Programmes and Agenda of the MeetingThe 1st General Annual Meetingin 2013 of the Union of Thai Sanghas in Europe and the 10th Year
CelebrationCeremony of Dhammavihara Temple in Hannover of Federation Germany.………………………..
Saturday 12 October 2013
06.00 a.m. Morning Chanting07.00 a.m. Breakfast offering to 60 monks08.30 a.m.
Registration of members for the Union of Thai Sanghas in Europe and distributing the documents for the meeting08.40 a.m. –
Gathering of all members in the conference room-Opening announcement by Phrakrusuttabuddhidhaj, Secretary of the UTSE.
09.00 a.m. Lighting of the candles and incense sticks by the chairman to pay homage to the Triple Gem.-
All members pay their respects to the Chairman (monk’s leader)-
The president of the Union of Thai Sanghas in Europe proceeds the conference as the following Agenda:1) Subject to be informed by the Chair-man2)
To consider and accept the protocol of the last meeting11.30 a.m. Lunch-offering to 60 monks
Afternoon-programmes13.30 p.m. 3) Election of the Administrative Committee-members of the UTSE.4)
Subjects to be proposed into consideration for the Administration of the UTSE.for the future as follows:-4.1)
To plan the activities of the administration in the department of secretary4.1.1) Investigating project about the datas of the temples
being the members of the UTSE. and under the control of the UTSE.4.1.2) Investigating project about the plan to spread out Buddhism in
Europe of the Thai missionary monks in different temples4.1.3) Investigating project of collecting the documents of religious activities done
by different temples4.1.4) The project of visiting the temples in each administrative zone4.1.5) The project of reporting the documents of
religious activities done by different temples to the Council of Elders and the organization in Thailand, taking responsible to the Thai
Buddhist missionary service in abroad4.1.6) The project of selection of the temples being members of the UTSE. to be sent to the authority in
the Office of National Buddhism in Thailand, in order to getthe financial support5) Information of the cashier-department6) Information of the
public-relations-department7) Miscellaneous (if any)Evening programme19.00 p.m. The secretary of the UTSE. introduces the abbots and the
presidents of Associations or the delegates of Associations invited to join in Annual Meeting of the UTSE.-Special speech on the topic
“The Role of Thai Missionary Monk in Building Buddhist Temple and Strengthening the Missionary Work in Abroad” by Ven. Phrathepkittimoli
the Abbot of Wat Srinagarindravararam Switzerland-A delegate of Wat Dhammavihara offers the present to the speakerNotice: The main object
of the speech in the evening programme is to have an exchange ideas among the Thai Missionary monks, the presidents of Associations
(the delegates of Associations), Buddhist people in general and interested persons invited to join in this annual meeting of the UTSE. They,
after hearing the speech, may have special conclusion of their own experiences and ideas about building Thai Buddhist Temples in abroad.
In this meeting,questions and answers also can be shown.
Sunday 13 October 201306.00 a.m. Morning Chanting07.00 a.m. Offering breakfast
to 60 monks08.30 a.m. Continuation of the meeting08.40 a.m. To gether of all members of the UTSE. in conference roomTo open remarks by
secretary of the UTSE., Phrakrusuttabuddhidhaj09.00 a.m. Chairman of the ceremony lights the candles and incense sticks to pay homage to
the Triple Gem-All members in the meeting room pay respect to the chairman-Welcome speech by the Most Venerable Phradhammakittiwongsa
the president of advisors and supporters of Wat Buddhavihara; Wat Dhammavihara, a royal learned man and the Abbot of Wat Rāja-Orasārāma,
Bangkok-Report-speech by representative of the UTSE.-Representatives from different organizations offer their perspectives (each of them for 10 minutes)1)
The Royal Thai Ambassador from Berlin of Federation Germany2) Representative of Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand (MS.)3) Representative of
Mahachalalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MU.)4) Representative of the Center for Supervising Bhikkhus and Sāmaneras Going Abroad (S.T.Bh.)10.30 a.m.
To chant Holy Stanzas for the 10thyear-celebration of Wat Dhammavihara by 9 high ranking monks, and then to offer the presents to them
The Afternoon Programmes (Continue)01.00 p.m. -Representatives from different organizations show their perspectives (each of them for 10 minutes)5)
Representative of Thai Missionary monk from Asia6) Representative of Thai Missionary monk from Osiania7) Representative of Thai Missionary monk
from United Kingdom and North Ireland01.30 p.m. Special speech on the topic “The perspective of the Thai Sangha Supreme Council to the
Thai Missionary Monks in Abroad” by the Most Venerable PhraprombanditDr. and prof., Rector of Mahuchula Buddhist University, the Ecclesiastical
Regional Governor of the 2th Zone and the Abbot of Wat Prayuravongsāvāsa, Bangkok02.30 p.m. Conference for a debate on the topic
“A Strengthening a Thai Buddhist Temple and a Spread Buddhism in Abroad” by-Dr. Phrakrusiriatthavedes, Secretary General of the
Council of Thai Bhikkhus in the U.S.A.-Representative of the Office of the National Buddhism in Thailand-Representative of Member of
a commission for religions, arts and cultures of the Assembly of the People’s Representatives-Representative of Organization of Thai Ladies
for Thai ladies in Europe-Mr.Peter Ernst, the Former President of Wat Thai Association and the Advisor of Wat Thai Association, Switzerland-To proceed
the debate by Ven. Phrakruvinaidhorn Somsak Sakkamedhi, Abbot of Dhammapadipa Temple, Belgium-A delegate of Wat Dhammavihara offers the
present to the speakersProgrammes and Agenda of the MeetingThe 1st General Annual Meetingin 2013 of the Unionof Thai Sanghas in Europe and the
10th Year CelebrationCeremony of Dhammavihara Temple in Hannover of Federation Germany.
Wat Dhammavihara