{"id":287,"date":"2024-03-07T05:07:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T05:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmcsangha.com\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:21:37","slug":"calendar-of-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmcsangha.com\/?page_id=287","title":{"rendered":"Calendar of Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"287\" class=\"elementor elementor-287\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be365c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3be365c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e4b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06e4b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Sunday, May 24, 2026, we celebrate the Buddha&#8217;s Birthday &#8211; Vesak Day !!! Thay Chuc Do will lead the service and be joined by monks from the Dong Hung Temple. It is an outdoor event under our big tent. Singing, ceremonial dancing, chanting, eating. Please see the schedule and photo below. We hope you can join us.<\/p><p>May 24 &#8211; Buddha Birthday Celebration <br \/>9:30 AM: Waffle Breakfast &#8211; Waffles, strawberries, orange juice, coffee, &#8211; FREE <br \/>10:30 AM: Welcome to Baby Buddha Ceremony<br \/>10:45 AM: Main Ceremony ( Chanting, Bathing the Baby Buddha, Dharma Talk)<br \/>12:30 PM: Offering to the Sangha Ceremony, Entertainment, Luncheon &#8211; FREE<br \/>2:00 PM: Offering of the Hungry Ghost&#8217;s Ceremony<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e6176d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e6176d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7515c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d7515c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Sunday Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>Our Sunday Service lasts 60 minutes.\u00a0 A Guidebook is provided which includes the chanted words and mantras.\u00a0 The general outline of the service is shown below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction \/ Incense Offering \/Dedication of Merit<\/li>\n<li>Chanting \u2013 Guided with Instruments and Bells<\/li>\n<li>Pre-Meditation Mantra<\/li>\n<li>Silent Meditation\u00a0 (10 \u2013 15 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Dharma Talk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ( 5 \u2013 10 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Open Discussion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (up to 20 mins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Sunday English language services are usually from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM.\u00a0\u00a0 However, approximately once a month the Sunday Service is held in the afternoon due to a food fundraiser in the morning.\u00a0 Please join our mailing list to receive updates about our schedule; to do this you can either sign up in person or email bmcsangha@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday, May 24, 2026, we celebrate the Buddha&#8217;s Birthday &#8211; Vesak Day !!! 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