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New Year Half-Day Dharma Service on Jan. 6, 2024

Dear dharma friends,

Welcome to 2024! We’re excited to invite you to a special New Year Dharma Service. You can join the entire service in person at the temple or partially join the sessions. Except for the 3rd session, all programs are in-person only.
If you choose to join the 3rd session, 'The National Sangha Gathering,' in your home, Please sign up HERE to get the zoom link.
The National Sangha Gathering is a unique event that brings together Won Temples from across the U.S. This will be the first time we’re uniting English-speaking practitioners from coast to coast in a digital get-together. 
We’ll take a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the New Year with Ven. Juksanim who is the Head Dharma Master of Won Buddhism, USA. Join us in experiencing the warmth of sharing positive energy within our beloved Won family. It’s a heartwarming start to a fresh year ahead!

We hope this is your chance to start the New Year with a sense of togetherness and hope. Happy New Year!! 

with palms together,
Ministers

2024 New Year Celebration Service

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024, Won Buddhist 109th New Year’s Day celebration ceremony. On a New Year’s Day, Master Jungsan said, "The newness of the New Year is not in the day but in our mind. Hence, the true meaning of greeting the New Year lies in exerting ourselves with a fresh new mind in our religious practice and public service.” Let us sincerely practice to attain Buddhahood with a new mind in the New Year.

Programs are

- Sitting and Chanting Meditation

- New Year's Prayer & Hymn

- Dharma Talk pre-recorded by Ven. Juksannim

   (The Head Dharma Master of Won Buddhism USA)

- Korean Traditional New Year's Bow

Korean New Year’s traditional lunch will be served.

Location

423 Abington Ave, Glenside, PA 19038

*This is an in-person service that offers support in both Korean and English languages.

Chuseok Mid-Autumn Family Fun Festival

If you are interested in this event, please register here.

Fun Activities You REALLY Do Not Want to Miss:

[1st Floor]

Registration desk 

Korean percussion instruments 

Hanbok photo booth 

Traditional Korean games 

Marketplace: second-hand items, arts and craft items, Woori Center swag, goodie bags, and light Korean refreshments

[Basement]

Songpyeon making

Food stand: tteokbokki (spicy rice cake), japchae (stir fried noodle), Korean corn-dog, haemul pajeon (Korean seafood pancake), steamed dumplings, fish-cake, and Korean snacks

Calligraphy

 

Helpful details for tomorrow's event:

Where: Won Buddhism of Philadelphia (423 ABington Ave, Glenside, PA 19038) 

Parking: We recommend guests park in the street, or in the parking lot of “The Cheese” playground at 2239 Parkdale Ave, Glenside, PA 19038. (It is a 3 minute walk to the venue.)

 By train: if you are taking the train, please take off at the Glenside station. It takes about 20 minutes on foot from there to the venue.

 When: Feel free to arrive at any point between 2PM - 8PM. In the case of rain, all the programs will be hosted indoors. 

 

COVID-19 safety protocols: Everyone will be required to check their temperature and sign a waiver at the registration desk. We highly encourage the participants to wear masks indoors, except when eating or drinking. We will have masks on hand for those who want to wear one.

Please feel free to call or email us if you have any questions.

Meditation in Nature

Please click HERE to find the location. Thank you.

The Spiritual Memorial Service

On June 4, we will have the Won Buddhist Spiritual Memorial Service.  We pray in remembrance of Sotaesan's nirvana, all sages, our ancestors, relatives, family members, and teachers and all beings. We will also take this opportunity to renew our spiritual vow deep in our heart. Come join us to commemorate the Great Souls.  

Programs are
- Sitting and Chanting Meditation
- Prayers & Hymn

Location
423 Abington Ave, Glenside, PA 19038

*This is an in-person service. * Korean traditional lunch will be served after the service.

2567th Happy Buddha's Birthday

In Won Buddhism, Buddha's Birthday is one of the Four Major Celebrations. The celebration of Buddha's Birthday gives us  an opportunity to commemorate the Buddha and Buddhists to our progress and allows us to recommit ourselves to building a brighter future for all family, communities, cultures, and religions. 

Programs are
- Sitting and Chanting Meditation
- Prayer & hymn
- Dharma Talk

Location
423 Abington Ave, Glenside, PA 19038
* This is an in-person service.
* After the dharma service, lunch will be served.
* On May 27 (Saturday), we will focus on meditation without a dharma talk. Feel free to join us.

Happy 108th Spiritual Birthday of Won Buddhism

On April 28, 1916, in the first light of dawn, Sotaesan was enlightened to the Truth of the Universe. After twenty years of sincere quest and practice, the light of Truth shone at last in his spirit. Won Buddhism was born with his great enlightenment, and we celebrate this day as our spiritual birthday. Please join us.

Programs are
- Sitting and Chanting Meditation
- Prayer & Hymn
- Dharma Talk (pre-recorded)
   from Ven.Juksan, Head Dharma Master of Won Buddhism USA
- Scholarship Award Ceremony

* This service will be held in English and Korean.
* After the dharma service, Korean traditional lunch will be served.
* On April 22 (Saturday), we will focus on meditation without a dharma talk. Feel free to join us.

Won Moving Meditation Retreat

For registration and learn more, Click Here.

Won Retreat: Meditation as the Path to Our True Nature

For registration and learn more, Click Here.