Honor Clergy Conference Event

Senate Resolution No. 2578 BY: Senator COMRIE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the American Clergy Leadership Conference upon the occasion of hosting Celebration 2020 WHEREAS, Spiritual guidance and nurturing are of great import to the vitality and well-being of all people and every community of this great State and Nation; and WHEREAS, Instrumental in that deliverance are those men and women of religious commitment who accept the responsibility of moral leadership and render the wisdom of human understanding; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the American Clergy Leadership Conference upon the occasion of hosting Celebration 2020 to be observed on Saturday, January 25,

2020, at the Manhattan Center in New York, New York; and WHEREAS, This auspicious occasion is meant to bring awareness of the True Mother, and recognize Heavenly Parents Day and True Parents Birthday with individuals across the United States; and WHEREAS, In addition, the event will celebrate the 100th Birthday of the late Sun Myung Moon, the 77th Birthday of Hak Ja Han (Mother Moon), and their 60th Wedding Anniversary; and WHEREAS, The American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC) was founded in Korea during May of 2000 by 120 clergy members who gathered to affirm the vision given by God to Reverend Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon to unify the Body of Christ; and WHEREAS, ACLC is a coalition of clergy working to strengthen marriages, rebuild families, restore communities, and renew the nation and the world; headquartered at 4 West 43rd Street in New York City, the coalition intends to uphold the validity of the United States of America as a shining nation of freedom, faith, harmony and prosperity; and WHEREAS, Clergy relating to clergy throughout the United States of America and around the globe is the mission of the American Clergy Leadership Conference, which is building on the vision announced by the Mother of Peace, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon for the chosen of God to unify Christian clergy with her in the work of God for World Peace; and WHEREAS, Born on January 6, 1920, the late Reverend Dr. Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader who founded the Unification movement, and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremony, and the author of its unique theology the Divine Principle; and WHEREAS, His wife, Dr. Hak Ja Han was born on February 10, 1943; in

1992, she established the Women's Federation for World Peace, and traveled the world speaking on its behalf; she is the leader of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, in which she is called "True Mother"; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate the American Clergy Leadership Conference upon the occasion of hosting Celebration 2020 on January 25, 2020; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Dr. Hak Ja Han and the American Clergy Leadership Conference.