Father’s Day Special Dharma Service With a Twist

Another session of the weekly Dharma Service was held on 4th of September at Fo Guang Shan South Island. Over 50 devotees attended the service, including BLIA South Island Advisor John Lai, BLIA South Island President Almeric Cheng, Vic-president Mei-Hua, committee members and Temple devotees. Everyone followed the Venerables lead in chanting the Amitabha Sutra.

After the service, Venerable Juexi shared some words with everyone on the importance role of parents’ love towards their kids in the early stages of their lives by citing from “The Sutra About the Deep Kindness of Parents and the Difficulty of Repaying it”. The Venerable said that children should always listen to their parents and remember the valuable advice they give them.

To celebrate Fathers Day, which will be on the first Sunday of September, the YAD members dedicated a hand gesture performance of the songs “Home of Light” and Droplets of Gratitude to all the fathers present, as an early celebration to the special day. YAD’s passionate performance received the applause of everyone present. YAD 1 President Jason Liu and YAD 2 President Danny Chen shared their thoughts on Father’s Day and expressed their appreciation for the selfless love and care their fathers have given them. The service concluded with all the YAD members shouting out “Happy Fathers Day” to all the fathers present.