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The Unified Vietnamese Australian
Buddhist Congress of Australia – New Zealand
Quang Duc Buddhist Welfare Association of Victoria
QUANG DUC BUDDHIST MONASTERY
105 Lynch Road, Fawkner, Victoria, 3060, Australia. Tel:
03.9357 3544. Fax: 03 9357 3600.
Email:tvquangduc@bigpond.com;
Website: www.quangduc.com
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Quang Duc Buddhist Monastery
PUBLIC INVITATION
You are cordially invited to participate one of most
popular annual celebrations in the Fawkner, Melbourne
Lunar
New Year’s Eve
Festival
Year of
the Snake -2013
Time/Date: 8pm to
Midnight, Saturday, 9 February 2013
Venue: Quang Duc Monastery,
105 Lynch Road, Fawkner
Vegetarian Food & Arts stalls
- Free Books on Buddhism - Video Shows - New Year Sermon -
Lion Dance & MIDNIGHT - Cultural
Performances - New Year Gifts to All –
For more Info. please call
9357 3544 or check our website: www.quangduc.com
Admission
Free - All Welcome
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR
LUNAR NEW YEAR PROGRAM
Our activities will take place on the following dates:
Saturday, 9 February 2013
• 11.00 am: Offerings to the Buddha and to
deceased people.
• 6.30 pm: Ceremonial Food Offering for Wandering Souls.
• 8.00 pm: End of the Year Repentance Ceremony.
• 9.30 pm: Dragon dancing, Buddhist music and entertainment
program conducted by the Buddhist Youth Group,
• 11.00 pm: Lễ đón Giao Thừa Ceremony, (New Years Eve
Ceremony). Reciting the Maitrya Buddha Sutra.
Reading of the New Year Greeting Letter from Most Venerable
Thich Nhu Hue
(Head of the Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation in
Australia and New Zealand).
Hai Loc Ceremony, (all in attendance receive a special
Buddhist lucky gift to see in the New Year).
Sunday, 10 February 2013 (1st day of the Lunar New Year)
•
5.00 am: Morning Reciting Service.
• During the day: -
Buddhist community members will attend the Temple to pray
for peace and happiness for all sentient beings, their
families and themselves for the New Year
Monday, 11 February 2013 (2nd day of the Lunar New Year)
•
5.00 am: Morning Reciting Service.
• 7.00 pm:
Commence reciting the Medicine Buddha Sutra (to
pray for World Peace).
• During the day: -
Buddhist community members will attend the Temple to pray
for peace and
happiness for all sentient beings,
their families and themselves for the New Year.
Sunday, 17
February 2013
(8th day
of the Lunar New Year)
•
8.00 pm: Praying for Peace Ceremony.
(Please
register your name for this ceremony as we will read it out
in the prayers).
Sunday 24
February 2013 (15th day of the Lunar New Year)
• 8:00 am: Bus
Tour of 10 Buddhist Temples in Melbourne Metropolitan area.
There will be 8 (eight) buses going on the tour.(Please register your name now - to get a ticket for a
seat on the bus - at the Quang
Duc Temple on
9357 3544 or email: quangduchomepage@gmail.com
• During the day: -
Vietnamese Buddhist Vegetarian food will be on sale at
stalls at the temple.
On
the occasion of the year of the Year of
Snake 2013, and on
behalf of Quang Duc Buddhist Monastery, I extend my wishes
to you all, that you may enjoy the Dharma Bliss, Everlasting
Peace and Happiness throughout the New Year.
You are all warmly invited to attend our celebrations and
take part in our activities.
Deputy-Abbot Senior Venerable Thich Nguyen Tang
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