09:30 – 09:45 am Arrival
09:45 – 10:00 am Refreshments
10:00 – 10:30 am Walk around the monastery, set up Dana
10:30 am Welcome and blessing
11:00 am Rice Pindapata
11:15 am Sangha is offered Dana and eats upstairs in Shrine Room– Lay people eat downstairs
Clean-up
01:30 pm Walk to Big Cave (transport for elderly)
02:30 pm Katina Ceremony inside Big Cave: Welcome, taking of precepts, auspicious chanting,
Sangha receives offerings including Katina Robe.
Blessings and Farewell
04:00 pm Return to buses (Vietnamese visitors)
04:30 pm Buses depart
People with their own transport are welcome to stay on for refreshments before their individual departure.