The 42nd True God’s Day and the 8th Anniversary of the Coronation Ceremony for the Kingship of God

Dae Mo Nim
January 1, 2009

At 8:00 am of January 1, 2009, with True Parents and the True Children, the ‘Commemorative Service of the 42nd True God’s Day and the 8th Anniversary of the Coronation Ceremony for the Kingship of God’ was held in the Gathering Room of Cheon Jeong Gung Museum. This year, the commemorative service for both the True God’s Day and the Coronation Ceremony for the Kingship of God was held at the same time, and around 2,000 members of elder members, Ambassadors of Peace, national leaders, pastors, providential organization leaders and others gathered from around the world to celebrate this day. True Parents gave Certificates of Appointment for the Bunbongwangs for their heavy responsibility of Abel-UN and gave words centering on the year motto.

True Parents entered the stage wearing the royal robe they wore at the ‘Opening Ceremony of Cheon Jeong Gung Museum’ (June 13, 2006). Hyung Jin Nim, FFWPU International President, gave the following Report Prayer, “Through their life, True Parents experienced all the hardships from Satan, they opened the Era of the Victory of True Lineage on the historical foundation of victory. The New 9th Year of Cheon Il Guk, let all members of the church do their best and become children who can return joy and glory to True Parents. In this era of substantial restoration, please bless this 2009 to be victorious.”

Then True Parents held the Conferment of Certificates of Appointment on the Bunbongwangs (Korea: President Rev. Chung-hwan Kwak, Japan: President Hideo Oyamada, U.S.A.: President Dong-mun Ju). Then True Parents appointed Rev. Kwak as the Secretary-General of Abel-UN and Rev. Seon-jo Hwang as the vice Secretary-General of Abel-UN, and gave the following words, “Centering on the Secretary-General of the Abel-UN, complete the world centering on God and True Parents.”

True Parents also explained the providential meaning of each chapter of the Peace Messages and emphasized its importance and read the 16th Chapter of Peace Messages (‘A Providential View of the Pacific Rim Era in Light of God’s Will’). He also instructed to hoondok the part that explains the part of the Family Pledge, recorded in the Peace Messages, during the pledge ceremony of Anshiil.

The Commemorative Ceremony that was held for around 4 hours and 30 minutes, with Rev. Chang-shik Yang, President of FFWPU-Korea, as the MC. The program was followed in the following order; Opening Declaration, Pledge, reciting of the Family Pledge, Report Prayer by Hyung Jin Nim, Congratulatory Cake Cutting and eating of the Holy Food by True Parents, Hoondok Reading by Dr. Peter Kim, Congratulatory Song by ‘Two Rivers Choir’, Presentation of Flowers by Dae-seop Shin Parish and Shihomi Ito, Chief of Blessed Wives, Hamamatsu Parish, Japan, True Parents’ Speech and the Conferment of Certificates of Appointment on the Bunbongwangs, and was ended by Three Cheers of Eok-manse by Rev. Do-sun Lim, General President of FFWPU-Japan.