Upcoming Events
year 2024 blessings | Ven. master hsing yun
May You Be Free as Cloud and Water, Auspicious and Joyful.
- In the Year of Dragon, may a sense of ease, peace, and joy be with you wherever you are, whenever you need.
Sunday, 12/15 Amitabha buddha Dharma service
- DATE: Sunday, Dec 15, 2024
- TIME: 10:00AM-12:00PM (AM session), 1:30 - 2:30PM (PM session)
- WHAT: Chanting of Amitabha Buddha Sutra & Buddha Name
- ABOUT: The Dharma Service honors Amitabha Buddha, celebrated for his infinite compassion and his vow to lead all beings to rebirth in his Pure Land for enlightenment. Chanting his name deepens mindfulness and accumulates merit.
- Service Open to Public
12/7 Online Buddhism Exam for children and youth
- DATE: Sunday, Dec 7, 2024
- TIME: 3:00 PM (CT)
- WHAT: Age 4 - 6, Age 7 - 9 & Age 10 - 16
- HOW: Online google test for children age 4 - 6 and age 7 - 9, Online Kahoot test for youth age 10-16
- This Buddhism “exam” is not just about memorizing and scoring. It is an effort to guide to associate what have been read into personal experience, to connect oneself with Buddhist teachings, to transform words in books into wisdom in life.
- Registration
11/29-12/1 Building a Community of Practice @ Hsi Fang Temple, San diego
- Date: Friday to Sunday, Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024
- Language: English
- The purpose of our weekend together is to take time to relax our busy minds, reflect on our interdependence and explore ways to create a caring community. We aim to build spiritual connections with each other and as a community with the Buddha's Teachings (Dharma). We hope that this weekend event can be a special time together as a spiritual family during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
- Attendees, whether monastic or lay, Buddhist or practitioners of other faith traditions, are invited to participate as we share our thoughts and resolve to embrace the world about us.
- Click HERE for More Detail
Friday Meditation Practice
- IN BREAK RIGHT NOW.
- There will be two silent sitting meditation sessions, walking meditation and a short Dharma talk. The first sitting session will be guided by Venerable Jue Huang.
- Due to emerging CoronaVirus situation in our local area, classes will be conducted online only.
- Dress Code: Wear Loose Clothing
- Fee: Free, but a donation of any amount is appreciated. Donation may be made with Paypal Giving Fund.
Sunday Chanting Services
Chinese Mandarin is the language used for current Sunday Chanting Services. You may join us in person or online on Facebook and Youtube.
The in-person English service will be resumed soon.
Chinese Services: 10:00~11:00 am
English Service: Pre-recorded, released every Sunday on Facebook Page
What's New
BLIA Donate Ventilator to Hospital in Wuhan
As a support group to "St Louis For Wuhan" campaign, BLIA, St Louis Chapter has successfully fundraised US$ 4,500 to donate ventilator to hospital in Wuhan. The health care system of the city is facing a challenging condition after the outbreak of COVID-19. The campaign focus on delivering ventilator to hospitals in Wuhan to help the patients in treatment. Wuhan, China is a sister city to St. Louis.
為響應聖路易華人社團對新冠肺炎「聖路易支援武漢倡議」救助行動，國際佛光會聖路易佛光人參與捐贈呼吸機行列，23日由協會會長房明、中區分會會長劉愛蓮與覺皇法師代表，至現代中文學校做捐贈儀式。
Go Veggie With Vege Plan A
FGS and BLIA is now initiating a "drive" for those who practice vegetarianism. Even just once in your life time! Click on the Vege Plan A and Endorse yourself to be part of us to stop starvation, global warming, environmental damage and animal abuse.
《蔬食A计划》 不仅仅是基于宗教、信仰或健康养生的理由， 而是一项攸关人类存亡的工程， 这里的"A"，有三个意涵，
一、最佳策略:蔬食是减缓地球暖化、解决粮食危机的最佳策略。
二、Action:蔬食必须是具体行动不是口号。
三、选择蔬食，就是支持五个具体的保护行动：1、反饥饿2、反全球暖化 3、反生态浩劫4、反环境破坏5、反虐待动物
Meals For A Million 食物包裝消除饑餓
Members of BLIA, St Louis and students from Wash U did a good turn on August 26. As a support team to pack the food to feed the hungry, we successfully boosted up 900,000 meal packs for families in St Louis community. Thanks to the members who joined and the organizer of this event for us to create a better world.
為了與社區連結並終結饑餓，國際佛光會聖路易協會參與社區的食物包裝慈善活動。在會長房明與理事關靈靈的召集下，三十餘名會員與華聖頓大學學生於八月二十六日至Family Arena體育館，參加聖路易「第二屆百萬份餐」活動。佛光人與兩千名義工，共同包裝能給五百四十萬人、近九十萬份通心粉餐點。
SIUE Book Donation 南伊利諾大學典藏《佛教美術圖典》
Fo Guang Shan St. Louis Buddhist Temple presented Lovejoy Library, SIUE with a 20-volume set of Encyclopedias of Buddhist Arts on November 7.
Chancellor Randy Pembrook, Dean of College of Art and Science Dr. Greg Budzban, Director of Planned Giving Jeff Brown, Lovejoy Library Fine Arts Librarian Therese Zoski Dickman received the gift.
為促進東西方文化交流及豐富美國中西部大學之教學資源，佛光山聖路易禪淨中心十一月七日代表佛光山，至南伊利諾大學艾德華茲維爾分校(Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ，簡稱SIUE) 捐贈《世界佛教美術圖說大辭典》，於該校Lovejoy圖書館舉行捐贈儀式。
Meet the Venerables
Venerable Jue Huang
Venerable Jue Huang
Venerable Jue Huang
Language used: English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese
Venerable Rugong
Venerable Jue Huang
Venerable Jue Huang
Language Used: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Hakka, English, Malay