Toronto Celebrates Fathers’ Day at the Park

On June 21, 2015 the Toronto Family Church in Canada held their annual picnic at the Wilket Creek Park.  With local Unificationists and a few new guests, the picnic started off with holy songs and a short sermon from assistant pastor Rev. Yeunhee Chang.  June 21 was also Fathers’ Day, so the sermon was about the community’s wonderful fathers, who were taught by True Father.

The night before the picnic, the weather forecast looked like rain, but the next morning there was no rain. The whole day was blessed with beautiful sunshiny weather. The picnic was prepared with a potluck lunch and afterwards filled with games for all ages.

First off were races and balloon popping for the 3-9 year olds, followed by a relay race for the young adults. They all got their faces covered in white sugar powder as they tried to find their motchee dukk, but seemed to have a great fun time doing it.

The most fun was during the couples’ race, where couples young and old stood with their legs tied together and had to run across the field. They then had to pop a balloon while hugging each other and return to the finish line holding a paper between their faces and crossing the finish line sealed with a kiss.  Everyone truly enjoyed watching the loving and warm embraces of all the couples who participated.

The picnic ended with a game of tug of war, the dads verses the kids, however the rope snapped in half as the competition became heated up and everyone landed on the ground. Since it was Fathers’ day, one highlight of the day was seeking the most creative dad and strongest dad. As some dads decorated cookies and then participated in arm wrestling, all the top winners went home with dish washing soap!

This picnic kept everyone around from 10:30am to 3:00pm. It was a time filled with laughter and joy, competition and cheer.