Newsletter — August

August Monthly Gathering

"Coastal Clean Up"

Opportunity seldom knocks twice; seize the moment.

 ― Venerable Master Hsing Yun 

Upcoming Events

Coastal Clean up

August 21, 2021 (Sat) | 9am - 12pm

 

The wait is finally over! Join us for our first in-person volunteering activity in Pacifica to help keep our beaches clean and beautiful. New friends and old are welcome to join (safely of course)! Sign up below

 
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2021 BLIA Global Buddhism Exam (Chinese)

Sep 12, 2021 (Sun) | 1:00pm (PT)

 

The global Buddhist Examination tests us on our knowledge of our faith and allows us to further dive into our knowledge of Buddhism. Join us for our annual Chinese Buddhist Exams where we answer faith based questions, do crossword puzzles and create PowerPoint presentations!

 
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2021 BLIA Global Buddhism Exam (English)

August 19, 2021 (Sun) | 1:00pm (PT)

 

The global Buddhist Examination tests us on our knowledge of our faith and allows us to further dive into our knowledge of Buddhism. Join us for our annual English Buddhist Exams where we answer faith based questions, do crossword puzzles and create PowerPoint presentations!

 
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Digital Content Workshop

(Video Creation)

Aug 7th,14th,15th 2021 (Sat) | 6pm - 8pm

 

Thinking of how to create a review video on a time crunch to be presented to an audience at the end of big events? Here we are going to show you the A to Z processes of creating a video and preparing a template to save your planning time for videos!

 
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Annual General Meeting and Election (AGM)

Oct 16th 2021 (Sat) | 2pm - 5pm

 

It's time to select our next president! SFYAD members are welcome to join us for our upcoming annual General Meeting and Elections, where we choose our next president and vote on future event proposals. YOU have a say in what our path next year looks like!

 
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Past Events

Sangha Offering

 

Selene Chew and Yenting Low represented SFYAD during the 2021 Northern California Fo Guang Shan Sangha Offering ceremony.

July Monthly Gathering

 

During this July's monthly gathering, SFYAD held an online movie appreciation gathering where we watched Pixar's "Soul." Many of our members shared their experiences about "the spark of life" that gives us different perspectives on how we see our existence. Read more in the link below!

 
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Digital Content Workshop

(Poster Design)

BLIA YAD, with collaboration from SFYAD, San Diego YAD and LA II YAD, launched their first Digital Media Creation Workshop: Poster Design. Selene Chew, president of San Francisco YAD, instructed participants on how to design posters using Canva, a free website that allows users to create their dream poster for their next event.

 
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Recurring Events

Online Evening Chanting

 

Twice weekly chanting of The An Inspiration to Give Rise to the Bodhi Mind

 

Mon & Wed 7  - 7:30pm | Zoom

 
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Vegetarian Facts

Endorse on Vege Plan A to eat at least one day of Vegetarian meals to help the environment!

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