European Parents Matching Convocation

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification European Blessed Family and Education Department European Second Generation Blessing Department E-Mail: blessing@esgd.org HP: www.bfdeu.org

To: All Blessed Families From: Blessed Family and Education Department Refer: European Parents Matching Convocation Date: 28 September 2015 Pages including this front page: 4

Dear Blessed Families,

We would like to invite all Blessed Parents who have children of matching age or younger to our upcoming European Parents Matching Convocation. Parents of Blessed children and parents of Jacob children are welcome to attend. In addition, Second Generation and Jacob children matching candidates who are twenty-five years old or older are also invited to participate.

The European Parents Matching Convocation will take place at: Seminar Center Neumühle, near Bad Camberg ,Germany From Friday, 6th of November till Sunday 8th of November 2015

The purpose of the convocation is to support parents in their role of matching their children. True Parents have given this responsibility to the parents, and it is our task as Blessed Families to fulfil the expectation of our True Parents and to establish a right tradition. For this we need to make our full effort and work together well, supporting each other in facing the different challenges, guiding our 2nd Generation well through the matching process and setting the right foundation for their future Blessing.

Concerning 2nd gen and Jacobs children of age 25+ who are still looking for their eternal spouse, we believe that a close cooperation between parents and their children may help the process of finding their match. Therefore we encourage these young brothers and sisters to also participate in the Parents Matching Convocation.

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The Convocation will include plenty of useful information and valuable internal guidance on issues relating to the matching and Blessing that can be helpful whether you are preparing to match your children or are already in the process of doing so.

The “Treasures Of Heaven” ministry for blessed children with special needs will be presented as well.

Besides we will offer some special sessions – parallel to the parents program - with testimonies, presentations and discussions for the young adults, and the chance to talk/make a plan with a member of the matching support team.

There will be time set aside to meet and share with other Blessed Families, an aspect that people find so valuable.

At the Convocation there is also a unique opportunity to display the profile (photographs and information) about your child if he/she is a matching candidate and to see the pictures and personal details about other matching candidates from all over Europe and even from other parts of the world. This may directly help the process of finding a suitable partner for your child.

It is recommended to register early. There are 80 spaces available. Places will be given on first come, first-served basis.

Please consider whether you would like to display your child’s profile (or your own profile if you are a candidate) at the convocation. If you would like to do so, please inform Orlande Schenk pmc@esgd.org by email.(deadline: 28 October 2015). Note that we will only display profiles of candidates who have explicitly expressed their wish to have them displayed. The profile will not be displayed by us unless you specifically inform us that you would like us to do so.

To ensure that your profile is displayed you have several options:

1. If you / your candidate is already registered on the International Matching website www.bcmatching.org make sure the profile is updated and inform us of your desire to display his/her profile. We can then print your profile from the website and display it. (If you are not registered, you can use this opportunity to register your candidate on the website. This not only allows you to use the website, but also means that you only have to update your profile and it can be displayed at any future convocation, in Europe or elsewhere, just by letting us know.)

2. If you submitted a Blessing Application, we can also use copies of your Blessing Application (Pictures, Application form and Family Introduction form to display the profile.

3. If neither of the above applies, you can still hand in your own materials: pictures, letters, information for display. Contact information and basic data (name, date of birth, etc.) should be included.

Furthermore, it is particularly helpful if the candidate can fill out the attached questionnaire below and send it to us.

Please send all information to us at least one week before the date of the event (deadline: 28 October 2015) ,so that we have time to collate and prepare copies.

* * * * * Parents Matching Convocation – Key information (Summary)

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Invited are: All Parents of present or future 2nd Generation and Jacob children matching candidates, and those children themselves who are aged 25 and over (born before 31 December 1990). Dates: 6 November – 8 November 2015

Arrival: by 18:00 on 6 November 2015

Departure: after 14:00 on 8 November 2015

Place: Seminar Center Neumühle, near Bad Camberg Germany. website: : http://www.seminarhaus-neumuehle.de/

Cost 2 Bedroom with Shower/WC: 110 Euro per person 3 Bedroom with Shower/WC : 110 Euro per person 4 to 8 Bedroom (Bunk Beds) with Shower/ WC: 100 Euro per person

Workshop directors: David Hanna, Patrick Hanna

Registration online https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N9wSeTMrzzKpHlEAJqKySf2SHrnz1eTNrHS6O97wdhE/viewfor m

Registration deadline is 28 October 2015. If you have any problem registering online please contact our BFED Secretary Margaret Staudinger bfedeu@gmail.com

Good to bring: House shoes, notebook, name-cards for contacting, (no sleeping bag necessary).

Basic travel information: There is regular train connection from Frankfurt main train station (Hauptbahnhof) to Bad Camberg. We can arrange a pick up from the train station Bad Camberg You will receive detailed information about the local travel to the Seminar Center Neumühle after the registration.

Please feel free to contact us about any questions or issues related to the Parents Matching Convocations. Below you will find contact information of other BFED members. Jane Toresen: Parents Matching Support Coordinator janetoresen.bfd@gmail.com Hans Karlsson: Jacob children hanskar99@hotmail.com Lisa Janssen: matching support and Treasures of Heaven ministry lisajanssen.nl@gmail.com Margaret Staudinger: BFED secretary bfedeu@gmail.com

We wish you God’s guidance and blessing in the matching process and hope that these opportunities and the various tools we are making effort to provide will help you in this important area of parents’ responsibility.

Yours sincerely,

David Hanna Patrick Hanna Director, BFED European Second Generation Blessing Dep.

David Hanna dh@hanna.plus.com Patrick Hanna patrick@esgd.org

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Additional Questions - to be completed by the candidate whose profile is on display:

Please use this page to indicate (to those viewing your profile) any particular, additional points you would like them to be made aware of.

All questions are voluntary; it is fine to leave any of them blank.

Name:______________________________ Date of Birth:___________ Male / Female

1. Are there any particular issues to consider regarding the nationality of the person who might be considered as a match for you, or the region they are from?

2. Do you have any strong concerns about age difference between you and your possible match?

Could be up to ___ years older than me / up to ___ years younger than me

3. When do you envisage starting married life?

After ____ years / Within ____ years

Your reason for this? ____________________________________________

4. If you were matched with a person from a different region, would you be willing to move to that region, to live there?

Yes / No Your reason? _________________________________________

5. If the OTHER party has any of the following situations, would you be able to accept them? a. is seeking re-blessing (Yes/No) b. has previously started marriage life (Yes/No) c. has been through a Forgiveness Ceremony (Yes/No) d. has some degree of mental or physical disability (Yes/No)

6. Please underline YOUR own status regarding the Blessing a. not blessed previously / blessed previously b. didn’t start marriage life / started marriage life c. attended Blessing Workshop / didn’t attend Blessing Workshop yet d. did Blessing interview / didn’t do Blessing interview yet

7. Please mention any other circumstances or requirements that should be taken into consideration. European Parents Matching Convocation 6-8 November 2015 Page 4 of 4