2020 SGIA VICTORIA CALENDAR

Date Updated: Rev 0 – 2 January 2020

Year of Advancement and Capable People

JANUARY Date Day Activities Notes 1 Wed 9:15-10:15am - New Year’s Day Gongyo

(Session 1)* 12:00 – 13:00pm – New Year’s Day Gongyo (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:45am

2 Thu VCC closed

3 Fri VCC closed

4 Sat VCC closed

5 Sun VCC closed

6 Mon

7 Tue

8 Wed

9 Thu

10 Fri

11 Sat

12 Sun

13 Mon

14 Tue

15 Wed

16 Thu

JANUARY Date Day Activities Notes 17 Fri

18 Sat

19 Sun

20 Mon

21 Tue

22 Wed

23 Thu

24 Fri

25 Sat

26 Sun

27 Mon

28 Tue Australia Day

29 Wed VCC Closed Australia Day Public Holiday

30 Thu

31 Fri

26 January 1975 – SGI Foundation Day

FEBRUARY Date Day Activities Notes 1 Sat

2 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (General Director’s Lecture) (Session 1)* 11:30-12:30pm – Commemorative Meeting (General Director’s Lecture) (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

3 Mon

4 Tue

5 Wed

6 Thu

7 Fri

8 Sat Victorian Youth Leaders Training Course – 9am to 5pm

9 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

10 Mon

11 Tue

12 Wed

13 Thu

14 Fri

15 Sat NPC (VIC)

16 Sun NPC (VIC)

FEBRUARY Date Day Activities Notes 17 Mon

18 Tue

19 Wed

20 Thu

21 Fri

22 Sat

23 Sun 10:00-12:00pm – Language Group Meeting * (Gosho Study in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese & Korean) HSG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm FG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm State & Region Meeting – (tbc)

* Chanting starts at 9:30am

24 Mon

25 Tue

26 Wed

27 Thu

28 Fri

29 Sat

16 February 1222 – Birth of Nichiren Daishonin 11 February 1900 – 2nd President Toda’s Birthday *NPC – National Planning Committee Meeting

MARCH Date Day Activities Notes 1 Sun

9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30-12:30pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

2 Mon

3 Tue

4 Wed

5 Thu

6 Fri Oceania Peace Conference (NSW)

7 Sat

Oceania Peace Conference (NSW)

8 Sun Oceania Peace Conference (NSW)

9 Mon

VCC Closed Labour Day

10 Tue

11 Wed

12 Thu

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

16 Mon

MARCH Date Day Activities Notes 17 Tue

18 Wed

19 Thu

20 Fri

21 Sat

22 Sun 8:30am – 1:00 pm - Group Leaders’ Training Course HSG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm FG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm

23 Mon

24 Tue

25 Wed

26 Thu

27 Fri

28 Sat Intercultural Youth Dialogue – 9:00am to 1:00pm

29 Sun

30 Mon

31 Tue

16 March 1958 – Kosen Rufu Day

APRIL Date Day Activities Notes 1 Wed

2 Thu

3 Fri

4 Sat

5 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30-12:30pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

6 Mon

7 Tue

8 Wed

9 Thu

10 Fri VCC Closed Easter

11 Sat VCC Closed Easter

12 Sun VCC Closed Easter

13 Mon VCC Closed Easter

14 Tue

15 Wed

16 Thu

APRIL Date Day Activities Notes 17 Fri

18 Sat

19 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

20 Mon

21 Tue

22 Wed

23 Thu

24 Fri

25 Sat ANZAC Day

26 Sun HSG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm FG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm

27 Mon

28 Tue

29 Wed

30 Thu

2 April 1958 – 2nd President Toda’s Memorial Day 28 April 1253 – Invocation Day

MAY Date Day Activities Notes

1 Fri

2 Sat

3 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30-12:30pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

4 Mon

5 Tue

6 Wed

7 Thu

8 Fri

9 Sat

10 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

11 Mon

12 Tue

13 Wed

14 Thu

15 Fri

16 Sat

MAY Date Day Activities Notes 17 Sun

18 Mon

19 Tue

20 Wed

21 Thu

22 Fri GMTC (Victoria)

23 Sat GMTC (Victoria)

24 Sun GMTC (Victoria)

25 Mon

26 Tue

27 Wed

28 Thu

29 Fri

30 Sat

31 Sun HSG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm FG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm

03 May - Soka Gakkai Day 13 May 1964 - SGI Australia formed during President Ikeda’s visit GMTC – General Members’ Training Course

JUNE Date Day Activities Notes

1 Mon

2 Tue

3 Wed

4 Thu

5 Fri

6 Sat

7 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30 -12:30:pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

8 Mon VCC Closed Queen’s Birthday

9 Tue

10 Wed

11 Thu

12 Fri

13 Sat

14 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

15 Mon

16 Tue

JUNE Date Day Activities Notes 17 Wed

18 Thu

19 Fri

20 Sat

21 Sun 10:00-12:00pm – Language Group Meeting * (Gosho Study in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese & Korean) Women’s Division Friendship Day 2:00 – 4:00pm

* Chanting starts at 9:30am

22 Mon

23 Tue

24 Wed

25 Thu

26 Fri

27 Sat NPC – NSW

28 Sun NPC – NSW

29 Mon

30 Tue

6 June 1871 - 1st President Makiguchi’s Birthday 10 June 1951 - Formation of the Women’s Division

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JULY Date Day Activities Notes

1 Wed

2 Thu

3 Fri

4 Sat State/Region Meeting – (tbc)

5 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30 -12:30:pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

6 Mon

7 Tue

8 Wed

9 Thu

10 Fri

11 Sat

12 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

13 Mon

14 Tue

15 Wed

16 Thu

JULY Date Day Activities Notes 17 Fri

18 Sat

19 Sun 8:30 am- 1:00 pm - Region and Area Leaders’ Training Course

20 Mon

21 Tue

22 Wed

23 Thu

24 Fri

25 Sat YLTC – QLD

26 Sun HSG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm FG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm

YLTC – QLD

27 Mon

28 Tue

29 Wed

30 Thu

31 Fri

3 July - Mentor-Disciple Day 11 July 1951 - Formation of the Young Men’s Division 19 July 1951 - Formation of the Young Women’s Division

AUGUST Date Day Activities Notes

1 Sat

2 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30 -12:30:pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

3 Mon

4 Tue

5 Wed

6 Thu

7 Fri

8 Sat

9 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

10 Mon

11 Tue

12 Wed

13 Thu

14 Fri

15 Sat

16 Sun

AUGUST Date Day Activities Notes 17 Mon

18 Tue

19 Wed

20 Thu

21 Fri

22 Sat

23 Sun HSG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm FG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm

24 Mon

25 Tue

26 Wed

27 Thu

28 Fri

29 Sat

30 Sun Men’s Friendship Day - 9:30am – 11:30am

31 Mon

24 August 1951 - Formation of the Men’s Division

SEPTEMBER Date Day Activities Notes 1 Tue

2 Wed

3 Thu

4 Fri

5 Sat

6 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30 -12:30:pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

7 Mon

8 Tue

9 Wed

10 Thu

11 Fri

12 Sat Intercultural Youth Dialogue (tbc)

13 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum

*chanting starts at 9.00am

14 Mon

15 Tue

16 Wed

SEPTEMBER Date Day Activities Notes 17 Thu

18 Fri

19 Sat Diamond Group Friendship Day – (2:00 to 4:30pm)

20 Sun

21 Mon

22 Tue

23 Wed

24 Thu

25 Fri VCC Closed AFL Grand Final

26 Sat

27 Sun

28 Mon

29 Tue

30 Wed

8 September 1957 - Anti-Nuclear Declaration by 2nd President Toda

OCTOBER Date Day Activities Notes

1 Thu

2 Fri

3 Sat

4 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30 -12:30:pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

5 Mon

6 Tue

7 Wed

8 Thu

9 Fri

10 Sat

11 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 1:00pm - Youth Study Forum High School Group Friendship Day, 2:00 – 3:30pm

*chanting starts at 9.00am

12 Mon

13 Tue

14 Wed

15 Thu

16 Fri

OCTOBER Date Day Activities Notes 17 Sat

18 Sun Future Group Friendship Day - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (Registration at 1:15pm)

19 Mon

20 Tue

21 Wed

22 Thu

23 Fri

24 Sat

25 Sun 8:30am – 1:00 pm - Group Leaders’ Training Course

26 Mon

27 Tue

28 Wed

29 Thu

30 Fri

31 Sat

2 October 1960 - SGI World Peace Day 12 October 1279 - Dai-Gohonzon Inscription Day Oceania Peace Conference (NSW) – Date and time tbc

NOVEMBER Date Day Activities Notes

1 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30 -12:30:pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

2 Mon

3 Tue VCC Closed Melbourne Cup Day

4 Wed

5 Thu

6 Fri

7 Sat

8 Sun 9:30am – 10:30am – Gosho Study * 10:45am -11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing Youth Friendship Day - tbc

*chanting starts at 9.00am

9 Mon

10 Tue

11 Wed

12 Thu

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun

16 Mon

NOVEMBER Date Day Activities Notes 17 Tue

18 Wed

19 Thu

20 Fri

21 Sat NPC - QLD

22 Sun HSG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm FG Meeting – 2:00 -3:30pm

NPC – QLD

23 Mon

24 Tue

25 Wed

26 Thu

27 Fri

28 Sat

29 Sun 10:00-12:00pm – Language Group Meeting * (Gosho Study in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese & Korean) State & Region Meeting – (tbc)

* Chanting starts at 9:30am

30 Mon

18 November 1930 - Soka Gakkai Foundation Day Gathering friends and members at Group celebrations

DECEMBER Date Day Activities Notes

1 Tue

2 Wed

3 Thu

4 Fri

5 Sat

6 Sun 9:15-10:15am – Commemorative Meeting (Session 1)* 11:30 -12:30:pm – Commemorative Meeting (Session 2)**

*Chanting starts at 9:00am ** Chanting starts at 11:15am

7 Mon

8 Tue

9 Wed

10 Thu

11 Fri

12 Sat

13 Sun 9:00 to 10:30am – Supporter Appreciation Gathering 10:30am – 11:30am - SGI HQ Video Viewing 11:30am – 13:00pm - Youth Study Forum

14 Mon

15 Tue

16 Wed

DECEMBER Date Day Activities Notes 17 Thu

18 Fri

19 Sat

20 Sun

21 Mon

22 Tue

23 Wed VCC Closed Year end shutdown

24 Thu VCC Closed Year end shutdown

25 Fri VCC Closed Christmas Day

26 Sat VCC Closed Boxing Day

27 Sun VCC Closed Year end shutdown

28 Mon VCC Closed Year end shutdown

29 Tue VCC Closed Year end shutdown

30 Wed VCC Closed Year end shutdown

31 Thu VCC Closed Year end shutdown

Victoria Community Centre (VCC) 153-155 Raleigh Road Maribyrnong VIC 3032 Tel: (03) 9317 0944 Fax: (03) 9317 0566 Email: vicstateteam@gmail.com

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Online calendar is available http://www.sgiaust.org.au/whats-on/

Abbreviations Used in This Booklet Explained:

FG: Future Group HSG: High School Group Youth: Youth Division MD: Men’s Division WD: Women’s Division RALTC: Regional and Area Leaders Training Course GLTC: Group Leaders Training Course GMTC: General Members’ Training Course NPC: National Planning Committee TC: Training Course ACC: Australia Culture Centre VCC: Victoria Community Centre QCC: Queensland Community Centre