Dear Friends,
The Katina ceremony of Georgia Buddhist Vihara 2022 will be held on October 22nd (see the program here).
We would like to extend a warm invitation to all of you to join us and
participate in various meritorious deeds. We have created the following
signup sheets. We truly appreciate your generous support thus far in
various ways during this vassana season (rains retreat), and we are
grateful if you could support us further to make this meritorious event a
success. Following are the ways we seek your support, and we hope you
would consider volunteering via the following signups.
1. HSA Account
The good health and well-being of resident Bhantes are one of our top priorities, and we plan to provide to continue the ‘GBV Health Savings Account’, which was initiated a few years ago. This would also be an excellent opportunity for us to express our gratitude and appreciation in a special way for the great services the Bhantes are providing for the spiritual and religious needs of the greater GBV community. We would like to seek your generous contributions to maintain this account. Please support us by signing on https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4aa9aa22a1ff2-sign8
2. Volunteering
You all have been supporting us in various ways during this Katina season, and we need your further support to make this final event a success. To volunteer for much-needed support on the Katina day, please sign up using the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4aa9aa22a1ff2-katina12
3. Dawal Dana
We really are in great need of your support in the Dawal Dana (luncheon.) To confirm your participation and contribute to Dawal Dana, please use the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4aa9aa22a1ff2-katina10
4. Pindapatha
The Besajja Pindapatha pooja will be during the Katina Ceremony (10 am), and we would like to encourage all of you to sign up and participate in this great meritorious deed using the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4aa9aa22a1ff2-pindapatha1
5. Kapruka
If you would like to bring items placed under the Kapruka, we would appreciate it if you could bring the following much-needed items for the temple. Paper towels, coffee cups, water bottles, ziplock bags in assorted sizes, bathroom tissues, Tide/All detergent, dishwashing liquid, Hand Washing liquid, Aluminum Foil, Kitchen towel, Dishcloths, Broom, Dustpan & brush, Tea candles, Incense Sticks, Oatmeal, Almond milk (Nonperishable), cleaning liquid, air fresheners.
6. Pirikara
If you like to donate a Pirikara item for Bhanthes at the end of Katina you are most welcome. We would like to let you know that there will be 12 Bhanthes attending Katina.
7. Shramadana on 10/21
We will be meeting at the vihara premises to get the temple ready for the Katina Ceremony from 9 am to 6pm. If you like to help us please stop by when ever you can. We appreciate any help you can provide.
At the same time, Bhanthes have requested us to inform you of recent thefts around Buddhist Viharas in the US and requested that we are mindful of our personal belongings.