Program: Seonghwa Ceremony In Celebration of of the Life of Raymond Joseph Mas

Seonghwa Ceremony (‘A TrL1e Life of Mission”

11:00 AM, February 18, 2017 NEW I-IOPE FAM ILY C HURCH 480 1 Tesla D rive, Suite M, Bowie, MD 20715

OFFICIATOR: Doug Burton HYMN: “Grace of the Holy Garden” Led by Dan Feffennan & Otrnar Weinmann

INVOCATION: Rev. Ernest Patton READING: Reading by Kristi Mas B10GRAPI-IY: Reading by Victar Mas TESTIMONIES

SEONGfIWA ADDRESS: Rev. Michael Jenkins WORD OF ‘TI-IANKS & PLOWER OFFERING FROM TH-E FAMTLY

HYMN: “He 1-Ias Called Me” Led by Dan Feffennan & Otn1ar Wein111ann

BENEDICTION & 0 G MANSEI: Jin1 Boothby PLOWER OFFERING BY ALL

LUNCH RECEPTION

Grace filling 1ne with golden light, 1neasureless blessing divine; God gives eternal life to n1e, perfect rejoicing is 1nine. Chorus: Glorious the song ringing in rny heart for 1ny Father above; Gratefully I give offering ‘lo I-li1n, triun1ph and glorious love. Joy surging like an ocean wave, flowing so deep in iny soul; Hope rises as I go in praise, knowing that man will be whole High, limitless eternal life, touching the top of the sky; Praise filling every part of me blessing that never will die. You’ve chosen me to do Your \vill, thankful, I vow t o he true; I’m pledging in iny heart of hearts; Father, 1ny life is for You.

The Lord has called and I will go, where He leads me I will follow; The sarne in sorro\¥ as in joy; with one heart I follow 1ny Lord. For none on earth can turn rne back, not even death can stop me, No none on earth can turn 1ne back, not even death can stop me. To barren valleys piled with bo nes, I wil l Lake the living 111essage; ‘fo Sodo1n’s fo ul and wretched streets, I will bear the word with love. I bind 1ny heart , 1ny life to Yours, that it rnay be an offering, I bind n1y heart, rny life t o Yours, that it rnay be an offering. To You belongs our full acclairn, all glory power and honor, ‘fhe world’s co nten1pt 1 do not fear, l \¥ill gladly bear the cross. W ithout esteem, without renown, I only wish to follow, W ithout estee1n, without renown, I only wish to follow.

Dttr NatUHut!M usJ Mw~ t~ ~’\A.A,/’ BY RAYMOND & IRMA MAS

My \.Yife and I are deeply grateful to God and ‘frue Parents for the privilege of representing them Lo the people of Turkey, whon1 we have gro\vn to love deeply. As representatives of Christianity to this Muslim natio n, the course of overcoming hi storical resentn1ent of both Musli1ns and Christians has been painful and difficu It. In 1ny case I ha ve an a ncestor who fought against Turkey’s Ottoman E1npire in an in1portant naval battle. ‘fhe King of Spain decorated him fo r braver y. Saint Paul preached the Gospel of Jes us Christ in what was then the Ro man province of Asia, now present-day Turkey. The land is drenched •vi th the blood a nd tears of many martyrs. I 1nade a pilgrimage to the seven c hurch es 1nentioned in Revelations, all located in Turkey. Paul, who was born in present day Turkey, preached to rnany of the early Christian cornrnuni ties. I visited c hurc hes secreted a\vay in caves, escaping Ron1an persecution, and stadiurns \vhere they were 1nartyred. I could no t help shedding tears for these brave souls, and wonder to this day if I could endure what they did. And yet, today Turkey has few Christians (close to 99 percent are Muslirn). Every 1uorning on 1uy \Vay to teach English, I •vou Id pass the great domed cathed ral of 1~1aghia Sophia, \.Yhich \.Yas for centuries the largest Christian .--…

Dttr NatUHut!M usJ Mw~ t~ ~’\A.A,/’ church (until St. Peter’s in Rorne was bu ill). I could not help feeling the deep historical pain of the Christians who “lost” Haghia Sophia to the Muslim invaders. To this day, they refuse to use the Turkish na111e for the city, preferring to call it Constantine’s city- Constantinople. The Christians of this great cathedral prayed for deliverance from the Turkish invaders, but they \¥ere all slaughtered in the very pe\VS in which they prayed. As 1 ational Messiah’s we have been chosen to bear this historical resentinent, and not be overco111e by it. If we cannot do this, we condernn those who dwell in tbe hell of historical bitterness and hatred with no hope of liberation. Divine Principle teaches us that Islam carne about to correct the rnistakes of Christianity, such as the deification of Jesus. But the Church refused to reform, and lieavenly Father allowed thetn to be struck by the Muslims. Only through the Principle can we understand this. My Turkish stu denls ‘”’ere shocked Lo learn that we teach that Jesus was a man, and not God. The Principle explanation of the “’frinity;’ and the “Fou r Position Foundation” sho•ving that God is one, resonates easily with Musli111s.

Dttr NatUHut!M usJ Mw~ t~ ~’\A.A,/’ But the long and often painfu l history of Turkey is reflected in that of o ur movement. As the foca l point of t he struggle between Isla1n and Christianity, East and West, Turkey has proved a challenge to our work. We must repent to God, l”r ue Parents, and Heavenly Parents t hat we have had our share of failures and unfu lfilled promises. O ur farnily stood o n the frontline of the Turkish Providence for four years (\vilh many visits afterwards), and maintain our deep heartistic connection until today. We are proud of our dear 1ne1nbers who have faced unbelievable odds and crushing providential burdens, at the risk of their lives, and yet keeping their fa ith in God and l”rue Parents. They are the saints of the ne\v Turkey. Despite our failures and inadequacies, Turkey was blessed \vith the visit ofl”rue Parents in May 201 1. We fee l so deeply grateful and unworthy that Turkey has the eternal benefit of this grace. May this incredible grace 1nultiply do\vn to the nation’s future generations. May the Turkish soil where True Parents trod be God’s eternal foothold.

Ray joined the Move1nent in 1971 in Washington, D.C., and was called to 1nission in Bolivia, as the c0Lu1try’s first An1erican n1issionary, and served throughout Central Africa, and Uruguay. Ray and Irina are a 2075 Blessed Couple and National Messiahs to TLLrkey, where they lived and cha1npioned True Parents for many years. Ray was devoted to the cause of religious freedo1n, working for Lhe International Coalition for H.eligious Preedo1n, Middle East Peace Initiative, and the Ambassadors for Peace initiative. He was also an avid reader and a great lover of 111usic and si11ging.

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The fa1nily of Ray and lrrna Mas wishes to thank all our friends and con11nunity me1n bers for your sup- port and loving prayers and for helping prepare a beautiful and sincere Seongbwa Ceremony for our precious Father, Husband, Brother and Freind.