On September 10, 2016 in the evening, 42 families participated in the first Special Grace and Holy Item Bequeathing Ceremony conducted by the Family Church of CT. Dana 107, the congregation's regular Sunday gathering space, was beautifully decorated with white tool, fresh bouquets of flowers, our True Parents' portrait and chairs, and with the holy boxes as a centerpiece. Even before the event began, there was an incredible feeling in the room of excitement and at the same time relief, that we had all made it and upheld our commitment for the last 40-days or more since the condition first began. Michael Giampaoli led the program as the Master of Ceremonies and Pastor Mika presented a short presentation on the significance of the Special Grace and each of the Holy Items. A demonstration of the Holy Ceremony was made using the Pastor's family and small children, and everyone followed suit within their respective family groups. Following the reception of the holy boxes, families made their way to a special section of the room designated to pictures in front of a beautiful backdrop of the event banner. After each family had received their boxes, inspired by the practice of the Maryland Family Church, participants were asked to circle up within their families or to create pseudo-family groups in order to pray for one another. The spirit behind this closing was in order to ourselves bequeath the tremendous blessing we had just received from heaven through the Special Grace onto others, as this is truly the heart of our True Parents as they have given us this incredible grace. By the end of the ceremony, our families were certainly much more comfortable with one another and could truly embrace one another as we participated in fellowship over refreshments in the back part of the room.