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Six monks of Sera Jey Lawa Khangtsen will create a Chenrezig sand mandala of compassion, grain by grain, in the life of the parish of Saint Bartholomew / San Bartolomé

Guests are welcome to come and watch the mandala take shape. All programs are offered by donation . Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish is available for major events.


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7: Arrival & Opening

3:00 pm Opening Ceremony — consecration of the site, chanting, and drawing of the mandala lines

4:00–5:30 pm Mandala construction; open viewing


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8: Worship & Service

2:00–5:00 pm Mandala construction in the High Altar space (after the altar is  cleared following the Misa); open viewing

5:00 – 6:00 pm Peace Circle with Lama Tashi

— sharing on inner peace and outer peace


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9: Practice, Learning & Dialogue

8:00 am Morning prayers

9 am–5pm Mandala construction; open viewing

11:00 am Guided meditation with Lama Tashi

2:00 pm Talk: Becoming Peacemakers — Lama Tashi

7:00 pm Interfaith Dialogue on Peace — a panel of faith leaders,

including Episcopal, Tibetan Buddhist, Jewish, and other

traditions (invitations in progress)


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10: Completion, Dissolution & Closing

11:00 am Mandala completed; final public viewing

2:00 pm Dissolution Ceremony — sand distributed to guests

2:30 pm Procession to the Bronx River to return the sand

3:15 pm Prayer for Peace — at the Bronx River, on the eve of

Veterans Day, for all touched by war

7:00 pm Public evening performance: Cham Sacred Dance & Throat

Singing in the Nave

8–9:30pm Closing: Joint Sitting with White Plains Zen in the Nave

— Tibetan chanting opens the Zen sitting

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