Hak Ja Han
August 12, 2014
Cheongshim Peace World Center
At 9:00 am around twenty thousand members from many of the world's nations filled the stadium on that day. Kyeong Seuk Lu, president of FFWPU-Korea, was the master of ceremonies during the first part of the anniversary observance.
The event started when True mother entered with Kwon Jin nim. She first offered flowers to True Father and then took a seat. Following this was an opening declaration and the singing of the Cheon Il Guk anthem by everyone present. Yong Cheon Song, chairman of the Federation of Blessed Families in Japan, prayed. Participants and representatives of various circles placed flowers on the altar. The audience watched a commemorative video on True Parents' work in the Americas, followed by a video message from U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch.
Dan Burton, a former congressman, spoke, explaining that True Father's conviction "was not the will of the righteous American people." Finally, the vice-governor of the second administrative office of Gyeonggi Province on behalf of Nam Gyeong-pil, governor of Gyeonggi Province, read a eulogy to True Father. Next was a medley of holy songs, the dedication of the English Cheon Il Guk Scripture and the 2014 white book on public assets worldwide and finally True mother's address.
The second part of the memorial consisted of a musical performance that reflected True Parents' lives and their activities in the Americas. At the end of the musical, the whole event concluded with three cheers of eog mansei. Prior to this main event, a pledge service was held at 7:00 Amin Cheon Jeong Gung. At 12:30, after the main event, a commemorative banquet was also held in Cheon Jeong Gung.
THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL SEONGHWA
BANQUET
VICTORY CELEBRATION
