What’s happening at Watt lately? The following is an email from the General Secretary of Oregon Cambodian Buddhist Society.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:19 PM, <nick.nhoung@tektronix.com> wrote:
Hi All,
It was a fair turn out this weekend. We had about 15 people on Saturday and 25 to 27 on Sunday. We got a lot of work [...]
Volunteering
Letter from General Secretary
September 15, 2010
Small Ceremony
June 28, 2010
Our Watt Dhammarangsi is supported by many Buddhists, not just Khmer, but also Lao and Thai. Today’s visitors numbered not quite a dozen, but included Khmer from Everett, Washington, and Lao from Portland area. Mr. Sokharo Choy was requested for role of lay priest in today’s small ceremony. Five bhikkhus, fully ordained monastics, were present [...]
Volunteers Needed
June 23, 2010
What a beautiful start of summer in Portland, finally getting the clear blue skies, sunshine and over 72 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures, that is more comfortable for us who are originating from a very hot tropical environment in Cambodia.
Did you know the big property relies on a handful, a small group of people for maintenance?
These are [...]
Thank you!
April 26, 2010
The Wat would like to thank all those members of the community that came yesterday on April 25 to help with cleaning up. There were about 20 people, and even the little ones were helping, so cute.
Sorry, I was busy inside with the board and missed out on helping and also taking pictures. [...]
Word from the Editor
April 21, 2010
It takes a lot of effort to develop a website and keep it going. It’s not all computer work. Mostly it’s writing stories, interviewing people, researching.
If you’re willing, can learn quickly, we’ll train you to maintain Watt Dhammarangsi. You’ll derive a personal benefit of feeling good from contributing to the community, and [...]
Volunteering
April 14, 2010
The Wat is many things to many people. It is a place of worship, a tourist destination, a Dhamma school, a place of blessing, a community center. But at least every one can agree it is a peaceful place where anyone can go to find refuge.
We are lucky our elders had the [...]
