Special Sunday Service – Gratitude and Hope - Chamarande Training Centre, France

Special Sunday Service – Gratitude and Hope Chamarande Training Centre, France, 5. June 2016 Buddhist gathering, shared how he had been, to his great surprise, invited by their gathering to preside a “Blessing of the couples present”. Since he could not contact the local church, he improvised. Nevertheless, he was touched by the sincerity of the couples present and their eagerness to receive God’s Blessing. The next hymn was in honor of the founding of the HAS-UWC: “Light in the East”. Then, reverend Jack Corley shared his heart and words on the topic “Gratitude and Hope”. There are always thousands of reasons for saying “thank you”, of being humble, of having faith and hope, even amidst trials and difficulties. Everyone’s heart could resonate with his deep sincerity and spirituality. After his message, the next hymn we sang was in commemoration of Yankee Stadium: “You are my Sunshine”. At the end of the service, some young Unificationists shared their plans to

T attend the International Youth Meeting his Sunday, June 5th, we service earlier in the morning in their organized by the Catholic Church in celebrated the 54th Day of All homes or at the national headquarters Poland, from July 26 to 31, 2016 and True Things and the 62th in Orsay. presented the theme song of that anniversary of the founding of the In honor of God and His creation, we gathering. They hope to be able to HAS-UWC and the 40th anniversary sang: “How Great Thou Art”. share their faith with other youths. of Yankee Stadium. Having our continental director, the reverend Jack David Perry, the MC of the day, led After the service, everyone enjoyed Corley with us was, as we say, “the the congregation then to offer the fellowship with coffee and cake. cherry on top of the icing”. Cheon Il Guk anthem and the reciting of the eighth verse of Family Pledge. Link to the video recording: The members of the Greater Paris Laurent Ladouce, national messiah to Region gathered in our training center https://vimeo.com/169845103 Laos had just returned from Hawaii, of Chamarande after having had pledge where he participated in a Lao