Dear Friends,

You, your family and friends are kindly invited to participate in the Vap Poya ceremony held on Saturday, 13th October 2007.

We will be providing the Heel Dhane (Breakfast) for the Maha Sangha and Upaska/Upasikas. The Daval Dhane and lunch will be provided by us along with everybody who wishes to bring a dish. The menu and sign up sheet can be found posted below.

Please fill out the appropriate boxes/sections to indicate your choices and also to let us know how many of you will be participating.

If you have any questions, concerns or any suggestions please email/call me at dilanw@hotmail.com (919-821-9126) or Deepal at manjprem@gmail.com (919-859-1958).

The Dhamma discussion for this poya will be the Karaniya Metta Sutta. Information about this sutta can be found here.

We kindly encourage everyone to participate in this meritorious deed. It is your participation that will enable us to make this event a success. We look forward to seeing you all. Thank you.

With Mettha,

The Premasinghe family, Niluka and Dilan.

Please click here to signup

Poya Program
7.00-7.30am Arrival of preceptors

7:30am Observance of the eight precepts, Buddha Pooja and chanting of the Dhammachakkapavattana Sutta

8:30am Heel dhane for Maha Sangha and Upasaka/Upasika

9:15-10:30am Meditation (Bavana) session for Upasaka/Upasika

10:45am Buddha Pooja

11.10 Presentation of Financial Statement for the period January 2007 to September 2007

11:30am-12:30pm Daval Dana for Maha Sangha and Upasaka/Upasika

12:30-1:30pm Lunch

1:30-2:30pm Dhamma Sermon

2:30-3:00pm Tea

3:00-4:30pm Dhamma discussion.

4:30-5:00pm Gilan Pasa Pooja, chanting of the Dhammachakkapavattana Sutta deshana & end of poya ceremony