European Blessing Preparation Workshop – October

It is my great pleasure to inform you about the upcoming European Blessing Preparation Workshop. It is very important as we prepare ourselves for the Matching and Blessing that we have an in-depth understanding of the Blessing and the process of the Matching and Blessing.

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 matched preparing to go to the Blessing.

The Blessing Workshop will be a time for the participants, both the parents and the 2nd Generation members, to prepare for the Matching process and the Blessing (the next Blessing Ceremony will be held on February 9th, 2014). We will use the time to go into the meaning and process of the Blessing in detail, and how we can and should prepare ourselves, in our hearts as well as practically, to attend God and True Parents through the Blessing. There will be time to share together, and also to discuss any personal situations.

Please note that people who have not attended a Blessing workshop will not be eligible to attend the Blessing.

34th European Second Generation Blessing Preparation WS:

Invited are: All Second Generation over 17 years of age (born on or before October 31st of 1996), any Jacob’s Children (those born prior to their parents receiving the Blessing) in the same age range, and all Parents who have children in this age group.

Dates: 3rd – 6th October 2013

Arrival: by 4 pm on the 3rd October 2013

Departure: after 2 pm on the 6th October 2013

Place: Youth Hostel Oberreifenberg, Limesstraße 14, 61389 Schmitten-Oberreifenberg http://www.jugendherberge.de/Jugendherbergen/Oberreifenberg499/Portraet

Registration: Please register here: www.bfdeu.org

Please bring: House shoes, notebooks.

There are 40 spaces available. Please register early as we will only be able to accept 40 participants in total.

If you have any questions feel free to contact the ESGD.

Please also note, that the BFCD homepage is accessible: www.bfdeu.org

Here you will be able to find all information concerning the Blessing, the application process and also about the upcoming Blessing WS. Feel free to take a look and send us comments or questions.

Yours sincerely,

Rev. David Hanna Geros Kunkel

Blessed Family and Education Department European Second Generation Blessing Affairs www.esgd.org