ThinGyan Donations 2026
Kason Donations 2026
The MTBS hosted Thingyan (Myanmar New Year) celebration on April 12, and the Buddha (Vesak) day (Kason) on May 3, 2026 at MTBS. Well-wishers kindly donated a total of $ 2,940 celebration in Thingyan and $ 2,130 in Kason celebration for MTBS.
Please see the attached files for the donor lists to get the merit by saying “Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu”.
We are going to have Buddha’s Birthday Celebration on Sunday, May 03, 2026 at the MTBS temple.
San Thawda Kyaing ( Ma Thaw) and family will generously donate lunch (rice and curry dishes) to all attendees.
You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.
The event agenda is the following:
Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey, BC
(604) 951-9054
Time: 10:00 a.m. – Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. – Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:05 a.m. – Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:10 a.m. – Offering lunch to well-wishers.
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.
This month’s day retreat will be on Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 9 am to 5 pm at MTBS (Surrey Monastery).
Ko Chan Myint Aung & Snow family will generously donate lunch for Sayadaw U Sanda and yogis on that day.
Yogis intending to participate are requested to register at least 3 days in advance by email at mtbscanada@gmail.com. You could also call Sayadaw U Sanda, at 604 951 9054, 3days in advance to register as well. Please follow the guidelines for yogis (attached).
We are also attaching the updated Dhamma events at MTBS in 2025. If you wish to sponsor any of the events, please contact Venerable U Sanda.
We wish to see all the yogis.
With loving-kindness (metta).
We are going to celebrate the Myanmar New Year on Sunday April 12, 2026 at the MTBS temple.
Yin Lay, Shwe Sin, Hmoon Thet, Phyu Sin, Thiri, Xing Xing, Noreen, Chit Su, Ei Kay, Yu, Gi, Yamone and Su Lae Mon will generously donate lunch ( Mote Hin Khar) to all attendees.
You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.
The event agenda is the following:
Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey, BC
(604) 951-9054
Time: 10:00 a.m. – Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. – Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:05 a.m. – Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:10 a.m. – Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.
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.
You are cordially invited to the AGM of MTBS to be held at the Surrey Monastery on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at noon, immediately following Hta Ma Nae Pwe (ထမနဲပွဲ).
We are planning to reform and strengthen the MTBS board during the AGM. You can contribute to society by volunteering as a member of the MTBS board.
We would like to invite more youths to the board members.
If you are interested in being a board member or would like to suggest an MTBS society member to the board, please contact U Dennis Ko (President) and express your willingness to be a board member. We will extend the current board members and elect new board members during the AGM.
The current MTBS board members are:
President: Dennis Ko
Vice President: Dr. Tun Zan Maung
Secretary: Tun Aung Kyaw
Vice Secretary: Myo Htet Naing
Treasurer: Dr. Khin Khin Maung
Vice Treasurers: Myint Myint Mon, San Mya Soe
Public Relation Officer: Tun Myint
Organizers: Alfred Chu, San Thawda Kyaing, Phyu Win Noronha
Members: Pyi Phyo Aung, Sithu Tun, Arnold Myint Taw, Kin Ngap Lee, Peter Chiu, Than Htut, Win Win Than
The board meeting (BOD meeting) will follow immediately after the AGM. All current board members are advised to attend the AGM and BOD meeting in person. If a current board member cannot attend the AGM on Feb 8, Sunday, or no longer wishes to serve as a board member, please contact U Dennis Ko (President) in advance.
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 the AGM!
Starting at 8 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2026, the Pattullo Bridge and the stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge will be closed for a week to connect the roadways on either side to the new bridge.
Drivers will have to take the Port Mann Bridge or the Alex Fraser Bridge as alternative routes.
With warm regards,
MTBS Board
We are going to have Hta Ma Nae Pwe (ထမနဲပွဲ) on Sunday, February 08, 2026, at MTBS temple.
MTBS will provide all the ingredients which are needed to make Hta Ma Nae (ထမနဲ). We are looking for volunteers (men) to help make Hta Ma Nae (ထမနဲ) with Ko Tun Aung Kyaw. Those who can help make Hta Ma Nae (ထမနဲ), please come to Surrey Monastery on Sunday, February 08, 2026, at 8 am. Hta Ma Nae (ထမနဲ) will be given in the container to the families who will be there on that day. You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.
The event agenda is the following:
Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave, Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054
Date: Sunday, February 08, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. – Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:05 a.m. – Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda ( if you wish, please bring a dish to offer)
11:05 a.m. – Light lunch to all attendees
You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, and taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.
There will be more parking spots available inside the next-door compound on the 108th Ave.
Also MTBS annual board meeting will be held after Hta Ma Nae Pwe (ထမနဲပွဲ) (12:30/1 pm)ish on that day ( February 08, 2026).
We are going to welcome the New Year 2026 with a Dhamma talk on Thursday, January 01 2026, at the MTBS temple.
Ko Than Win & Ma Su Mon Oo family will generously donate ( Shan noodle salad ) lunch to all attendees.
You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.
The event agenda is the following:
Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave, Surrey, BC
(604) 951-9054
Time: 10:00 a.m. – Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. – Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:05 a.m. – Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda
11:10 a.m. – Lunch (Shan noodle salad) to well-wishers.
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.
We hope to see you all to welcome 2026 at MTBS by listening to a Dhamma talk and have some yummy Shan noodle salad.
Please pass the message to those who don’t have emails.
Thank you very much with loving kindness (Metta).
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