11th Anniversary of True Father's Seonghwa
11th Anniversary of True Father’s Seonghwa
Let us offer jeongseong
(from FFWPU-USA)
August 28, 2023
Dear Family,
On Friday, September 1, 7.17 by the Heavenly Calendar, we will commemorate the 11th Anniversary of True Father’s Holy Ascension. It is hard to imagine that 11 years have already passed since our True Father ascended to the Spiritual World.
For 10 years, we commemorated the anniversary of True Father’s ascension globally centered on Korea. Last year, as we prepared to commemorate the 10th anniversary, True Mother encouraged us to pray to True Father, to meet him and ask for his guidance:
“What did Father say to you all today? Did he just tell you to just stop and let the fruits of your effort pass by without hope? Surely not. Is True Father asking you to become one with True Mother, who is leading the providence on earth? Then, Father will bless you to work together with Mother and spread to all of humankind the fact that Heavenly Parent’s love is with us from Heaven, and bless the entire human race to form beautiful Cheonbo families that can fulfill their responsibilities as filial sons and daughters and loyal citizens serving and attending Heavenly Parent. Are you going to make that determination and put it into practice? I believe in you. I love you.”
This year, True Mother again encouraged us to meet Father through prayers and witnessing activities, but she also asked us to hold local celebrations for True Father’s Ascension Anniversary.
Since arriving in America, I have been conducting the CSW Rebirth Workshops. I’ve also been encouraging all communities to establish their local Cheon Shim Won for the sake of all members across the country. Through the Rebirth Workshops and the Cheon Shim Won, we are able to reconnect and realign with True Mother, with True Father and ultimately with our Heavenly Parent.
As we prepare for the 11th Anniversary of True Father’s Ascension, let us keep our prayers and our hearts focused on Heavenly Parent and True Parents’ will and providence.
There will be a live broadcast from Korea of the Pledge Service on September 1, 12 a.m. (midnight) in Korea, which is Thursday, August 31 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. The broadcast will be available on IpeaceTV.com. [L.A. members are welcome to watch the program in Cheonshim Won at LAFC at 8 a.m. on August 31 after the 6 a.m. CSW prayer vigil.]
As True Mother requested, please prepare a beautiful celebration to commemorate True Father’s Seonghwa Anniversary in your communities, and let us invite our friends and families to join this celebration.
This is also the time to show our gratitude and offer our gifts to True Parents. As always, your offering of any amount is sincerely appreciated and gratefully accepted. You can make your offering online, at the following link: Special Donation for the 11th Anniversary of True Father’s Seonghwa, or give at your local church. Please see the International Memo regarding the special donation.
Let us celebrate the 11th anniversary of True Father’s Holy Ascension, and let us offer our best to support True Mother at this time to realize Heavenly Parent’s dream and successfully enter Cheon Won Gung in 2025.
May Heavenly Parent Bless you and your families,
Rev. Demian Dunkley
Regional Chair and President