Invitation to the 39th European Second Generation Blessing Preparation Workshop

To : All Regional Leaders, National Leaders, City Leaders and HARP/Youth Leaders From : European Second Generation Blessing Department Refer : Invitation to the 39th European Second Generation Blessing Preparation Workshop Date : 18 September 2015 Pages including this front page: 2

Please ensure that a copy of this letter is given to all Second Generation over 17 years of age and their Parents in your country.

Invitation to the 39th European Blessing Preparation Workshop for Second Generation Blessing Candidates and Parents - in English and German languages

It is our great pleasure to inform you about the upcoming European Blessing Preparation Workshop. As we prepare ourselves for the Matching and Blessing it is very important that we have an in-depth understanding of it; the workshop can be a great help in this process. A Blessing Preparation Workshop is a requirement for all who wish to attend the Blessing and is designed to assist all candidates preparing for the matching or those already matched preparing to go to the Blessing. Attending as Parents and Children is something we recommend, as it can be a positive experience to support the Parents Matching process. We will use the time to go in detail into the meaning and process of the Blessing as well as how we can and should prepare ourselves in our hearts as well as practically for attending God and TP through the Blessing. There will be time to reflect, share and also work on one’s personal situation. We will provide translation into German language for the programme. There will be some German-speaking groups arranged for the discussions too. Therefore German-speaking brothers and sisters with limited English skills are encouraged to participate at this workshop. Please note that people who have not attended a Blessing workshop will not be eligible to attend the Blessing.

39th European Second Generation Blessing Preparation WS:

Invited are: All Second Generation and Jacob Children over 17 years of age (born on or before November 1st of 1998), and all Parents who have children in this age range. Dates: 29th October – 1st November 2015 Arrival: by 18:00 on the 29th October 2015 (Thursday) to Bad Camberg (train station) Please plan your arrival to Frankfurt (Main train station or FRA airport) latest by 16:30 on 29th October Departure: after 13:30 on the 1st November 2015 (Sunday) from Bad Camberg (train station) Please plan your departure from Frankfurt (Main train station or FRA airport) after 16:00 on 1st November Place: Seminarzentrum Neumühle, Bad Camberg 65516 (near Frankfurt), Germany WS fee: 105 EUR (regular fee) 100 EUR (for the 2nd or 3rd person of the same family)

Registration: Please register latest by 15 October online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QFuMJkrrifmheHDCTLjzTvP3YSy8EtfzqDnlps9RkO4/viewform Please bring: House shoes, notebooks

Local transport: Please plan your trip to Bad Camberg, there is regular connection from Frankfurt Airport and Frankfurt Main train station by the train. We will arrange pick up from the Bad Camberg train station.

The Blessing preparation workshop is organized and will be directed by the ESGD and the BFED staff. Note, that the BFED homepage is accessible: http://www.bfdeu.org/BFD/blessing/index.php. There you will be able to find all information concerning the Blessing and Application process. If you have any questions feel free to contact the ESGD at blessing@esgd.org.

Yours Sincerely,

Geros Kunkel Patrick Hanna

European Second Generation Blessing Department