Indoor - Sri Lankan Elders' Welfare Association
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Indoor - Sri Lankan Elders' Welfare Association
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-˜SEWA' members meet at the John Pandazopolus Public Hall Dovaton (Melway 90 K 8)
from 10.00..a.m to about 3.00.p.m. on every Monday. Members look forward to meet
each other and have a chit chat. Sri Lankan Sinhalese and English Sunday papers
are made available for the members to read and .update their knowlwdge about the home
Country. Facilities are in place to play indoor games they were usesd to at home. Carom
is a very popular indoor game played by all ages at home, in Clubs, Government and Non Government Institutions as a lunch tinme recreatiion indoor game and promotes national
and international competitions annually. Dart is a similar indoor game and 'SEWA' has
provided facilities to play the game. A Billiard Table is availabe at the center and and those
who play billiards, snooker and pool are welcome to exhibit their prowes and teach others who want to learn the game. Two desk top and two lap top computers encourage the members to
become computer literate. These computers were bought with a grant received from the
Department of Communities Victoria and commenced basic classed and this year with a
grant received from Telstra under the program of 'Telstra Connect Seniors' an enhanced
computer and the use of Mobile phone secessions will commence in mid March 2008.
VIP dignitaries of the highest echelon from among the Administrative, Cinema, Drama,
Music, Sports, Religious and Cultural fields who visit to Melbourne Australia are
distinguish visitors to -˜SEWA' establishing and providing an opportunity for our
members to strengthen the not lost link with the motherland.
Regular information secessions and workshops are held at the center conducted
by guest speakers of wide knowledge and experience covering a wide range of topics
concerning the welfare and well being of the seniors.
There is an ongoing inter - club visit program giving the members the opportunity to
meet and get acquainted with members of multicultural Clubs and Associations of mutual
interest in Melbourne.
First Monday on the dawn of a New Year is devoted to a religious ceremony invoking
blessings of the triple gem to all members of the Association together with transferring
the merits so accrued to those members who are no more with us, conducted by the
Buddhist priests of all the Buddhist temples in South East Melbourne.
The harmony day in March is celebrated hand in hand with all other Associations
and Clubs occupying the John Pandazopolous Public Hall.
April comes the Sinhala and Hindu New Year.The Sinhala and Hindu New year is
very much significant to the Sinhalese and Hindu Tamils of Sri Lanka. The
Sinhala Aluth Avurudda (Sinhala New Year) was celebrated in the Kandyian
kingdom of Sri Lanka as a national festival under the patronage of the Kings. This was
done in keeping with the rituals. The Astrologers worked out he auspicious times to
perform the rituals in order to bring about prosperity and happiness to the people and
Country. Sinhala Avuruddha dawns when the Sun moves from the house of Pisces to
the house of Aries completing a cycle of twelve month period. The transition time
known as -˜Sanskranthi' takes place on April 13th or 14th. It is during this period that
some of the rituals are performed. -˜SEWA' follows this tradition and organizes
a fitting ceremony.
Finally the year ends with a colorful Christmas Party.
Year dawns with an arms giving to the Buddhist priests
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March -˜Harmony Day' celebrations with all other Communities
at the John Pandazopolous Public Hall
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