Chhaya CDC, a HUD-Certified housing justice organization is pleased to offer FREE homeownership classes!!
Topics in this session will include:
*RESOURCES FOR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE*
*HOW TO DECIDE WHEN TO BUY A HOUSE*
*HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS IN NYC*
*FINANCIAL, CREDIT & MORTGAGE BASICS*
*UNDERSTANDING PREDATORY LENDING*
Classes are held at various branches of QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY (find details below):
Saturday, April 10, 2010 – 11:30AM-2:00PM
CENTRAL LIBRARY BRANCH, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., 89TH Ave.
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Saturday, April 24, 2010 –2:30PM-4:30PM
JACKSON HEIGHTS BRANCH, 35-51 81 Street, 37th Ave.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 – 5:00PM-7:00PM
SUNNYSIDE BRANCH, 43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, 43rd St.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 –5:00PM-7:00PM
QUEENS VILLAGE BRANCH, 94-11 217 Street, 94th Ave.________________________________________
Chhaya CDC staff speaks Nepali, Hindi, Bangla and Urdu. For more information please contact us-
www.chhayacdc.org/ 718-478-3848/ info@chhayacdc.org
The year 2010 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dilgo
Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991), one of the most remarkable spiritual teachers of our time. To mark this special occasion, there will be ongoing activities celebrating his life and paying tribute to the benefits and activities he accomplished. Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, his tulku or reincarnation, will be giving teachings and empowerments and presiding over ceremonies and offerings in Asia and abroad. (SEE BELOW FOR NORTH AMERICA REGISTRATION)
At every location Yangsi Rinpoche visits there will be screenings of a new film on the life of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and a display of sacred relics, as well as ceremonies and empowerments. A boxed set of the collected works of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in English will be published as well as translations of sadhanas from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s termas . Prints of thangkas based on the terma cycles of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, painted by graduates of the Tsering Art School, will also be available.
Nepal: February and March
Feb 20 - 22 Opening celebration in Kathmandu
Feb 23 - Mar 4 Vajrasattva Drupchen
Mar 5 - 17 Tsokchen Dupa Drupchen
Mar 23 - 26 Tsechu Sacred Dances
Bhutan: May and June
May 1 - 10 Nyakphur Drupchen at Satsam Chorten
May 11 - 13 Main Celebration at Satsam Chorten
May 23 - Jun 02 Pema Tsenyi Drupchen at Sissinang Nunnery
Europe: July
July 13 - 14 Dordogne, France
July 19 - 20 Lerab Ling, France
July 23 - 24 Nyima Dzong, France
July 27 - 28 Lisbon, Portugal
July 31 - Aug 1 Zagreb, Croatia
North America: August
Aug 5 New York City
Aug 6 - 8 Vermont
Aug 13 - 15 Phüntsok Chöling, Colorado
Aug 21 - 23 Vancouver, Canada
Aug 27 - 29 Mexico City, Mexico
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia: October
Oct 10 Hong Kong
Oct 16 -17 Taipei, Taiwan
Oct 23 - 24 Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Oct 27 - 28 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
India: November-December
Nov 26 - Dec 5 Rangjung Pema Nyingthik Drupchen at Shechen Monastery in Bodhgaya, India
Nov 26 - Dec 25 Consecration of the Eight Stupas for Peace at Lumbini, Kushinagar, Sravasti, Sarnath, Sankisa, Vaishali, Rajgir and Bodhgaya.
Dec 28 - 30 Closing celebration in Bodhgaya.
For further information and international contacts: shechen@sprynet.com
******Register Now for Centennial Events in North America*********
The 2010 centennial celebrations with Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche in North America will take place in:
New York City
Vermont
Colorado
Vancouver, Canada
Mexico City, Mexico
Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche will give an empowerment and teaching in each venue. There will also be a screening of a new film, and other events happening in conjunction with the tour.
Space is limited. Please register your name at the website set up especially for the tour. Once the tickets go on sale, you will be notified and can respond them. .
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