Saturday November 5th 2016

Santi Kathina day was Sunday November the 6th, yet our Kathina started a day early and became a Kathina weekend!

On Saturday our good friends of the monastery from Dubbo arrived with the donation of a much needed 4×4 Ute. They had brought this wonderful vehicle for our use along with a basket full of useful things .

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

The nuns and monastery workers were filled with joy and together we we happily chanted Pirith Blessings for the families of the donors.

Saturday photos by Sampath

 

Sunday  November 6th 2016 Kathina Day

Sunday brought 3 busloads of friends organised by our great supporter Gia Hieu [affectionately known to everyone as Yahoo].

Our car park was also overflowing with so many cars full of happy people all coming to join together with us to celebrate Katina.

They brought their kind hearts and generous spirits as well as so many kind gifts. Of course everyone also brought plenty of food to offer to the monastics and share with each other.

Everyone enjoyed the Blessings chanted by the monks and nuns both at the rice pindapat and at the ceremony in the Big Cave.

We hope you enjoy this slide shows of the events of the day. Click on any picture and the slideshow will pop up.  Right click on any picture to save it.

Sunday photos  by Vu Nang Hien

 

Video of Santi Katina
Slide Show of everyone arriving, Blessings, rice Pindapat, walk to cave, blessings and gift ceremony in the cave