
Services
- Everyday, beginning at 10:30 AM, individuals are given the opportunity to gain merit and be blessed for giving by donating food to the monks.
- Each Buddha Day, beginning at 9:30 AM, Family Service is
held for all ages to attend. Individuals get the opportunity to Thak Baht (Give Offerings) and Fahng Tet (Listen to Buddhist Sermon)
Special
Services
- Special services, held to recognize or commemorate
significant events for Buddhists. The dates are normally on the weekend closest to the actual
date. Please call the temple office for date and time.
Funeral ServicesFamily Memorial Services- Events, such as a one hundred day ceremony for someone who has passed
away, or any one of the Buddhist ceremonies, may be cause for very large
gatherings in the small temple building. Daily Activities
Monks rise early and spend time in personal meditation and Dhamma
study before attending to the maintenance of the temple and surrounding
grounds.
Members of the Community arrive later in the morning and either prepare
food to offer the monks or assist in other areas of the temple.
If you plan to offer food to the monks, it is important to arrive on
time and proceed to the main hall with items you are providing,
remembering to maintain a respectful and calm manner.
Depending on the day, a large or small gathering of the Buddhist lay
community may gather to offer food and other material items to the
Sangha (Monks).
Events, such as a one hundred day ceremony for someone who has
passed away, or any one of the Buddhist ceremonies, may be cause for
very large gatherings in the temple building.
Just before eleven o'clock the food, beginning with the rice and
followed by the other items, will be offerd first to the Abbot or senior
monk by a member of the community, then passed to the other monk.
Once each monk has received food, the dishes and trays will usually
be removed to the outside where the community will share a meal
together.
By contributing to the monk's support and reflecting on right effort
of both the monks and the community members, positive results can be
achieved,
When attending events and ceremonies at the temple it is also
important to respect our neighbors by keeping driveways and Rio Linda Boulevard street
clear and behaving respectfully to all.
Please respect the monk's personal time as follows:
6:00 A.M. – 7.30 A.M. Morning Chanting, and Meditation
10:30 A.M. – 12.00 P.M. Lunch Meal in Silence
6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Evening Chanting, and Meditation
Special Events
Throughout the year, many Lao and Buddhist events are presented at Wat Sacramento Phosiesattanak.
A calendar of events, daily schedules, and details about each planned activity are available on this site.
An extensive photo gallery section is also being compiled featuring our many activities.
Helpful Volunteers
Although many projects and activities are developed and worked on by
the monks and management committee, many other events and tasks are
completed by volunteers from outside these groups.
There is always an opportunity to participate and lend a hand at
furthering the objectives of Wat Sacramento Phosiesattanak.