300 peace ambassadors came together for the 1st Anniversary of the Universal Sunghwa of Rev. Sun Myong Moon UPF Peace Ambassador Memorial and Memoir Award Ceremony at 3 pm on 7.21 by the Heavenly Calendar(8.19 by Gregorian Calendar) in the main auditorium on the 8th floor of the FFWPU headquarter in Seoul,.
The ceremony was
separated into two parts. Part I was the memorial service and
consisted of an opening, prayer, introduction of guests,
opening address, welcome address, words of remembrance, greeting
of gratitude, and a video. Part II was the awards ceremony and
consisted of a commentary, memoir awards ceremony,
acceptance speech, memorial poetry reading, memorial
performance, toast and a banquet.
Rev. Dae Woo prays
After the opening, the Venerable Dae Woo, the former head of Evangelism for the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order, recited a prayer poem, ‘Rev. Sun Myong Moon’, to cherish the memory of True Father.
Mr. Jung Ro Yun, president of UPF, opens the event
In opening address, Mr.
Jung Ro Yun, president of UPF, said “Peace Ambassadors
from across the nation cherish their memories of Rev. Sun Myung
Moon and yearn for him. May that longing for him became love
which will spread peace movement and become the root for peace
among the people.” The individual experiences of the Peace
Ambassadors will connect with True Father’s peace
movements to remain in history.
Mr. Min Ha Kim, president of Peace Ambassador Committee, makes a welcoming speech
Mr. Min Ha Kim, the center president of Peace Ambassador Conference and former top vice--president of the National Unification Advisory Council, delivered a welcoming message as a representative of thirty thousand Peace Ambassadors, saying “I hope that publishing these memoirs will give the ambassadors a chance to reminisce about their good memories with Rev. Moon, so that they may resolve to become the backbone of a peaceful and prosperous ideal world.”
Mr. Bong Ho Kim, former
vice-chairman of the National Assembly, speaks words of
remembrance
During the words of remembrance, Mr. Bong Ho Kim, former vice-chairman of the National Assembly showed his respect for how Rev. Moon lead peace-making initiatives, telling an anecdote of how he was moved by True Father’s speech at the Abel UN Foundation Conference at Manhattan Center in New York City.
Ms. Eun Suk Shin, president of World Peace Women Forum speaks words of remembrace
Afterwards, Ms. Eun Suk Shin, president of World Peace Women’s Forum emphasized on the roles of Peace Ambassadors, “ The role of the Peace Ambassadors is to correct the stereotypes the world has against Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who has lead peace movements throughout his whole life in order to solve the problems of humanity.
Dr. Chang Shik Yang, president of FFWUP makes a welcoming address.
Dr. Chang Shik Yang, the FFWPU-Korea president, recollected briefly about the course True Father followed throughout his life and introduced schedule of the 1st Anniversary of the Universal Seonghwa to attendees.
Mr. Tea Jea Lee, president of World Peace Education Forum, gives a commentary
Winners are awarded
Winners are awarded
Group photo with winners
In Part II, the awards ceremony, Mr. Tae Jea Lee, the president of World Peace Education Forum and president of the board of examiners, gave a commentary and led the awards ceremony for the memoir contest commemorating True Father.
He presented one grand
prize, two gold prizes, two silver prizes, three bronze prizes
and 10 participation prizes, and so on, for a total of 18
awardees.
The host organizations, Universal Peace Federation and Peace Ambassador Committee published collections of memoirs in remembrance of the 1st year of True Father’s Seonghwa.
In this book, there are
special contributions from celebrities including Dr.IlShik Hong,
former president of Korea University and the prize-winning
works.
Group photo with winners
The first prize winner, Ms. Kun Suk Jo, the president of Peace Ambassador of North Jun-ra region wrote a memoir based on the subject, ‘Trinity of Love, Peace and Service’. She stated her feelings about having received the award.
Memorial poetry reading by gold prize winner
Proposing a toast
Celebration performance
Proposing a toast
Next, Mr.Jun Woo Shin, who won a gold prize for ‘Yearning for Rev.Moon’, and Mr.SangEunSeo, who won a silver prize for ‘A Person Who Came as a the Light’ ,recited their poems. After that, a performance by another person besides Mr. GueChul Song followed. Finally, Mr.Gi Jung Na, president of Peace Ambassador Committee of North Chung Cheong region proposed a toast and a banquet was held.
The 1st Anniversary of the Universal Sunghwa of Rev. Sun Myong Moon UPF Peace Ambassador Memorial and Memoir Award Ceremony ended in great success.