Inspirational Women Engaging in Building a Culture of Peace
An historic event took place at Lancaster Gate on Saturday 26th May. The Women’s Federation for World Peace held their first ‘One day Education Symposium’ for guests and Ambassadors for Peace. It was a step forward in the activities of WFWP which has gone from strength to strength in this last year. We had nine guests which included a wonderful mix of truly inspirational women engaged in building a culture of peace along with fourteen WFWP members.
We were warmly welcomed by Christa Rennie who was our MC for the day. Next Tina Coombs gave an inspirational PowerPoint presentation on the history of WFWP and also the contribution that the Women’s Federation is making towards building a culture of peace. This included a DVD of some of the many projects initiated world wide. Everyone was truly amazed at the foundation that has been made on both the national and international levels.
Tina continued after the break with a session entitled ‘International Decade of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Benefit of the Children of the World’. This focussed on six main points:
Respect and dignity for each human being
Non-violence and conflict resolution
Solidarity
Sustainable Development
Democratic Governance
Living for the sake of others
It was our great pleasure that Marie Therese Nlandu could join us in the morning. Marie Therese, a Human Rights Lawyer, was recently released from imprisonment in the Congo and she could share her gratitude for the many that supported her and campaigned for her release. She mentioned how she was sustained in her lowest moments whilst waiting for the death penalty by her relationship to God. A wonderful lunch was provided by Naomi Sato and gave good opportunity to get to know one another and share our experiences.
The two afternoon PowerPoint presentations were given by Shelagh Weedall on the Principles for Peace.
· Living for the Sake of Others
· The Family as a School of Love
Time for lively discussion followed. The day was concluded with a summing up and closing remarks from our president Mitty Tohma showing her appreciation to all who attended.
German Supreme Court Overturns Eleven Year Ban Against Rev & Mrs Moon
Thursday, 09 November 2006
Rev and Mrs Sun Myung Moon, Founders of the Family Federation and the Universal Peace Federation today won a major victory in the German Supreme Court. The court overturned an eleven year long ban preventing the couple from entering Germany or any of the other 14 nations party to the Schengen Treaty which sets up a common immigration policy among them all.
It has been a long struggle to enable the Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon to visit the UK to speak to his followers. At the age of 85, after a 27 year gap, he was able to speak to an invited audience in London on the 5th November of last year.
The former Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon Charles Clarke made the decision to grant Rev. Moon a visa after an Immigration Appellate Tribunal decision left him little room to maneuver in July of 2005 and after a deluge of letters from religious and other leaders and parents of members of the Unification Movement spoke of the injustice of keeping a peace-campaigning religious leader from his flock.
“The True Owners in Establishing the Kingdom of Peace and Unity in Heaven and on Earth”
Tuesday, 09 May 2006
Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, 10th April '06
Speech for the Third Assembly of the Mongolian People’s Federation for World Peace, Seoul Korea.
Leaders from all over the world who are working hard for the development of the Mongolian People’s Federation and the Universal Peace Federation, which was launched as the Abel UN!
Hand in hand with the heavenly fortune, a new spring has finally come to my fatherland, on the Korean Peninsula. I welcome you all personally and on behalf of the members of my family to this meaningful event, which you are attending despite your busy schedules. I hope you will fill your hearts with the new spring of heavenly fortune and take it back with you to your nations.
“God’s Model Ideal Family and Nation and the Peace Kingdom”, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, 21st March 2006
Monday, 08 May 2006
Distinguished leaders among ambassadors for peace and blessed family members who have come from all parts of the world in hopes of bringing about the realization of world peace, facilitating the ideal hometown in heaven and on earth:
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you for coming thousands of miles in the midst of your busy schedules to take part in this rally to expand and elevate the Family Party for Cosmic Peace and Unification to a global level, so that it may be reborn as the Cheon Il Guk House for Peace and Unification, to make the Universal Peace Federation a model UN-type organization, and to make Cheon Il Guk the kingdom of the peaceful, ideal world through the concerted efforts of all the nations of the world.
"The Model Ideal Family and Kingdom" - Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, Korea, 3rd February 2006
Monday, 20 March 2006
Distinguished guests, ambassadors for peace and blessed families from all parts of the world:
I am truly grateful to all of you for coming thousands of miles to Korea in the midst of your busy schedules. As you may know, today marks my 87th birthday and my wife's 64th birthday, by Korean reckoning. As the founder of the Universal Peace Federation, which is to open wide the era after the coming of heaven, an this remarkable Occasion I would like to convey to you the essence of the truth of Heaven that I have taught throughout my life. I have Chosen the title, The Model Ideal Family and Kingdom.
FFWPU Scottish Region Workshop, 17-19th March, 2006
Friday, 24 March 2006
19 gathered, including guests and members, from around Scotland and the North of England, for the first Divine Principle workshop of the year at the Scottish borders location of Byrness on the Pennine Way.
"The Model Family: A Family of Three Generations" by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, 3rd February 2006
Tuesday, 07 March 2006
Distinguished world leaders, ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to you for taking part in the Proclamation Rally for the Era of the Peace Kingdom in Heaven and on Earth and elevating this rally to an international level. Tonigh's banquet had been prepared, as refined as it could be, for those who have been with us throughout today in celebrating our birthday and to once again convey our appreciation to you all.
HARP God's Day Workshop, 27th December - 2nd January 2006
Saturday, 25 March 2006
The HARP of UK kicked off 2006 with their usual energetic, unforgettable and spirited style with a 100 strong workshop entitled "The Gates are Open Let's Build the Kingdom". The motto was designed to help us all think about the new age that we are living in, where True Parents are leading the way with a furious determination.
Cheon Il Guk Workshop at Cleeve House, 2nd - 4th December 2005
Wednesday, 11 January 2006
On the 2nd - 4th December 2005, we held a weekend workshop to experience Cheon Il Guk together as one family: HARP, CARP, CARP graduates, and elder 1st Generation. Participants travelled across to Cleeve House together in a hired coach from the national HQs in London. We experienced being equals, in the sense that we were able to appreciate each other for who we are. It is clear in this Cheon Il Guk era that the good connection between the different age groups and generations will help us to unite and understand each other's hearts and minds, and thus build substantially God's Homeland.
“God’s Ideal Family—the Model for World Peace” by Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, New York, Sept.12th,2005
Monday, 12 September 2005
Good evening.
I address you as leaders from around the globe who do not hesitate to make extraordinary efforts for the realization of world peace. I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your being present here tonight in spite of your very busy schedules.
Ladies and gentlemen, as we begin the 21st century, we find ourselves at a truly historic turning point. We are at a point of decision. Can everlasting world peace take root, or are we doomed to repeat the 20th century’s dark and oppressive history of war and conflict?
“The Holy Marriage Blessing is the Path to Unite the Virtues of Heaven and Earth and Harmonize .."
Wednesday, 31 August 2005
“The Holy Marriage Blessing is the Path to Unite the Virtues of Heaven and Earth and Harmonize and Unify the Universe as One” by Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, Seoul, South Korea, August 20th 2005
The following address, delivered by Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, was presented in Seoul, Korea at the Olympic Gymnasium on August 20, 2005, to a gathering of more than fifteen thousand dignitaries from Korea and abroad, including many Ambassadors for Peace, and marking the 1st anniversary of the International Leadership Convocation, sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, when Dr. Moon was honored at a venue at the National Assembly in Korea, with the “King of Peace” award.
“Remembering Hiroshima - A Reflection on World Peace” in Edinburgh, 30th June 2005
Monday, 25 July 2005
On June 30th, there was a stimulating interfaith event in Edinburgh to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to reflect on world peace. Several faith communities took part, together with the World Disarmament Campaign.
“True Parents Are the Incarnation of God” Speech by Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Seoul South Korea
Sunday, 31 July 2005
Distinguished guests from home and abroad, ladies and gentlemen,
Before I begin, I would like to ask you to bear in mind that I do not stand here before you on this momentous day to greet you with a perfunctory, conventionally worded address. I have come to earth in the capacity of the True Parent, to save humanity from sin. Although I will speak only briefly, I would like to take this opportunity to convey to you a message sent to us from God. My speech is entitled, “True Parents Are the Incarnation of God.”
Furzedown Festival Interfaith Service in St. Paul’s Church, June 19th
Wednesday, 23 June 2004
An Interfaith Service has been part of the yearly one-week Furzedown Festival, which takes place in June. On Sunday 19th June, St. Paul's Church was filled with people from seven different faiths, each introducing their different ways of worship and celebration through readings, songs, prayers, music and a presentation of family values. The high light was Tibetan Buddhist monks who showed us many different aspects of their rich culture through prayer, song and dance.
“God’s Kingdom of Peace Is Our Family’s Eternal Home” Rev. Sun Myung Moon, USA Four City Tour
Friday, 24 June 2005
June 25th - 28th
Respected leaders of the United States:
I am grateful that so many of you could gather here today, in spite of your busy public and private schedules.
Let me begin my address by reading an excerpt from a prayer that I offered forty-seven years ago. The year was 1958 and I was a 38-year-old single man. This prayer is recorded in the Cheon Seong Gyeong, a collection of passages from sermons I have delivered over the course of my ministry.
“LET’S WORSHIP TOGETHER!” Joint Family Service in Livingstone House, June 12th
Monday, 13 June 2005
On Sunday, 12th June, in Livingstone House, the FFWPU Bromley Family Church hosted a Joint Family Service together with the minister and congregation of Christ Apostolic Church: Channel of Peace and Love International, a vibrant, family-oriented Pentecostal Church in Lee Green.
UK “Rally for Education on Attending and Protecting the Root Ancestor”, Imperial College, London
Wednesday, 08 June 2005
The British FFWPU’s annual National Sunday Service was supposed to be in a different hall at Imperial College in Central London, but at the last minute the “cash-strapped” university swapped the venues in favour of a feature film which wanted to film on the site that weekend. But no matter. Nothing could stop members singing their hearts out for both Holy and popular songs, encouraged ever more by the incredible sound that can be made by such a large congregation.
“And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.” (Isaiah 12:4)
On the 2nd - 4th December 2005, we held a weekend workshop to experience Cheon Il Guk together as one family: HARP, CARP, CARP graduates, and elder 1st Generation. Participants travelled across to Cleeve House together in a hired coach from the national HQs in London. We experienced being equals, in the sense that we were able to appreciate each other for who we are. It is clear in this Cheon Il Guk era that the good connection between the different age groups and generations will help us to unite and understand each other's hearts and minds, and thus build substantially God's Homeland.
Good evening. 
On June 30th, there was a stimulating interfaith event in Edinburgh to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to reflect on world peace. Several faith communities took part, together with the World Disarmament Campaign.
Distinguished guests from home and abroad, ladies and gentlemen, 
An Interfaith Service has been part of the yearly one-week Furzedown Festival, which takes place in June. On Sunday 19th June, St. Paul's Church was filled with people from seven different faiths, each introducing their different ways of worship and celebration through readings, songs, prayers, music and a presentation of family values. The high light was Tibetan Buddhist monks who showed us many different aspects of their rich culture through prayer, song and dance.
Respected leaders of the United States: 
On Sunday, 12th June, in Livingstone House, the FFWPU Bromley Family Church hosted a Joint Family Service together with the minister and congregation of Christ Apostolic Church: Channel of Peace and Love International, a vibrant, family-oriented Pentecostal Church in Lee Green.
The British FFWPU’s annual National Sunday Service was supposed to be in a different hall at Imperial College in Central London, but at the last minute the “cash-strapped” university swapped the venues in favour of a feature film which wanted to film on the site that weekend. But no matter. Nothing could stop members singing their hearts out for both Holy and popular songs, encouraged ever more by the incredible sound that can be made by such a large congregation.
