Announcing the Next Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony

The Unificationist wedding tradition, known as the Holy Marriage Blessing, is one of the greatest hallmarks of our faith and one of our most well-known traditions, gaining positive media attention in recent years because of its great depth and meaning. The Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony is a celebration of true love and a precious gift made possible by our True Parents, Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. By participating in this ceremony, couples become part of a worldwide community of people striving to embody the true love of God and receive incredible blessings as they begin their journey as a married couple.

We are pleased to announce that True Mother will officiate a Marriage Blessing Ceremony in Cheong Pyeong, Korea on the morning of Tuesday, March 3, 2015. A simultaneous satellite broadcast of the ceremony in Korea will be available in the U.S. on the evening of Monday, March 2, 2015. All engaged couples, individuals participating in the matching and engagement ceremony presided over by True Mother (the Cheon Il Guk Matching), and married couples who have not yet received the Marriage Blessing from True Parents are invited to participate in this upcoming ceremony. 

For complete information about participating in the upcoming Marriage Blessing Ceremony, visit the event page on the Blessing and Family Ministry website. This site includes information about how to make all the necessary preparations for participation in the ceremony– completing the online application, education requirements, scheduling a Blessing Interview, purchasing rings, the ceremonies in Korea and local areas, and more.

Attending in the U.S.

Couples who have been matched and engaged and couples who are married are invited to participate in the upcoming Marriage Blessing Ceremony at the main ceremony in Korea or by satellite at a local community ceremony in the U.S. All communities with at least one couple planning to participate in the Marriage Blessing are encouraged to begin organizing a local ceremony.

To support local communities in organizing and hosting a Marriage Blessing Ceremony, the National Blessing & Family Ministry (National BFM) is offering a series of Blessing Preparation Support Webinars for pastors, ministry leaders and ministry volunteers. All those who will be involved in the organization of a local Marriage Blessing Ceremony are encouraged to attend these webinars. The first Blessing Preparation Support Webinar for Pastors and Ministry Leaders will be held on Thursday, October 30 from 9:00 – 10:30 pm EDT and will include suggestions on:

• how to organize a local Marriage Blessing Ceremony
• financial and resource support offered by the National BFM
• how to support candidates in completing the online application

There will also be time for Q&A.

In order to participate in the webinar, please pre-register here.

In addition to the webinars, resources for organizing a local Marriage Blessing Ceremony can be found on the Ministry Leaders Resources Section of the BFM website.

Each community will receive a subsidy for each engaged or married individual that participates in their local Marriage Blessing Ceremony to help cover the cost of ceremony-related expenses. The subsidy is a portion of each participant’s Marriage Blessing offering. Information about how to receive this subsidy will be explained in the Blessing Preparation Support Webinars.

Cheon Il Guk Matching and Engagement Facilitated by True Mother

True Mother will facilitate a matching and engagement (Cheon Il Guk Matching) a few days before the Marriage Blessing Ceremony in Korea. For more information about the Cheon Il Guk (CIG) Matching, click here. All those who have some level of interest in participating in this matching and engagement ceremony as well as their parents are encouraged to join an interactive webinar, the CIG Matching Orientation on Saturday, November 8, from 12:00 – 7:00 pm EDT. Click here to learn more or register for this webinar.

We look forward to supporting individuals and families on their journey to the Marriage Blessing. Please do not hesitate to contact our national BFM team at: bfmadmin@unification.org or 212-997-0055 with any questions or concerns.