Matching Candidate Profiles for the Convocation

A Precious Opportunity to Display Your Matching Profile!

We are holding a major Parents Matching Convocation in Camberg, 6-8 November. Just one week away. It is a great opportunity to have your matching profile displayed - you do not have to attend in person; we just need your permission.

Taking the positive step of displaying your profile can give space for God to work and inspiration to come. This is such a valuable chance as we will have over one hundred people attending!

If you are on the www.bcmatching.org website, you can request for your profile to be printed off, or you can submit your own information with or without your online profile.

Please see the attached forms - attach any forms to your submission that you choose to fill out. You may also send any additional information and photographs that you want.

Importantly, the profile display room is open to all matching candidates – 2nd Generation and Jacob Children, aged 18+, from all over the world.

Please submit your profiles, or any questions you have, before the 6th November to: pmc@esgd.org

If you are attending the PMC, please prepare your profile, or your son’s or daughter’s profile – and notify us in advance if you are bringing one with you. Also, please let us know in advance if you want it printed off from the website. This will help us with preparations.

David Hanna Orlande Schenk Blessed Family and Education Department

Unification Church Europe E u r o p e a n S e c o n d G e n e r a t i o n B l e s s i n g D e p a r t m e n t ESGD, Second Generation Blessing Dept., c/o Geros Kunkel, Walter-Hesselbach-Str. 214, 60389 Frankfurt, Germany www.bfdeu.org www.esgd.org E-Mail: blessing@esgd.org

Dear Blessing Applicant,

Below is the 2nd Generation Blessing Application for Europe. All 2nd Generation Blessing Candidates need to complete this application in order to be eligible for the Blessing. Please fill out the forms below and send them to the European Second Generation Department: ESGD 2nd Gen Blessing Department c/o Geros Kunkel Walter-Hesselbach-Str. 214 60389 Frankfurt am Main Germany

Email: blessing@esgd.org

Forms to fill out - Second Generation Blessing Application Form - Family Introduction Form

In addition to the forms please include in your Blessing Application Blessing Pictures Provide 2 A4 pictures of For details see footnote ¹ Head and Full body. Print them out and send them to us, we will print the pictures for a fee of 10 euro per picture. Interview/Confession Needs to be conducted with Interview form needs to be the National Leader or BFD filled out and signed. representative. AIDS Test / Health Report An AIDS test at your local For details see footnote ² doctor and a statement that you are healty

Did you complete: 7 Day Fast Yes  Dates: Blessing Workshop Yes  Date: (send a copy of certificate) 21 Day DP Workshop Yes  Which: Date:

¹ Blessing Pictures Two colour photos 8x10 inches (20x25cm)

1. One full length (candidate standing) and one of head and shoulders 2. Photos should be clear, taken indoors against a plain background 3. Those who normally wear glasses should wear them for the photos 4. Please dress nicely with proper shoes 5. Please remember that the pictures will be shown to True Parents. Thus please make sure that the pictures ARE OF good quality. (If possible it is recommended to have the pictures made by a professional photographer) 6. Please send pictures in portrait format (not landscape!)

Two photos are required:

You might also wish to provide one family-picture. This is optional, but recommended.

² AIDS test / Health Report This is a short statement about the health of the candidate. It can be written and signed by either the parents or the candidate him/herself. Only major health problems need to be stated. If there are no major health problems, please sign the health statement, declaring the absence of any major health problems on the Application Form. In addition to the statement an AIDS/HIV test needs to be submitted. This needs to be done by a doctor or at a hospital. Please make sure that it is clearly visible on the test, that the candidate is HIV negative. The information will not be published.

Health problems that need to be mentioned include: · Genetic diseases · Mental illnesses · Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS) · HIV/AIDS infection · Etc. Health problems that do not need to be mentioned: · Temporary diseases · Broken bones · Near or farsightedness · Etc.

Unification Church Europe European Second Generation Blessing Department ESGD, Second Generation Blessing Department, Alt Sossenheim 63-65, 65936 Frankfurt, Germany www.bfdeu.org www.esgd.org E-Mail: blessing@esgd.org

Second Generation Blessing Application Form Date (dd/mm/yyyy):

Name Gender Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy) First Middle Last M / F Height (cm): Weight (kg): Foreign Language: Native Language: Little / Daily Conversation / Fluent Foreign Language: Foreign Language: Little / Daily Conversation / Fluent Little / Daily Conversation / Fluent Address Address City Zip Code Country

Phone Fax/Mobil Email

Parents Address Address City Zip Code Country

Phone Fax/Mobil Email Year School / Major Month Year Entered Month Graduated Degree Last Schools Attende d

Year Current Name of Occupation Contents Month Year Entered Month Finished Occupat ion

Church Activities (Workshops / Projects / Fundraising & Witnessing Experiences)

Health Statement / Signature

I hereby declare, that all the above is true to the best of my knowledge.

I further declare to be in general good health. Any health problem will be reported separately to the Second Generation Department.

Date (dd/mm/yyyy):___________________ Signature:________________________________

FAMILY INTRODUCTION Form Date : / /

Name: DOB(ddmmyyyy): Gender: male/female Father’s Side Mother’s Side Name Name First Middle Last First Middle Last

Date of Birth : / / Blessing : Date of Birth : / / Maiden Name: (Day/Month/Year) (Day/Month/Year) Occupation Occupation

History of Church Activities History of Church Activities

Children Birth Blessed First Name Middle Name Sex Occupation School Other year (Y/N)

Questions for the Candidates To be filled out by the candidate. All questions are voluntary and can also be left blank.

1. Which nation(s)/Region(s) do you prefer if you have any preferences?

2. Which age range do you prefer? Don’t have a preference / Up to ___ years older / Down to ___ years younger

3. When do you think you can start marriage life? After ____ years / Within ____ years Reason?

4. Do you think you will be able to live in the country of your spouse? Yes / No Reason?

5. If the OTHER party has any of the following situations, would you be able to accept them? Re-Blessing (Yes/No) Started marriage life (Yes/No) Any issues before Forgiveness (Yes/No) Mental or physical disability (Yes/No)

6. Please underline YOUR own status regarding the Blessing and Amnesty. 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 preferences you have for your match (personality, hobbies, academic background, job, appearance, etc.)

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