German Culture and Sports Festival 2017 - Neumuehle Training Center, Germany

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O By Hildegard Piepenburg n the weekend of Pentecost, a special program for kids, elderly ones artists! Out in the open, everyone could over 500 members and guests could choose to join in a hike to a learn about and become a member of of the Family Federation, UPF nearby monastery, ballroom dancing UPF, IRFF and HARP at well- and CARP joined together for and lecture presentations on a new equipped information stands, or buy a marvelous 2-day event at the UPF family curriculum project and the tickets for the tombola and enjoy ice Neumuehle Training Center in video Divine Principle lecture project. cream, cookies and McCol & Co. In Germany. Saturday, June 3rd, was An extraordinary treat was the first art the evening, a “spirit festival” dedicated to various sports exhibition ever held at our training highlighted emotive musical competitions, like soccer, volley ball centre. All public rooms - including performances, personal testimonies and frisbee. While the youth excitedly stair cases and the prayer room - were and a slide show with historic photos participated in these sports and smaller decorated with 96 fine paintings, of the unification movement in Germany, ending with in a candle light prayer. Fruit cocktails and a hot “rock out” session rounded up this first day. On Sunday, June 4th, the main service had to take place indoors due to the heavy rain and thunderstorm that had drenched the grass during the night. Several 2nd generations received Wonmo Pyeongae Scholarships by special emissary Rev. Jun Seok An, and a choir performed a hymn composed by Hans Campman which will be the European contribution for True Father’s Seonghwa Memorial in Korea this year. In his sermon, German FFWPU president Dieter Schmidt spoke about the festival theme “Create a life you love”, inspiring everyone to live up to his or her full potential as a son or daughter of God and become a tribal messiah for others. “We now experience the actual Pentecost, because finally the time has come

splendid finale of this weekend was an enthusiastic rock & pop concert with evergreens from the 1960s and 1970s, performed by professional former Go World Brass Band musicians and accompanied by excited dancing of older and younger generations. This annual festival is extraordinary because it is liked by old and young and brings together generations as well as members and friends from near and far. It features all the good elements we enjoy as an expression of our CIG culture of heart. Many participants rounded up their experience in words like: “We feel spiritual revival and new when the Holy Spirit has incarnated in additional number of interested guests strength by meeting our beloved our beloved True Mother!” he from neighboring towns in the Heavenly Parent here: in the proclaimed. afternoon and featured exquisite music conversations with people, the A special “open house” program, performances and presentations of beautiful things we enjoy together - emceed by UPF president Karl- FFWPU, UPF and IRFF projects. and in the splendid environment of this Christian Hausmann, attracted an After a coffee & cake break, the historic place we all love so much!”

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