• All members from around the world can liberate al possible groups of ancestors at any of the 2-day Workshops held throughout the year. Please make a 21-day condition of devotion (breakfast fast or 50 bows for every 7 generations for each lineage) before coming to participate in an Ancestor Liberation Ceremony

• True Parents special instruction: “All blessed families from around the world should be sure to complete the ancestor liberation and ancestor blessing up to and including the 210th generation by 1.13, 2013 (solar: February 22, 2013), before celebrating the Cheon Il Guk Foundation Day.  After making the resolution that you will complete the ancestor liberation as far as the 210th generation, please offer the 3 cheers of eog-manse.” 

• Ancestor Liberation Ceremonies and historical Ancestor Blessing Ceremonies for generations 1-210 began from October, 2011. Please make a 21-day condition of devotion (breakfast fast or 50 bows) regardless of the number of generations you are liberating in order to conduct the ancestor liberation.

• During this time of the blessing of the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind, ancestor liberation ceremonies for the generations from 211 until 420 are being carried out (since October, 2011). Furthermore, the ancestor blessing ceremony for the next set of 7 generations is being conducted (since March, 2012). See below for further details.

• Please note that this official memo is intended for those members living outside of Korea and Japan.

1. January Workshop Schedule

*The opening ceremony for the workshops will begin at 6:50 p.m.

 2. Ancestor Liberation Ceremony (Generations 1-210)

1) Please make a 21-day condition of devotion (breakfast fast or 50 bows) regardless of the number of generations you are liberating, in order to conduct the ancestor liberation.

2) The ancestor blessing ceremony will be held once a month. Those ancestors between generations 1-210, who have passed 100 days from the day when they were liberated, and for which the liberation donation has been fully offered, can receive the ancestor blessing. There is an ancestor blessing ceremony on the third weekend of every month. In March, May, August and October, the ancestor blessing ceremony will be held during the special great works workshop.

3) Ancestors who became Absolute Good Spirits will go to their descendant’s home 40 days after the ancestor blessing ceremony. It is appropriate to conduct a simple welcome home service.

4) When you attend the ancestor blessing ceremony, please prepare holy robes and blessing ring.

5) Members from all over the world who cannot come to Cheongpyeong, can apply for the ancestor liberation and ancestor blessing ceremonies from their countries. For further details please check the Cheongpyeong website.

http://eng.cheongpyeong.org/notice/view.asp?notice_id=gongji&idx=1324

3. Ancestor Liberation and Blessing Ceremony for generations after the 210th generation (Generations 211-420)

1) Any member who completed the Father’s side, Mother’s side, Grandmother on Father’s side or Grandmother on Mother’s side ancestor blessing ceremony until the 210th generation, will receive the grace of the liberation of their ancestors from the 211th and continuing until the 420th generation. (There is no required liberation donation for this grace. If you bless 204-210 generation of your ancestors, the ancestor liberation ceremony for the next 7 generations, 211-217 will be done. If you bless 211-217 generation of your ancestors in the same manner, the registration of the ancestor liberation ceremony for the next generations, 218-224, will be done automatically.)

2) From January until May 2016 for 5 months, the ancestor liberation ceremony for generations 281-287 and the ancestor blessing ceremony for generations 274-280 will be conducted.

3) Other preparations for the ancestor blessing ceremony are the same as with the ancestor blessing ceremony for generations 1-210. (Donation for the ancestor liberation ceremony is not required after the 210th generation. However, donation for the ancestor blessing ceremony is still required. Please refer to the Attachment File 1, “Group Standard”).

4. Group Donation

There are separate nation standards for Ancestor Liberation Ceremony and the Ancestor Blessing Ceremony for each country. If you are not sure which group you belong to please check your donation standard. Please click the attachment file above.

5.  Medical Insurance for Traveling Abroad (Traveler’s Insurance)

1) Even if you obtain traveler’s insurance, you will be asked to pay the hospital fee first, and receive reimbursement later. Please prepare extra cash for emergency medical expenses.

2) Please check all details with the company as to whether or not it can be used in South Korea.

6. Further inquiries:

Telephone: English: +82-31-589-7137, 7053

                   Fax: +82-31-584-4336

Email: cpintl2013@gmail.com (International Office)