Public Ordinations at Vijayaloka
Sunday 3 April 2022 5am – 7am at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre in Minto Heights
Due to the rising numbers of COVID in and around Sydney and out desire to maintain the COVID-safe space on our retreat, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the open invitation to attend the Public Ordination Ceremony at Vijayaloka on Sunday, 3 April. The ordinations will not be live streamed.
Claire Carpenter (from Sydney), Cynthia Troup (from Melbourne), Emma Wallace (from Sydney) and Veronica Toescu (from the UK) will have their public ordination ceremonies.
A Public Ordination is an occasion of joy for the whole community, and everyone is welcome!
You are warmly invited to attend the ceremony, which will begin at 3pm. Please arrive at about 2.30pm. As the ordination ceremony will be held in the midst of the ordination retreat (ie the ordinands will be continuing with their retreat for another week after their public ordinations), we are asking all those coming along to maintain the atmosphere of quietude that has been created on the retreat as we witness Claire, Cynthia, Emma and Veronica being ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order.
To protect the retreatants and each other, we ask that those attending have a negative RAT (rapid antigen test) within a day of coming along and not attend if experiencing any cold-like symptoms.
Following the ceremony, simple refreshments will be provided (so please do not bring food) before a departure by 5pm.
If you're coming along, please let us know using the booking form via the link below.
Programme
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2.30pm | Arrive |
| 3pm | Public Ordination Ceremonies |
| 5pm | Depart |
Where to Find Us
The event is at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre in Minto Heights.
Driving
Vijayaloka's address for use in sat-navs is 36 Howard Road, Minto Heights NSW 2566. Travel time from central Sydney is about one hour.
There is a blue sign at Vijayaloka's entrance. Enter there and then park the car park immediately on your right.
Train
Vijayaloka is very easy to access by train. The closest train station is Minto which is on the T8 Airport Line towards MacArthur and Campbelltown. Travel time is about 50 minutes from Central. You can take a taxi from the bottle shop across the road from the station, or an Uber.
If you are travelling from outside Sydney and don't have an Opal card, you can use any contactless credit/debit card to travel on Sydney Trains.