2023 Dhamma Events (002)

We wish all our Dhamma Friends Happy New Year 2023!

For this coming New Year, we would like to start our monthly one day Meditation retreat (on the last Sunday of the month) starting on January 29th 2023.
For this retreat Sayardaw U Sanda has some guidance for the meditators to follow.

1. Retreat will be from 9 am till 5 pm and meditators to be on time in the morning to pray and take 5 precepts before the meditation starts together with Sayardaw.  Also Sayardaw will give Dhamma Talk in the evening and will distribute merit before we leave at 5pm.  Sayardaw requests that you stay for the full period of the time.

2. Lunch time will be from 11 am till 12 noon and Sayardaw has requested no socializing or talking at any time during the whole period of the retreat.

3. Sayardaw has suggested one hour sitting and one hour walking during the retreat but meditators can also choose their meditation routine.

In addition to the monthly day meditation retreat, we will have one hour weekly meditation every Saturday at 3 pm starting 7th January 2023 with the guidance of Sayardaw U Sanda for the Novice meditators and for anybody who can give little time and can’t join the monthly retreat,or who would like to come routinely every week.

Hope we all can start our New Year with good merits for the coming year.

We plan to hold a special Dhamma talk and Potluck ceremony on Sunday, December 11, 2022 in the fond memorial of a former MTBS board member Daw Nu Nu Yawnghwe who passed away on November 11, 2022.

The event agenda is the following:
Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Potluck Lunch.

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

It is a community event – a potluck lunch, and there is no donor/sponsor for the event.  Please bring your favorite dish(es)/food(s)/dessert(s) to be shared.  The MTBS will prepare rice and cutlery for the event.

We plan to hold a special Ahlu (ceremony) on Sunday, November 27 2022 at MTBS.
The lunch (Mote-hin-gar) donors are U Myint Aung and Daw Phyu Phyu family.
The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

The MTBS held the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 on October 16 at the Surrey monastery.  New board members were elected at the AGM.  We are happy to announce the new MTBS board members as follows:

Patron: Mr. James Chow

President :  Mr. Dennis Ko
Vice President :  Dr Tun Zan Maung
Secretary :  Mr. Tun Aung Kyaw
Treasurer :  Dr. Khin Khin Maung
Public Relation Officer : Mr. Tun Myint (Thomas)
Religious Coordinators : Ms. San Thawdar Kyaing (Ma Thaw) and Mr. Alfred Chu
Men  Auxiliaries :  Mr. Than Htut and Mr. Peter Chiu and Mr. Ahkan Chu (Jolly)
Women Auxiliaries: Ms. Win Win Than and Ms. San Mya Soe

We hope the new board will keep the excellent tradition as well as bring new ideas to promote and propagate Buddha’s Sasana.

KathinaRobeDonation

MTBS hosted the Kahtina Robe Offering Ceremony on October 16, 2022 (Sunday).
Well-wishers have kindly donated $ 11,247 for Kahtina Robe and $ 4,100 for Kahtina Robe Offering Ceremony, for a total of $ 15,347.
Please see attached files for the donor lists for you to get the merit by saying “Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!”.
Kathina Donation 2022

You are cordially invited to the Kahtina Robe offering ceremony to donate robes to the six members of the Sangha, including Venerable U Sanda, on October 16, 2022, Sunday.

The main food for the event is Mote Hin Gar (Burmese noodle in fish gravy).

In order for a wider audience to participate in the event, we would like to offer you an opportunity to be a donor (co-sponsor) by donating $100 to the event.

These donations will be used not only for cooking Mote Hin Gar, but also to make a toiletries tree, and cash donation to members of Sangha.

As of this morning, the following well-wishers have donated $100 each (except New World Screen Printing for a generous donation of $1,000) for the Kahtina Robe Offering ceremony.

1. Hip Tan & Daw San San Yee family
2. Alfred Chu & Ma Mya Mu and family
3. Cliff Chu family
4. Harris and Ivy Aun
5. Ko family
6. Sai Yi Tip & Nang Shwe Sein
7. Saion & Nang Yin Yin Tip
8. Ko Aung Win (Ronald Wong) & Ma Yin Yin Ohn family
9. Ko Than Htut, Ma Myint Myint Mon & Victor
10. Htet Phyo Aung & Gwihee Park family
11. San Thawda Kyaing
12. Rose Mary Chan & Sein Aung family
13. Htay Aung & Ma Aung May Oo
14. Jolly & Kay Chiu
15. Tun Myint, Myint Myint Than and family
16. Ohnmar Han
17. Yvonne Power
18. Thant Zin Aung and Khine Thazin Myint
19. Peter & Khin Chan
20. Kyaw Moe Han and Phyu Lai Min family
21. Aung Naing /Thuza Win Maung family
22. New World Screen Printing Ltd. ($1,000)

Donations are still open.  If you would like to donate for this occasion, please contact Venerable U Sanda at 604-951-9054 or Dennis Ko (President) at 604-761-0419 or by sending eTransfer to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com or via Canadahelp.org: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/manawmaya-theravada-buddhist-society/. 

If you are sending an eTransfer to MTBS bank account using mtbs.surrey@gmail.com, we would like to remind you to send your name for the tax receipt (and mention the purpose of the donation (e.g. General donation, Waso Robe, etc.)) to email address: mtbs.surrey@gmail.com too. A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

Please allow us to remind you to participate at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) after the Kahtina Robe Offering ceremony.

If you are willing to volunteer to cook Mote Hin Gar, please show up at the monastery around 10 am on October 15 (Saturday).

You are cordially invited to the AGM of MTBS to be held at MTBS on October 16, at 12:30 pm, immediately after the Kahtina Robe Offering Ceremony.

The current MTBS board members are:

Patron: Mr. James Chow

President :  Mr. Dennis Ko

Vice President :  Dr Tun Zan Maung

Secretary :  Mr. Tun Aung Kyaw

Treasurer :  Dr. Khin Khin Oo

Public Relation Officers : Ms. Nu Nu Yawnghwe and Mr. Tun Myint (Thomas)

Religious Coordinators : Ms. Ohnmar Han and Ms. San Thawdar Kyaing (Ma Thaw)

Men Auxiliaries : Mr. Ahkan Chiu, Mr. Alfred Chu, Mr. Aung Paing, and Mr. San Lwin

Women Auxiliaries: Ms. Win Win Than and Ms. San Mya Soe

We are planning to reform and strengthen the MTBS board during the AGM.  You can contribute to the society by volunteering as a member of MTBS board.  If you are interested in being a board member, please contact U Dennis Ko (President) and express your willingness to be a board member.  We will elect board members during the AGM.

We hope the new board will keep the excellent tradition as well as bring new ideas to promote and propagate Buddha’s Sasana.

Hope to see you all at AGM!

With warm regards,

MTBS Board

We plan to hold a special Ahlu (ceremony) on Sunday, September 4, 2022.

The lunch (Mote-hin-gar) donors are Daw Phyu Win and daughter – Sanda Oo, in the fond memorial of their late beloved one, Brian, who passed away about 5 years ago.

The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

We are seeking volunteers to prepare for cooking Mote-hin-gar on Sunday, August 28, 2022, from 10 am to 1-2 pm.  If you are able to volunteer, please show up at the monastery on  August 28, 2022, around 10 am. The event donor will provide lunch for all volunteers.  

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

Waso Donation Report Report