On Sunday May 20, 2001, there was a Buddha Name Repentance service at noon in the Great Hall of our temple, presiding by Upasika Nghiêm-Ngoc Nguyên Thi My Hông, with Upasika Châu-Ngoc Lê Hoa Nhuy playing the motak, and Upasika Diêu-Ngoc Lê Thi Hông Thu striking the bell.  There were 82 participants.  At the conclusion of the service, our president Upasaka Minh-Quang Nguyên Lê Ðúc announced revision of our Web site and advice to use the navigation bar on top of the page in case the browser didn't support the hover button function.  He also announced the posting of Quan Âm Thi Kính, an epic of 788 verses in Vietnamese about the Boddhisattva, and the Dharma talk Bát Nhã Tâm Kinh (Heart Sutra) in Vietnamese by Nun Nhu Thuy on our Web site for study. 

Tröa Chuû-nhaät 20 thaùng 5 naêm 2001, nhaèm ngaøy 28 thaùng Tö naêm Taân Tî, Hoäi ñaõ toå chöùc leã Saùm Hoái Hoàng Danh, 108 laïy, taïi chaùnh ñieän chuøa Haûi Ñöùc, döôùi söï chuû leã cuûa ÑH Nghieâm-Ngoïc Nguyeãn Thò Myõ Hoàng,  ÑH Chaâu-Ngoïc Leâ Hoa Nhuïy duyeät chuùng vaø ÑH Dieäu-Ngoïc Leâ Thò Hoàng Thu duy na.  Ñaïi chuùng tham döï coù 82 ngöôøi.  Sau khoùa leã, ÑH Hoäi-tröôûng Minh-Quang Nguyeãn Leâ Ñöùc ñaõ thoâng baùo veà trang löôùi cuûa Hoäi, yeâu caàu quyù vò duøng thanh di chuyeån ôû ñaàu moãi trang neáu browser khoâng söû duïng ñöôïc caùc leänh veà nuùt chôùp; ngoaøi ra ÑH cuõng ñaõ ñöa quyeån truyeän thô Quan AÂm Thò Kính vaø baøi thuyeát phaùp Baùt Nhaõ Taâm Kinh cuûa sö coâ Nhö Thuûy leân trang löôùi, xin quyù vò ñeán ñoïc.

Many members have arrived from 10am for preparation, especially the ladies in the cooking service and the Gia Ðình Phât Tu Hai-Ðúc youth group practicing the dragon dance and singing for their forthcoming participation in the ARVN Armed Forces Day with the Vietnamese community.  We saw in the kitchen Upasika Nguyên Thi My Hông, head cook, with the help of Upasikas Võ Thi Cài, Nguyên Thi Tu, Hô Thi Ðê, Bùi Thi Chuong, Tât Walling, Lý Nguyêt Huong, Nguyên Thi Ngoc My; arriving late were Upasikas Bùi Thi Hiêp and Trân Thi Minh Châu ... In the menu, we found spring rolls, fried vegetables, steamed tofu sausage, fried rice noodles, relishes ... served on rice.  The congregation sat down for lunch after the service.  And the ladies stayed late, some without having lunch, for cleaning and washing dishes (and pots and pans).  May the Buddha bless them all for their good deed!

Nhieàu Hoäi-vieân ñeán chuøa töø tröôùc 10 giôø saùng, nhaát laø quyù baø trong ban trai soaïn vaø caùc em Huynh tröôûng vaø Ñoaøn sinh Gia Ñình Phaät Töû Haûi-Ñöùc, ñeán sôùm taäp muùa laân vaø vaên ngheä tham döï leã kyû nieäm Ngaøy Quaân Löïc Vieät Nam Coäng Hoøa (19 thaùng 6) do Hoäi Cöïïu Quaân Caùn Chính Jacksonville toå chöùc.  Chuùng toâi thaáy trong beáp coù baø ÑH Nguyeãn Thò Myõ Hoàng, tröôûng ban trai soaïn, cuøng quyù baø ÑH Voõ Thò Caøi, Nguyeãn Thò Töï, Hoà Thò Ñeâ, Buøi Thò Chöông, Taát Walling, Lyù Nguyeät Höông, Nguyeãn Thò Ngoïc Myõ; sau coù theâm quyù baø ÑH Buøi Thò Hieäp, Traàn Thò Minh Chaâu ...  Thuïc ñôn goàm coù chaû gioø, caûi xaøo, doài ñaäu huõ (baø Quyø), buùn xaøo, goûi ... duøng vôùi côm.  Quyù Phaät töû ñaõ thoï trai thaân maät sau buoåi leã.  Quyù baø ôû laïi ñeå röûa cheùn, noài nieâu xoong chaûo.  Nguyeän hoàng aân chö Phaät gia hoä cho quyù vò!

Upasika Tât Walling gave two cases of rice noodles, Upasika Nguyên Thi My Hông offered a case of oranges, Upasika Bùi Thi Chuong offered the hard jellies (xu xoa) and steamed rice cakes (bánh bò), Upasika Lê Hoa Nhuy offered the sticky rice as usual, while the Trân Ngoc Ðóa and Nguyên Ðình Buòng families offered two cases of daikon and greens.  The young Buddhists from GÐPT cleaned up the altar areas, also the bathrooms (Richard) and the yard.  May them be happy and well!

Baø ÑH Taát Walling cuùng hai thuøng buùn, ÑH Nguyeãn Thò Myõ Hoàng cuùng moät thuøng cam, ÑH Buøi Thò Chöông cuùng baùnh xu xoa vaø baùnh boø, ÑH leâ Hoa Nhuïy cuùng xoâi nhö thöôøng leä; gia ñình hai ÑH Traàn Ngoïc Ñoùa vaø Nguyeãn Ñình Böôøng, ñeán treã vì keït xe löûa, cuùng moät thuøng cuû caûi vaø moät thuøng rau caûi.  Caùc em GÑPT lau doïn baøn thôø, chöng hoa quaû, queùt doïn raùc ngoaøi saân, lau chuøi phoøng veä sinh (Richard). Xin chö Phaät gia hoä cho quyù vò!

In the afternoon, Upasikas Châu-Ngoc Lê Hoa Nhuy and Nghiêm-Ngoc Nguyên Thi My Hông, representing the Executive Committee and the members, visited Upasika Pham My Vogt and her husband Stephen in hospital in Orange Park.  Mr Vogt is sick and is remembered in our prayer.

Buoåi chieàu, ÑH Chaâu-Ngoïc Leâ Hoa Nhuïy vaø ÑH Nghieâm-Ngoïc Nguyeãn Thò Myõ Hoàng, ñaïi dieän ban trò söï vaø hoäi, ñaõ ñeán beänh vieän ôû Orange Park thaêm vieáng oâng baø ÑH Stephen vaø Phaïm Myõ Vogt.  OÂng Stephen Vogt hieän naèm beänh vieän, vaø hoäi ñaõ caàu an cho oâng.

Minh-Quang ghi May 20, 2001

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