HSA-UWC America
Unification Family Church
4 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036
Phone 212.997.0050 Fax 212.768-0791
BY FAX AND EMAIL
December 10, 1999
TO: All Members
FM: True God's Day Organizing Committee
RE: True God's Day Information
We are blessed with the golden opportunity to host our True Parents for the 33rd celebration of True God's Day, the millennial True God's Day, in New York. To make this event a total success bringing joy to God and our True Parents, we know that all members want to invest their hearts and resources. A small number of dedicated staff will do their best to take care of almost 7,000 members, including children.
Our facilities will be very crowded, in the midst of a city that expects over 3 million people to celebrate New Years Eve in the streets outside our Hotel. It is vital that our security and ushering be perfectly organized. We cannot allow cameras or tape recorders in. To help you prepare, and make the event the most wonderful one for all to enjoy, we are sending this important communication.
We want you to enjoy a wonderful pre-midnight music and meditation program, the Midnight Prayer, the Holy Day Main Ceremony and Members' Pledge Service, the True God's Day historic speech, the world-class performance, the Pledge and speech on the Day of Victory of Love, and the International Leaders meeting. Best of all, we will be the family of True Parents and True Family on this cosmic occasion. It is the best way to begin the third millennium.
Thank you
The True God's Day Organizing Committee
General Schedule
Event/time Location Overflow Notes
Dec. 30-31
All day
New Yorker 2nd Floor Registration for Leaders Conference Participants
(Note: Participants must be on the list submitted in advance by your Continental HQ)
Dec. 31
6 p.m.‹11.30 p.m. New Yorker 34th Street entrance Registration for all who are not Conference Participants
Dec. 31
10 p.m.
Doors open at Manhattan Center
Pre-Program
Friday, Dec. 31
10:30 p.m.
Hammerstein
Ballroom 7th floor Manhattan Center Music, guided meditation and prayer
Dec. 31
11:50 p.m.
Hammerstein Ballroom Doors close to the Hammerstein Ballroom Midnight Prayer. No one will be allowed to enter after that.
Midnight prayer
Saturday, Jan. 1, Midnight
Hammerstein Ballroom
7th floor Manhattan Center
No tape recorders or cameras.
Overnight
7th Floor Manhattan Center
Available for sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags. But you must be cleaned up by 6 a.m. because Pledge will be there at 7 a.m.
Main Ceremony
Saturday, Jan. 1, 7 am
New Yorker Grand Ballroom
Crystal Room for those in holy robes
7th floor for General Members pledge service
The General Ceremony will watch the Main Ceremony by closed circuit TV
The Main Ceremony is mainly for those coming to the Conference, plus invited couples.
No tape recorders or cameras.
Jan. 1, 7 a.m. 7 p.m.
New Yorker 34th Street entrance
Registration for those who did not register on the 31st.
After Pledge
All locations Light breakfast is served
True God's Day Address
Saturday, Jan. 1, 9 a.m.
Hammerstein Ballroom
7th floor
New Yorker Grand Ballroom Children over 10 admitted.
No tape recorders or cameras.
After the True God's Day Address
All locations Light lunch is served
Jan. 1, 5 p.m.
Manhattan Center
Doors open for Evening Entertainment
Evening Performance,
Saturday, Jan. 1, 7 p.m. Hammerstein Ballroom
7th floor
New Yorker Grand Ballroom
All ages admitted.
No tape recorders or cameras.
Day of Victory of Love Main Ceremony
Sunday, Jan. 2,
7 a.m.
New Yorker Grand Ballroom
Foyer and Crystal Room
Seung Hwa attire: dark suit, white tie and gloves for men; light dress and gloves for women.
No tape recorders or cameras.
Day of Victory of Love Address
Sunday, Jan. 2,
9 a.m.
TBA
TBA
International Conference
Sunday, Jan. 2 Monday, Jan 3
New Yorker Grand Ballroom
NA Father said that Leaders can depart beginning the morning of January 4.
Jan. 2
New Yorker Crystal Room
Lunch is served
Ticket Price
To cover the budget, the American churches and businesses are donating two to three times their usual Holy Day donation. In addition, we are charging $120 per adult (21 and older). Age 20 and younger is free.
What You Receive with that Ticket
1. Admission to all events until the beginning of the International Conference (Main Ceremony for invited guests only; others attend the Members Pledge Service).
2. A light breakfast after Pledge on January 1.
3. A light lunch after the True God's Day speech.
4. All printed programs in a neat and historic plastic bag.
5. A new Holy Songbook (English language)
To Pre-Register
If you live in the following areas, please call the corresponding phone number or visit the center in order to pay and receive your receipt. YOU MUST bring your receipt to register on the 31st and gain admittance to all events.
Manhattan 212 869-6935 Upstate New York 914 752-3007
Harlem 212 678-0910 Connecticut 203 332-1489
Bronx 718 365-5532 New Jersey 973 916-0329
Brooklyn 718 421-5932 New England 617 227-2305
Queens 718 445-8700 Washington DC 202 462-5700
Long Island 516 481-7322 Westchester 914 366-6171
If you live outside these areas, please call Makiko at (212) 997-0050 ext 215, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm EST, Mon - Fri before Dec. 24th.
YOU MUST BRING YOUR RECEIPT FOR ENTRANCE
Accommodations
Accommodations for Conference Participants
All members who are on the official list from your Continental HQ for True Parents Conference (from Korea, Japan, America and all continents) will be assigned a room in the hotel through Go World. Occupancy is 3 - 6 per room. Some rooms will be sleeping bag rooms we appreciate those leaders who can bring a sleeping bag. We will have a supply on hand for those who cannot bring one.
There is limited space available for invited American leaders to stay at 43rd Street. Please contact Kanae at ext. 283 if you would like to apply for a space.
As a basic rule, each participant must pay for his own room. Sleeping bag rooms will be very cheap and perhaps free of charge.
Please bring your own towel if you expect to stay in a sleeping bag room.
Accommodations for those who live in the New York area
We request that all members who live in the greater New York area NOT plan to stay overnight at the hotel.
Accommodations for all others
1. Stay with a friend who lives in the New York area.
2. Bring sleeping bags because there will be floor space and rest room facilities available namely, the 7th floor of the Manhattan Center, and other areas if we can find them. This will not be tremendously comfortable but it is the best we can offer.
3. There will be no charge for that floor space and rest room access.
4. The only requirement is that you are totally packed and groomed by 6 a.m., because that room will be used for the General Members Pledge Service at 7 a.m.
Transportation
New York is expecting 3 million people to come for the New Years' Eve celebration in Times Square. Allow plenty of extra time and use public transportation. We recommend that those who drive in park in a safe place and come into Manhattan by bus, train or subway. We have heard that there will be no vehicles allowed in midtown Manhattan on the 31st.
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