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.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2019/05/162_268098.html
The Korea Times/ Thoughts of the
Times/ May 3, 2019
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