For the past seven weeks, Bill Lay has been conducting a weekly course, entitled "The Great Truths, Happiness, the Family and First Principles." The course discusses the attainment of happiness through building healthy families. Bill and his wife Lisa are currently the directors of the Family Federation for Unification and World Peace and the Blessed Family Department for the New York state portion of the New York metro area.
Bill developed the course primarily to serve as an intermediate level of preparation for people interested in participating in Blessing 95, but it has also served as a means of introducing people to the Divine Principle. The class meets every Friday evening, 7-9 p.m., in the New York Room of 4 W. 43rd Street, Manhattan. Dr. Tyler Hendricks was a guest lecturer for one session of the last cycle of classes. The next cycle of classes will begin May 19 and conclude June 30. Another cycle will run from July 7 through August 18.
The weekly topics covered by the course are as follows: Realms of Heart; Eternal Life; Life of Faith; Spiritual Causes of Illness; The Historical Providence of God; Change of Lineage: Christology and Blessing; and The Future of the Family.
Persons wishing to participate in the course may enroll by coming to a class session. Anyone may audit one class without enrolling. The course is also available on audio cassettes. In either case, the course fee is $40. Those taking the course by audio tape will receive a 2-hour tape session each week in the mail. For more information, or to enroll, write or call Bill Lay at 27 Derby Road, Port Washington, NY 11050, tel. (516) 944- 9859.