New Year Ceremony for Year of the Cat
With the arrival of the new moon comes the celebration of the New Year for many Asians and Buddhists–and the arrival of the Jade Buddha in Ventura! This year is the “Year of the Cat” and the local Buddhist Temple, the An-Lac Mission, is commemorating the occasion with a series of events tonight and in the coming month with a visit by the very special Jade Buddha. Read more about the Jade Buddha here.
Here’s the schedule:
AN LAC BUDDHIST MISSION: Ventura Buddhist Study Center
901 S. Saticoy Ave, Ventura, CA 93004
2011 LUNAR NEW YEAR -Year Of The CAT
FEBRUARY 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 13, 17
The Venerable Thích Thông Hải President & Abbot of the An Lac Mission writes:
May all the members, devotees, well-wishers, & friends of An Lac Mission have a peaceful, prosperous, and happy life in the ‘Year of the Cat’ with the blessings of all the Buddhas and Bodhisatvas. I invite all of you to join us for the New Year Services at the temple beginning from February 02, 2011 to February 06, 2011. After the New Year religious ceremonies you all are invited to go on a pilgrimage to some temples in Southern California on 13th, 2011.
FEBRUARY 02nd (Weds)
06:00PM–Chanting in Pali by Bhante Sutadhara; 06:45PM – Calling of the bell; 07:00PM –ProstrationS to thank the year of the tiger (2010) 08:00pm – lunar newyear’s eve party
11:00pm – new year religious ceremony Year of the cat (2011)
12:00am – good luck red envelopes
FEBRUARY 03rd (Th.)
10:00Am – ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the maitreya buddha
11:00pM – offerings to the buddha and the spirits (ancestors)
12:00noon – New Year Lunch
7:00PM –Chanting of medicine buddha sutra
FEBRUARY 04th (Fri)
10:00am – dhamma talk (vietnamese)
11:00AM- blessings ceremony
12:00PM- Lunch
FEBRUARY 05th (Sat)
10:00am – blessings ceremony
11:00AM-dhamma talk (vietnamese)
12:00PM- Lunch
FEBRUARY 06th (Sunday)
10:00am – blessings ceremony
11:00AM-dhamma talk (vietnamese)
12:00PM- Lunch
FEBRUARY 13th (Sunday)
PILGRIMAGE TO TEMPLES IN SOUTHTHERN CALIFORNIA
From 7am to 7pm
Please come to An Lac Mission first to make devotions for the Visiting Jade BuddhaThen we plan to visit 05 temples in Southern California. (1) Tu Viện An Lạc, Ventura; (2) Phật Học Viện Quốc Tế, North Hills; (3) Chùa Thái Lan, North Hollywood; (4) Chùa Tích Lan (Maitri), Sun Valley; (5) Chùa Việt Nam, Los Angles. If you would like to join the pilgrimage please contact Ai Lien (Hai Duc) @ 805-816-8799or 805) 659-9845/ (805) 377-5762 or send an e-mail to missionanlac@yahoo.com.
FEBRUARY 17 (Sun.)
10:00Am – dharma talk
11:00AM – first full moon
of the NEW year ceremony
12:00PM Lunch
07:30pm – blessings chant to call off negative planetary influences according to astrology.
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