Mitra Welfare Centre (KL) recently organised a Pre-Marital Workshop on the 11 th and 12 th September respectively. This is the first ever workshop organized by the Than Hsiang Fund KL Branch to guide and prepare couples who intend to tie the knot.

During the workshop, discussions, sharing and group activities were carried out. Couples were engaged to discuss topics ranging from marriage preparation, financial management, family importance to communications improvement, etc.

September 9, 2004:-

September 5, 2004:-

September, 2004:-

Than Hsiang Temple and Xiang Yun Vihara recently organized a Moon Cake Festival Celebration on the 24th and 25th September respectively.

On the 22 nd August 2004, the third annual Than Hsiang Kindergarten Camp ended on a happy and satisfactory note.

July 25, 2004:-

(excerpt from The Star, Metro News, Wednesday 28 July 2004)

June 27, 2004:-

The Than Hsiang Fund KL Branch recently organised its 2004 CNY Gathering on the 1st of February. (11 th day of Chinese New Year) Many devotees attended this auspicious event.

The K.L. branch of Than Hsiang Foundation celebrated its tenth Anniversary with a Vegetarian Banquet in October. We have also planted the seeds for more branches to be set up in other parts of Malaysia in 2004.

Religious
We organized a nine-day Amitabha Recitation Retreat in November; nearly 200 participants took part in this retreat. A nine-day Mani Mantra Recitation Puja was led by His Eminence Druwang Rinpoche in December. Please refer to reports on these for details.

First I would like to welcome all of you to this Chinese New Year gathering of buddhists in northern states. It is very auspicious that we can gather here to celebrate Chinese New Year together.