[Money Today]The 1st memorial service will be held for the late Reverend Moon…plans for a memorial and other events

A Seonghwa (funeral) for the founder of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Unification Church hereafter as Family Federation), Reverend Sun Myung Moon will be held on the morning of the 23rd at 10 am in the Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province.

25,000 are expected to attend the memorial. The official name for the memorial is 'The 1st Heavenly Seonghwa Memorial for Sun Myung Moon, the True Parent of Heaven and Earth.' The period for the event lasted for one week between the 17th and the 23rd.

Reverend Moon was born on January 16th by the lunar calendar in Jeongju, North Pyeongan Province and on September 3rd (July 17th lunar calendar) had a Seonghwa a the Cheongshim International Hospital in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The Seonghwa (funeral) was held on the 13th. 25,000 mourners came from around the world to mourn. The Family Federation celebrates major events using the lunar calendar. July 7th each year marks the Seonghwa Memorial day of Reverend Sun Myung Moon.

Having founded the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity in 1954, the late Reverend Moon has been dedicated to religious harmony, and aide projects for humankind. He reflected in his autobiography about how after "that day he climbed Myodusan Mountain and received the calling from God he has lived a life like that of a marathon runner for God's will.

 The 1st anniversary of Reverend Moon's Seonghwa ceremony began at 10 am on the 23rd and was aired live to 194 countries. About 20,000 people from all walks of life attended, and a memorial service and a memorial concert began in determination of achieving world peace, the task left unaccomplished by Reverend Moon. One day before the memorial service from the 22nd through the 24th the Divine Principle (sacred book of the Family Federation) that was handwritten by Reverend Moon, everyday articles he used, various objects, pictures and data was on display in the Cheonjeonggung Museum.

Many Segye Ilbo articles and various pictures about the passionate life and love for mankind that Reverend Moon exemplified, all on display at the Segye Ilbo Uni Hall in Jongno, Seoul. 

Further from the 20th through the 23rd at the Sheraton Grand Walker Hotel in Seoul the 'ILC International Conference' will be held. About 250 former and current top level leaders, academics, women leaders and peace ambassadors from 60 countries will interpret and present on the philosophy of peace adn the life work of Reverend Moon. 

Sponsored by the American Washington Times newspaper a seminar will be held in conjuction with the conference that includes security in Northeast Asia, the Unification of North and South Korea through 4 countries (South Korea·United States·Japan·China). 

At 11 am on the morning of the 21st in the Brahms Hall of the President Hotel a 'Seminar on the Movement to Unite the Religions of an Interreligious Society' was held to evaluate the movement to unite religions lead by Reverend Moon and to shed new light on the work among religions to achieve harmony.

  In the afternoon of the 24th at 1:30 pm at the Imjingak in Gyeonggi Province a prayer ceremony was held by ethnic Koreans from Japan, praying for peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula held by the Korean Council of Religion. Hosted by the Citizens' Federation for the Unification of Fatherland and the Federation for Peace and Unification about 1500 people gathered at Imjingak including 250 world leaders and 300 ethnic Koreans living from Japan where an event was held by unification related group leaders praying for the unification of the Korean Peninsula.

A World Peace and Unification Art Festival was also held. From the 22nd through the 25th, the works of art were on display at the Gapyeong Cheonga Camp hosted by the Family Federation for Peace and Unification which held an art contest under the theme of inherting the work of Reverend Moon and was divided into different art types: western painting, Korean painting, calligraphy, painting in the literal artistic style, mosaic, scupture and photography.

[Seoul Economy]1st Memorial Service for Reverend Moon

It was discovered on the 18th that the 1st year anniversary of Revered Moon, the late founder of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (hereafter as Family Federation) will be held on the 23rd at 10 am at the Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The memorial event will be held for 7 days. Reverend Moon passed away on September 3rd last year (July 17 by lunar calendar), but the Family Federation explained following the standard of major events being scheduled according to the lunar calendar, this the Reverend's memorial day will be held on July 17th each year according to the lunar calendar. The Family Federation also will hold a separate event titled the World Peace and Unification Art Festival at the Cheonga Camp in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province where contest works of Western and Korean Painting and pictures will be on display.

[E Today] The 1st memorial service was held on the 23rd at the Cheonshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province

A Seonghwa (funeral) for the founder of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Unification Church hereafter as Family Federation), Reverend Sun Myung Moon will be held on the morning of the 23rd at 10 am in the Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province where 25,000 are expected to attend the memorial.

The official name for the memorial is 'The 1st Heavenly Seonghwa Memorial for Sun Myung Moon, the True Parent of Heaven and Earth,' and the period for the event lasted for one week between August 17th and the 23rd.

The event is planned to be aired live to 194 countries. As a main event, 20,000 people gathered including VIPs from all walks of life from around the world to attend to reflect on the life work of Reverend Moon. A memorial service and a memorial concert began in determination of achieving world peace, the task left unaccomplished by Reverend Moon.

From the 22nd through the 24th the Divine Principle (sacred book of the Family Federation) that was handwritten by Reverend Moon, everyday articles he used, various objects, pictures and data are on display at the Cheonjeonggung Museum.

Memorial pictures will be on display at the Segye Ilbo Uni Hall in Jongno, Seoul from the 18th through the 24th. Segye Ilbo articles and various pictures about the passionate life and love for mankind of Reverend Moon, a man who worked his entire life for world peace, the salvation of mankind and the Unification of North and South Korea, can all be seen through the vivid pictures.

The 'ILC International Conference' will be held from 7:30 pm on the 20th through the 23rd at the Sheraton Grand Walker Hotel in Seoul where about 250 former and current top level leaders, academics, women leaders and peace ambassadors from 60 countries will interpret and present on the philosophy of peace and the life work of Reverend Moon.

Also, sponsored by the American Washington Times newspaper a seminar will be held in conjuction with the conference that includes security in Northeast Asia, the Unification of North and South Korea through 4 countries (South Korea·United States·Japan·China). 

At 11 am on the morning of the 21st in the Mozart Hall of the President Hotel a 'Seminar on the Movement to Unite the Religions of an Interreligious Society' will be presented to evaulate the movement to unite religions lead by Reverend Moon and to shed new light on the work among religions to achieve harmony.

A prayer ceremony was held by ethnic Koreans from Japan, praying for peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula at 1:30 pm on the 24th at Imjingak hosted by the Citizens' Federation for the Unification of Fatherland and the Federation for Peace and Unification where about 1500 people gathered at Imjingak including 250 world leaders and 300 ethnic Koreans living from Japan. Performances in support of the Unification of North and South Korea, turning the DMZ into a world peace park and flying unification balloons are planned.

The World Peace and Unification Art Festival will be held from the 22nd through the 25th at the Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, and the awards ceremony is planned for 2 pm.

The works of art were on display at the Gapyeong Cheonga Camp hosted by the Family Federation for Peace and Unification which held an art contest under the theme of inherting the work of Reverend Moon and was divided into different art types: western painting, Korean painting, calligraphy, painting in the literal artistic style, mosaic, scupture and photography

Reverend Moon founded the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity in 1954, and has developed it into a global religious group that has missions in 194 countries around the world. He has been dedicated to religious harmony, and aide projects for humankind his whole life.

Reverend Moon was a man who worked as a peace loving global citizen. When he was alive he reflected in his autobiography about how after "that day he climbed Myodusan Mountain and received the calling from God he has lived a life like that of a marathon runner for God's will, and assessed his life as “it was not a path that I could look back on or compromise with anyone about, it was a path of hardship filled with blood, sweat and tears one that I could not be filial to my blood relatives.”