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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Imprint MT Shadow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Imprint MT Shadow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"><FONT color=#000000><IMG src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/pr01/emoticons/rose.gif"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke></FONT><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"></v:path><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shapetype><v:shape id=_x0000_i1025 style="WIDTH: 117.6pt; HEIGHT: 81pt" type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:title="lotus" src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/CLUBME~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.png"></v:imagedata></v:shape></SPAN><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"></v:path><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shapetype><v:shape id=_x0000_i1025 style="WIDTH: 117.6pt; HEIGHT: 81pt" type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:title="lotus" src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/CLUBME~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.png"></v:imagedata></v:shape></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=5>The Broward Lotus Sangha and Tu Viện Hương Hải<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT color=#993366 size=5>Are pleased to invite you to a</FONT></H1>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><FONT size=5>ROSE CEREMONY (ÐẠI LỄ VU LAN)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT color=#993366 size=5>In Celebration Buddha’s Mother’s Day </FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Sunday, August 17<SUP>th</SUP>, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">From 5:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">At 2321 SW 127 Ave., Davie, FL 33325</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #993366"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3>Join us for a delightful evening to celebrate <B>Ðại Lễ Vu Lan</B> –-A Buddhist Celebration honoring Shakyamuni Buddha’s Mother and all mothers and fathers throughout space and time. According to <B>Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh</B>, this Plum Village-Style <B>Rose Ceremony</B> is as important as the Ceremony for the Birth of the Buddha (Vesak), for it nourishes our understanding, love, and gratitude for our parents and all beings. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3>We will start the celebration with a Dharma Talk by <B>Venerable Tỷ Kheo Thích Hương Huệ’</B>, followed by a chanting of the Three Refuges and a reading of <B>Sư Ông</B> <B>Thích Nhất Hanh</B>’s <B><I><U>A Rose for Your Pocket</U></I></B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>During this Plum Village-style Rose Ceremony, all participants will be invited pin to their lapels two flowers in representation of each of their parents: a <B>red rose</B> if parent is still alive or a <B>white rose</B> if he or she is no longer alive.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At about 7:00 P.M., our <B>Rose Ceremony</B> will be followed by joyful singing and a delicious Vietnamese vegetarian dinner. <B>The Celebration will be conducted in English and Vietnamese</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><BR>
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<FONT size=3><B><U><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">This event is free and open to the public</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">. However, <U>your generosity in providing a <B>donation</B> or <B>Dana</B> for the monastic Sangha is gratefully accepted and encouraged</U>. Your kind donation helps support the activities of the Sangha (e.g., defray the costs associated with maintaining the meditation hall, offering activities, beverages and meals) and is greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT><BR>
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<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.5pt"><FONT size=3><B><U><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">To learn more about the Broward Lotus Sangha and for directions to this event</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">, click here </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A href="http://www.browardlotussangha.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><U>www.BrowardLotusSangha.org</U></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#000000> and here </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A href="http://buddhism.meetup.com/481/calendar/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><U>http://buddhism.meetup.com/481/calendar/</U></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<FONT size=3><U><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">To learn more about <B>Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh</B> and his tradition</SPAN></U><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">, click here </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A href="http://www.plumvillage.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">www.plumvillage.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT><BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>A Lotus Flower For You, <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><BR>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Broward Lotus Sangha<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><BR>
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>P.O. Box 245124 <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>(954) 665-4325 <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>COME MEDITATE WITH US!<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><BR>
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