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Peace and healing book concert

As the times change, the means of sharing the Good News are also developing. Nowadays, interactive convergence forms of talk show, book concert, happy reading therapy, laughing therapy or musical performance are more appealing and touching. 

 

With the goal of giving the glory to God and peace to people, the Pauline publicity marketing team planned various book concerts this year. The "Peace and healing book concert with Pauline" project was awarded at the 2019 contest of religious group support projects sponsored by Seoul City in consideration of the culture and art business that contributed to promote the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Movement. 

 

With the help of the support project from Seoul City, four book concerts will be held in 2019. The first was presented on April 17 on the topic of "well-dying" with a book recently published by Pauline, entitled "Mom, it's alright. Don't feel sorry," a true story of preparing for separation between a dying mother at a hospice center and her daughter of eight years old. 

 

For this event, Yu Seong-i who wrote the above-mentioned book as a thanatologist and an expert in death education and Lim Jeong-jin who wrote "Happiness is not in the order of grades" gave mini-lectures and talks. At the same time, the solid ensemble of four musicians (violinists Byeon Ye-jin and Gyeong Ji-a, violist Hwang Kyu-yeon, cellist Byun Sae-bom) performed a chamber music concert as well. 

 

On June 20, the trend topic of happiness will be presented with a book titled, "Everywhere is filled with happiness," written by Prof. Lee Chung-moo at the Department of Digital Contents in Konyang University.

 

On Sept. 23, the topic of facing addiction will be presented by Fr. Hong Seong-min, an expert at the Addiction Association, and a situation drama will be performed by the Pauline sisters.

 

On Nov. 20, laughing therapy with Sr. Lee Mi-sook of the Congregation of Religious Missionaries of St. Dominic will invite people to live with smiles and hope. 

 

The first two will be held in the Alberione Center near our Congregation of the Daughters of St. Paul in Gangbuk-gu, and the second two in September and November will be held downtown to attract a much wider audience. 

 

Especially in solidarity with those who work for mental welfare, the topics will include the social issues of suicide, depression and addiction. Surprisingly, the suicide rate in our neighborhood of Gangbuk-gu is noted as being the highest for three years in a row in Seoul.

 

The Peace and healing book concert with Pauline is realized with four goals in mind: first, it spreads the culture of peace and goodness among citizens by sharing the Pauline content more broadly. Second, it improves the spiritual and mental health of citizens by providing cultural programs especially for those who are suffering from mental or psychological difficulties. Third, it shares cultural benefits with the alienated by inviting them and running a campaign to share books with the poor. There will be a book donation corner to send books to the hospice center, addiction recovery community, and a prison.

 

We expect to establish the culture of life and joy with the public, to improve the mental health of citizens, and to build a communion with local people around our Congregation by sharing Pauline content more widely.

 

Peace and healing book concert

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