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Commemorative Events for the 1st Anniversary of the Entrance into Cheon Jeong Peace Palace and Coronation of the True Parents, the King and Queen of Peace in Heaven and Earth, and the 45th Day of All True Things

Chung Hwan Kwak
June 13, 2007
Cheon Jeong Peace Palace, Chung Pyung, Korea
FFWPU International

More than 1,500 participants gathered at Cheon Jeong Gung to participate in the events to commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the Entrance into Cheon Jeong Gung and Coronation of the True Parents, the King and Queen of Peace in Heaven and Earth, and the 45th Day of All True Things.

The pledge service that day was held at 7:00 a.m. True Parents who had just a few days ago came back from their speaking tour of Korea, Japan and America looked healthy and strong as they entered the room.

Dr. Chung Hwan Kwak was the emcee for the pledge service. He guided the participants in offering a bow and reciting the Family Pledge. Dr. Kwak and his wife then offered the representative prayer. True Parents cut the celebration cake, and distributed the Holy Food to the members of the True Family. Rev. Sun Jo Hwang then guided everyone in three cheers of eog-mansei to close the morning program.

From 10:00 a.m. the service to commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the Entrance into Cheon Jeong Gung and Coronation of the True Parents, the King and Queen of Peace in Heaven and Earth, and the 45th Day of All True Things.

Rev. Sun Jo Hwang was the emcee for this event. He briefly explained the meaning of the "Entrance into Cheon Jeong Gung and Coronation of the True Parents, the King and Queen of Peace in Heaven and Earth" which took place a year ago. A video presentation summarizing the events last year was shown to the participants.

At exactly 10:00 a.m. the emcee led all participants in a bow to True Parents and then led everyone to sing the national anthem of Cheon Il Guk. The representative prayer was given by Rev. Dow Soon Yim, chairman of the Unification Movement in Japan.

Dr. Kwak then gave the commemorative address and read the same speech True Father gave last year at the entrance ceremony. In his commemorative address, he explained the meaning of the Day of All True Things. "This day was a historical day that opened the path for humanity to restore creation and the environment, which was lost through the Fall, back to God." "The gates have been opened wide allowing use to restore God's rights of ownership. We should become the children with the qualifications from God and resolve to uphold the heavenly way of relating with creation in love on behalf of God."

Mr. Bong Ho Kim, former vice-speaker of house from Korea gave the congratulatory address. "It is an honor to be able to stand before you on this joyful and significant occasion." "As an ambassador for peace, I will actively take part in all the activities of the Universal Peace Federation and its efforts in realizing Cheon Il Guk."

A special performance was given by La Strada ensemble. Kim Young Il and his wife Shindae Tomoyo offered a flower bouquet to True Parents.

A special conferment ceremony also took place that day; True Parents conferred the Universal Peace Federation flags to the representatives of the twelve regions (Korea, Japan, North America 1, North America 2, Asia, Oceania, South America, Africa, Middle East, Europe 1, Europe 2, Northeast region) to represent the 200 nations of the world.

True Father then came up with True Mother and asked for the ambassadors for peace to work together with the Universal Peace Federation. With True Mother at his side, he read the introductory part of his prepared speech. He then asked Rev. Peter Kim to read the rest of his speech.

The speech was an explanation of the value and significance of the Family Pledge. After the end of the speech, True Father called up True Mother and asked her to sing a song. The ceremony ended that day with three cheers of eog-mansei by Dr. Chang Shik Yang. The congratulatory banquet began from 1:00 p.m. at the second floor banquet hall.

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