching or details regarding the schedule and events in Korea around that time.

If you wish to attend either the Matching and Blessing or the Blessing as a matched couple, please get in touch with me and prepare now, so that you can be informed about further details.

For the Blessing Application, please go to: www.2ndgenblessing.com where you will find all info, requirements, forms, etc. concerning the Blessing Application process.

If you have any questions, please feel free to be in touch with me. geros (at) esgd.org

Yours sincerely,

Geros Kunkel
European Blessed Family Department
European Second Generation Blessing Affairs