KATHINA (NEW ROBES) OFFERING CEREMONY 2019
Welcome to join Mrs. Nit Olli and Mr. Willis Olli
KATHINA (NEW ROBES) OFFERING CEREMONY
AT WAT BUDDHAMETTA / 1133 S. Swan Rd., Tucson, AZ 85711 U.S.A.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Dear members and friends of Wat Buddhametta,
We, Mrs. Nit Olli and Mr. Willis Olli,invite you, family and friends to join us to offer the Kathina (NEW ROBES) Offering Ceremony at Wat Buddhametta on Sunday, October 27, 2019.
On the succeeding days after the end of the rain retreat come the well - known "Thod Kathina Samakkee" or New Robes Offering festival; "Thod" means to lay down, and "Kathina" referred originally to a wooden frame used by monks for stretching cloth in making monks' robes.
The Kathina robes must be formally presented by the donor before a chapter of at least five monks and must be presented within one month after the end of the “Rain Retreat”, i.e.; between the first day of the waning moon in the eleventh lunar month and the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (latter part of October through mid-November). It is considered highly meritorious. Each temple/monastery can receive only one time a year.
We, Mrs. Nit Olli and Mr. Willis Olli, we are the Chair-Persons/Sponsors of the 2019 Kathina Offering Ceremony to the monks of Wat Buddhametta, we would like to invite all Buddhists and friends of Wat Buddhametta to join us and others to be co-donors offering Kathina robes to the monks; and you may make financial donation directly to “Wat Buddhametta” as part of this offering on the date and time or you may do it online through www.tucsonbuddhistcenter.org.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
09.00 a.m. Preparing the Kathina Ceremony at Wat Buddhametta.
10.00 a.m. Homage to the Triple Gem & Five Precepts observation ceremony begins.
11.00 a.m. Offering food to the monks, Guests are welcome to join us for lunch.
13.30 p.m. Sermon regarding the Benefit of Kathina Offering given by the Abbot.
14.00 p.m. Offering the Kathina (Robes) to the monks/ Lay members receive the blessings from monks
Thank note/Close ceremony
On behalf of all members, friends of Wat Buddhametta, and myself as the Chair-Person of the Kathina Offering Ceremony, we would like to invite everyone to participate in this auspicious ceremony as you are able to attend as the above date and time.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nit Olli and Mr. Willis Olli
(Chair-Persons/Sponsors of the year of 2019 Kathina (New Robes) Offering Ceremony