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- 2019 Daesoon Athletics Meeting
On May 2, 2019, Daesoon Athletics Meeting was held at the large stadium of Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex. The event was attended by 6,000 disciples and 300 honorary guests including executives of Yeoju HQ, Lee Hang-Jin, the mayor of Yeoju-si, Jeong Byeong-guk, a congress member of the National Assembly, Yu Pil-Seon, the chair of Yeoju-si parliament, and other representatives from various organizations in Yeoju. Yun Eun-Do said during the opening ceremony, “Dojeon always emphasized maintaining harmony among ourselves” and added “I hope that we become one family through this Daesoon athletics meeting, enjoy being together, and communicate with one another through open-mindedness.” The meeting began with a dance that included all members, performances by Pulmul team, and dancers from Geumneung branch temple. The members were divided into two teams and competed in a variety of games such as basket games, tug-of-war, bubble shoot, 400-meter relay, and soccer. But overall the event ended in a draw. In addition, the winners of each game were given prizes such as 4kg bags of rice and mini electric fans. The athletics meeting turned into a field of harmony after the participants displayed their talents during the closing event.
2019-06-01
- Parents’ Day Event at Daesoon Jinrihoe Welfare Foundation
In dual celebrating the 10th anniversary of Daesoon Jinrihoe Welfare Foundation and Parents’ Day, the members held a Parents’ Day event on the morning of May 4, 2019 in the multipurpose room located in the basement of building D. They also hosted a discussion session among the president of the welfare facility, caregivers of patients, and other employees of the facility.Yun Jun-Ho, the president of Daejin Elderly Nursing Facility said “Our facility is improving as the three of us: caregivers, elderly patients, and employees work harmoniously as a three-part family.” Also, Kim He-Ra, the office manager of the facility said during the question and answer session, “We will work hard to provide high quality service for our elders and simultaneously make our facility a just and adequate working place for all employees.”.Later in the afternoon, the event was infused with even more energy due to a Nanta Performance by ’s Daesoon Hanmadang Team, the public reading of letters of grace, a choral performance of ‘Favors from Parents,’ and a performance by the employees of Daejin Elderly Welfare Center and Daejin Elderly Nursing Facility. In addition, they made a gallery at one side of the event to display pictures of the elders and provided a meeting place where all families and the elders could share intimate memories.
2019-06-01
- Students of Ilsan Daejin High School to Participate and Represent Korea at the ‘2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair’
Two juniors from Ilsan Daejin High School, Hwang Ji-Hyeon and Hwang Su-Bin (under the guidance of their lead instructor, Choi Hyeon-Ju) were selected to participate as representatives of Korea in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) that will be held in the US from May 12-17. ISEF is one of the largest among all science related competitions for middle and high school aged students. The two high school students have been researching and working under the instruction of their teacher, Choi Hyeon-Joo, in their school’s free club called ‘STEAM R & E’ when they qualified for the international fair.The subject of their research is ‘optimizing Janggu (a Korean musical instrument) into a modern indoor performance instrument.’ This was a research topic that was passed onto them from their seniors, and after a year of hard work, everything came into fruition. Hwang Ji-Hyeon said “We were able to experience things we could not learn about at school after we studied about Janggu at length and benefited from visiting and asking questions to specialists in Korean music and sound analytics.” Choi Hyeon-Ju, their lead instructor said “It was meaningful for them to have performed research in a school club and their achievement was completed in our school rather than in some private institution.” Ilsan Daejin High School is not a school that focuses on science specifically, but it was designated as a leading school in S/W in 2015 and an S/W subject-focused school in 2016. Also, a number of its students have participated in science related competitions and done really well. For example, there was a student who won the top prize at Samsung Human Tech Thesis Fair and others have won awards at National Student Invention Fair.
2019-06-01
- A Large Wildfire Broke Out in Goseong and Sokcho
On April 4, 2019, a large fire broke out in the regions of Goseong and Sokcho. According to a report issued by Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters of the Ministry of Public Administration and Safety, the fire burned its way through a landmass that is two times larger than Yeoui-do, setting ablaze 510 houses, 148 public facilities, and 71 house animal sheds, and leaving more than 1,000 people homeless. It was recorded as having inflicted some of the worst damage caused by a natural disaster in the modern history of Korea. The government declared ‘a state of disaster’ and made appeals for emergency aid and support to restore damaged areas and help those fleeing the fire. The fire spread over from Wonam-ri of Toseong-myeon to Ineung-ri and passed by Daesoon Jinrihoe’s Geumgangsan Toseong Training Temple Complex burning its gymnasium, storage, and animal shed. According to personnel at the Temple Complex, they were able to secure fire defense lines ahead of time as they had 16 outdoor hydrants installed outside the temple. They were able to protect the temple from further damage by releasing hydrant water before fire reached the temple. The estimated damage caused by the fire to Geumgangsan Toseong Training Temple Complex is around half a billion won.
2019-04-30
- Oomoto Delegation Visited Daesoon Jinrihoe Yeoju Headquarters Temple
On April 8, Suzuki Eiichi, the chief director of Oomoto Headquarters, and Yano Hiromi, the director of Israel and Palestine Peace Institute, visited Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex. On their visit for interreligious communication, Director Suzuki said “Ideas such as Sangsaeng, the Virtuous Concordance of Yin and Yang, and Harmonious Union between Divine Beings and Human Beings are very similar with some of Oomoto’s doctrines” and added “Through our interreligious efforts, I hope to make an opportunity to attract young people to join religious activities and help them take an interest in religions.” In his response, President Yun said “It is the long-cherished desire for all religions to bring peace to the world through Sangsaeng,” as he presented them with the Japanese translation of The Jeon-gyeong and added “I hope that we can work together and put our efforts into improving social welfare for our peoples.” After touring around the temple, the delegation participated in a Chiseong (Devotional Offering) held that night. The next day, they visited Daejin University and Daejin Girl’s HighSchool and departed back to Japan on April 10. Oomoto was founded in 1892 in Japan, and developed into a large religious movement that once had 9 million members. However, their influence weakened under the government suppression during Japan’s imperial era. There is a record that it had a contact with a Korean Jeungasnist order, Bocheongyo in 1924. Since 1925, Oomoto has been engaging in cooperative movements that promote world peace. Current estimates suggest that Oomoto has roughly 170 thousand followers today.
2019-04-29
