2011 SGIA CALENDAR - SGI Australia The Year of Developing Youth in the New Era of ... (VGD’s Gosho...
Transcript of 2011 SGIA CALENDAR - SGI Australia The Year of Developing Youth in the New Era of ... (VGD’s Gosho...
JANUARY
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Sun 10:00-11:00am - New Year’s Day Gongyo * Chanting starts at 9:30am
2 Mon VCC closed
3 Tue VCC closed
4 Wed VCC closed
5 Thu VCC closed
6 Fri VCC closed
7 Sat VCC closed
8 Sun VCC closed
9 Mon
10 Tue
11 Wed
12 Thu
13 Fri
14 Sat
15 Sun
16 Mon
JANUARY
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Tue
18 Wed
19 Thu
20 Fri
21 Sat
22 Sun
23 Mon
24 Tue
25 Wed
26 Thu VCC Closed
Australia Day
27 Fri
28 Sat
29 Sun
30 Mon
31 Tue
26 January 1975 – SGI Foundation Day
FEBRUARY
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Wed
2 Thu
3 Fri
4 Sat
5 Sun 10:00-11:30am - Commemorative Meeting (General Director’s Lecture)
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
6 Mon
7 Tue
8 Wed
9 Thu
10 Fri
11 Sat VIC Youth Leaders’ Training Course
12 Sun Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
13 Mon
14 Tue
15 Wed
16 Thu
FEBRUARY
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Fri
18 Sat NPC - QLD
19 Sun NPC - QLD
20 Mon
21 Tue
22 Wed
23 Thu
24 Fri
25 Sat
26 Sun 10:00-11:30am - State/Region Meeting
10:00-12:00pm – Language Group Meeting (VGD’s Gosho Study in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese & Korean)
HSG Meeting – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
27 Mon
28 Tue
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 Wed
2 Thu
3 Fri
4 Sat
5 Sun
10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
6 Mon
7 Tue
8 Wed
9 Thu
10 Fri
11 Sat
12 Sun
Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
13 Mon
VCC Closed Labour Day
14 Tue
15 Wed
16 Thu
MARCH
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Fri
18 Sat
19 Sun All Leaders’ Training Course – 8.30am-1pm
20 Mon
21 Tue
22 Wed
23 Thu
24 Fri
25 Sat
26 Sun HSG Meeting – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
27 Mon
28 Tue
29 Wed
30 Thu
31 Fri
16 March 1958 – Kosen Rufu Day
APRIL
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Sat
2 Sun 10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
3 Mon
4 Tue
5 Wed
6 Thu
7 Fri
8 Sat
9 Sun Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
10 Mon
11 Tue
12 Wed
13 Thu
14 Fri VCC Closed Easter
15 Sat VCC Closed Easter
16 Sun VCC Closed Easter
APRIL
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Mon VCC Closed Easter
18 Tue
19 Wed
20 Thu
21 Fri
22 Sat
23 Sun HSG Meeting – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
24 Mon
25 Tue VCC Closed ANZAC Day
26 Wed
27 Thu
28 Fri
29 Sat
30 Sun Men’s Friendship Day 9.30am-11.30am
2 April 1958 – 2nd President Toda’s Memorial Day
28 April 1253 – Invocation Day
MAY
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Mon
2 Tue
3 Wed
4 Thu
5 Fri
6 Sat
7 Sun 10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
8 Mon
9 Tue
10 Wed
11 Thu
12 Fri
13 Sat
14 Sun Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
15 Mon
16 Tue
MAY Date Day Activities Notes
17 Wed
18 Thu
19 Fri GMTC - NSW
20 Sat GMTC – NSW
21 Sun GMTC – NSW
22 Mon
23 Tue
24 Wed
25 Thu
26 Fri
27 Sat
28 Sun HSG Meeting – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
29 Mon
30 Tue
31 Wed
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 Thu
2 Fri
3 Sat
4 Sun 10:00-11:30am - Commemorative Meeting & General Director’s Lecture
12:00-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
5 Mon
6 Tue
7 Wed
8 Thu
9 Fri
10 Sat
11 Sun Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
12 Mon VCC Closed Queen’s Birthday
13 Tue
14 Wed
15 Thu
16 Fri
JUNE Date Day Activities Notes
17 Sat
18 Sun
19 Mon
20 Tue
21 Wed
22 Thu
23 Fri
24 Sat
25 Sun 10:00-11:30am - State/Region Meeting
10:00-12:00pm – Language Group Meeting (VGD’s Gosho Study in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese & Korean)
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
26 Mon
27 Tue
28 Wed
29 Thu
30 Fri
6 June 1871 - 1st President Makiguchi’s Birthday
10 June 1951 - Formation of the Women’s Division
JULY
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Sat
2 Sun 10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
3 Mon
4 Tue
5 Wed
6 Thu
7 Fri
8 Sat
9 Sun Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
10 Mon
11 Tue
12 Wed
13 Thu
14 Fri
15 Sat
16 Sun All Leaders’ Training Course 8.30am-1.00pm
JULY Date Day Activities Notes
17 Mon
18 Tue
19 Wed
20 Thu
21 Fri
22 Sat
23 Sun HSG Meeting – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
24 Mon
25 Tue
26 Wed
27 Thu
28 Fri
29 Sat YLTC – QLD
30 Sun YLTC - QLD
31 Mon
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 Tue
2 Wed
3 Thu
4 Fri
5 Sat
6 Sun 10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
7 Mon
8 Tue
9 Wed
10 Thu
11 Fri
12 Sat
13 Sun
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
14 Mon
15 Tue
16 Wed
AUGUST
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Thu
18 Fri
19 Sat
20 Sun Women’s Friendship Day 10:00am-12:00pm
Men’s Friendship Day 1.00pm – 3.00pm
21 Mon
22 Tue
23 Wed
24 Thu
25 Fri
26 Sat
27 Sun HSG Meeting – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
28 Mon
29 Tue
30 Wed
31 Thu
24 August 1951 - Formation of the Men’s Division
Mr Nagaoka visit August – Date & Time TBC
SEPTEMBER
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Fri
2 Sat
3 Sun
10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
4 Mon
5 Tue
6 Wed
7 Thu
8 Fri
9 Sat
10 Sun
Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
11 Mon
12 Tue
13 Wed
14 Thu
15 Fri GMTC @ VCC (VIC)
16 Sat GMTC @ VCC (VIC)
SEPTEMBER
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Sun GMTC @ VCC (VIC)
18 Mon
19 Tue
20 Wed
21 Thu
22 Fri
23 Sat
24 Sun
25 Mon
26 Tue
27 Wed
28 Thu
29 Fri
30 Sat
8 September 1957 - Anti-Nuclear Declaration by 2nd President Toda
OCTOBER
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Sun 10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
2 Mon
3 Tue
4 Wed
5 Thu
6 Fri
7 Sat
8 Sun Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
9 Mon
10 Tue
11 Wed
12 Thu
13 Fri
14 Sat
15 Sun HSG Friendship Day – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
16 Mon
OCTOBER
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Tue
18 Wed
19 Thu
20 Fri
21 Sat
22 Sun All Leader’s Training Course 8.30am-1.00pm
23 Mon
24 Tue
25 Wed
26 Thu
27 Fri
28 Sat
29 Sun Future Group – Friendship Day , time TBC
30 Mon
31 Tue
2 October 1960 - SGI World Peace Day
12 October 1279 - Dai-Gohonzon Inscription Day
NOVEMBER
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Wed
2 Thu
3 Fri
4 Sat
5 Sun 10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting 11:30-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
6 Mon
7 Tue VCC Closed Melbourne Cup Day
8 Wed
9 Thu
10 Fri
11 Sat
12 Sun Gosho Study – 9.30am-10.30am
Youth Frienship Day – 11am-12.30pm
*chanting starts at 9.00am
13 Mon
14 Tue
15 Wed
16 Thu
NOVEMBER
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Fri
18 Sat NPC - NSW
19 Sun Diamond Group Friendship Day 2-4pm NPC – NSW
20 Mon
21 Tue
22 Wed
23 Thu
24 Fri
25 Sat
26 Sun 10:00-11:30am - State/Region Meeting
10:00-12:00pm – Language Group Meeting (VGD’s Gosho Study in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese & Korean)
HSG Meeting – Time TBC
FG Meeting – Time TBC
* Chanting starts at 9:30am
27 Mon
28 Tue
29 Wed
30 Thu
18 November 1930 - Soka Gakkai Foundation Day
Gathering friends and members at Group celebrations
DECEMBER
Date Day Activities Notes
1 Fri
2 Sat
3 Sun 10:00-11:00am - Commemorative Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm - SGI HQ Video Viewing
* Chanting starts
at 9:30am
4 Mon
5 Tue
6 Wed
7 Thu
8 Fri
9 Sat
10 Sun Youth Study Forum – 11am-12.30pm
11 Mon
12 Tue
13 Wed
14 Thu
15 Fri
16 Sat
DECEMBER
Date Day Activities Notes
17 Sun
18 Mon
19 Tue
20 Wed
21 Thu
22 Fri
23 Sat
24 Sun
25 Mon VCC Closed Christmas Day
26 Tue VCC Closed Boxing Day
27 Wed VCC Closed Xmas Day Replacement PH
28 Thu VCC Closed Year end shutdown
29 Fri VCC Closed Year end shutdown
30 Sat VCC Closed Year end shutdown
31 Sun 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: [email protected]
For all letter of introduction to SGI centres overseas and letter of introduction to Hall Of
Great Vow please call (02) 9763 2283 or email [email protected]
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 ALTC: All 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