Tibetan Tea of Serenity is back!
Tickets are available now for purchase! Either with credit card or PayPal. Or you may Click here to download ticket(s) order form, print and mail to Canadian Friends of Drepung Gomang with an enclosed cheque.
Update 07/29/08 - Canadian Friends of Drepung Gomang is pleased to bring the “Tibetan Tea of Serenity” to the area once again. The second annual tea will be held in Burlington this year at the Parish Hall of St. Luke’s Church on Sunday, August 24th from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. We hope to see everyone out this year to support the Monastery. Refreshments are provided and include a decadent array of goodies, teas, coffee and punch. Canadian Friends will also be showing a slide show of the Monastery in India and the recent teachings held their by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Also on hand will be a wide array of Tibetan and Indian merchandise for sale.
Tibetan performers will also be on hand to add flavour to the afternoon! Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased on line or at our Head Office at 2365 Cotswold Crescent, Burlington. Children under 10 are free.
Click here for location of St. Luke's Church. Parking is available at the base of the Church and lot across from the Church on the south side of Elgin Street.
Directions from Hamilton
Follow Hwy. 403 or QEW Niagara from Hamilton to the Plains Road Exit. Turn left through the lights onto Plains Road/Fairview Street. Turn right onto Maple Avenue (first set of lights next to Maple view Mall) and follow to Ontario street or Elgin Street. Church Hall is two blocks up on right hand side (Ontario Street) and on left (Elgin Street).
Directions from Toronto
Follow the QEW to Brant Street Exit in Burlington. Turn left through the lights onto Brant Street. Follow Brant Street to the downtown core and turn right onto either Ontario street (first street just before City Hall) or Elgin Street (first street past City Hall
Sacred Art Tour 2008 – Update
Update 07/15/08 - The 2008 Sacred Art Tour from Drepung Gomang has been postponed until further notice. At this time we are still unable to bring the monks to Canada. We will be working over the summer months to reapply for Canadian visas and when these are obtained a new schedule will be posted for the fall/winter months of 2008/2009. We thank everyone involved for their participation and for all the individuals who support the monks on tour! We hope to see everyone in the fall!
Tibetan Protesting
Canadian Friends of Drepung Gomang wishes to send out a message of support and best wishes to the monks of Drepung Gomang as well as Tibetans worldwide during this time of struggle and change. We hope for a peaceful resolution to the conflict with China and for the safety of everyone involved.
Every culture has unique qualities that should be shared and treasured by every nation. Both Tibet and China are ancient cultures that deserve to be cherished and respected. In the coming months we hope that people all around the world will remember this and strive to help these two great peoples resolve their disputes in a peaceful and constructive manner as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has suggested now for many years. By working together change can be effected and with the support of friends worldwide, new friendships can be forged.
What is Canadian Friends of Drepung Gomang?
Canadian Friends of Drepung Gomang is a not-for-profit organization that has been established in order to try and provide further assistance and relief to the Drepung Gomang monastery and all of its inhabitants in hopes of helping to improve their overall living conditions and quality of life.
It is our sincere wish that our organization can continue to provide assistance and support to Drepung Gomang for many years to come while the incredible individuals living there try to preserve and rebuild their culture.