Buddhist Group of Kendal Meeting Dates 2013 & Update
Dates:
2013
10 February
10 March
14 April
19 May
16 June
14 July
11 August
15 September
20 October
3 November
December - No meeting
BGKT Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) meets monthly on Sundays 2pm-4.30pm at:
Fellside Centre
Low Fellside
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4NH
Please use the top door down stone steps. All welcome. Free. Donations welcome.
Meetings led by Sangha (Community of Buddhist Monks) Authorized Teachers.
01539-729793
www.communigate.co.uk/lakes/buddhistgroupofkendal/
Buddhist Group of Kendal Update
CFOA Chief Fire Officers Association & FRSCA Fire & Rescue Service Chaplains Association of the United Kingdom and Islands
The 2012 MBC Manchester Buddhist Convention was held at Manchester University Chaplaincy on 13th October.
The Conference Session BUDDHISTS, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE WORKING TOGETHER was led by Venerable Pidiville Piyatissa (Head of Ketumati Buddhist Vihara, Oldham, and Chaplain to Manchester University); Jacquetta Gomes Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili (Secretary, Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada)); and Fire Officer Daryl Oprey (CFOA Chief Fire Officers Association Lead on Equality & Diversity).
Jacquetta Gomes Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili (Secretary, Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada)) became Advisor on Interfaith and Multifaith to Fire Officer Daryl Oprey CFOA Chief Fire Officers Association Lead on Equality & Diversity and CFOA E & D Group, on 7th November 2012.
As a result of this role with CFOA Chief Fire Officers Association, Jacquetta Gomes Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili was also acknowledged as an advisor to the FRSCA (The Fire Service Chaplains Association for Great Britain and Islands) on 8th November 2012.