news quarterly: oct—dec 2011 Three Jewels www.bluelotustemple.org the newsletter of blue lotus buddhist temple REFLECTIONS FROM THIS YEAR'S PRECEPTS CEREMONY inside this issue novice monk announcement | sanatha suwaya update | letter from the new editor published by blue lotus buddhist temple contact Address: 520 Devonshire Lane #8, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014 (USA) Telephone: (815) 444-8915 Website: www.bluelotustemple.org oct-dec 2011 Email:
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[email protected] 5 latest news ordained sangha chicagoland, il & southern wisconsin from our sangha Bhante Sanyatha 15 Bhante Samita Bhikkuni Vimala art from the community Bhante Sumana 26 peoria, il Bhante Rahula send us your thoughts, announcements, articles & art! president deadline for the upcoming issue is january 30, 2012. Glen Ebey vice president Guy Spinelli secretary Nancy Schwab treasurer Bill Reddy directors Brian Waspi, Kristin Hannah, Julie Gibson from the editor or faithful readers of Three Jewels, you special event is set for December 3, the same know that John Stanley is no longer day as our Blessing Ceremony for 2012. The writing this column as editor of the memories from that special day will be in Fpublication. As he announced in the Summer our next scrapbook, the Spring issue of Three issue, he has stepped out of the editor role Jewels. It is a rare and happy occasion to be after serving for over a year. I have stepped present at an ordination ceremony, so I hope (or stumbled) into his footprints, working you will join Victor and the rest of the Blue with graphic designer Bibi Dowell, who Lotus family on that day, and then share in magically transforms all of your articles and the chanting and community celebration we photos into a visual work of art.