Kathok Centre Newsletter

Annual Report 2014 - 2015

May 2015
Page 1

Message from
Kathok Board of
Directors

Page 2

Spiritual
Practices &
Events

Page 3

Financial
Report

Page 4

Teachers
update and
Golden
Buddha

Page 5

Capital projects
& Fundraising

Page 6

Appreciation

Message from the Board of Directors

Practice being
happy. Its the
closest thing to
Enlightenment. Not
crazy silly happy,
but content.
Peaceful. Ok with
what is. This is
happy.
~ Tulku Karzang
Rinpoche

Founded in 1995, Kathok Centre is entering into its 20th year of operation. It's been
another year of construction, renovations and reaching out. Renovations to the log
house that is Lingtrul Rinpoche's residence are close to complete. We are happy
that Rinpoche can now come and feel at home.
Work on the Golden Shrine is continuing with volunteers working to build the
thrones on which to place the two new statues.
Re-financing of the Centre's mortgage has been approved so that the monthly cost
can be lower and easier to meet, though this will mean it will take possibly 20 years
to pay off. This did however give the leverage to purchase the Community Kitchen
building to make our members and visitors more comfortable and want to stay
longer!
Its been a busy and exciting year and the six of us feel lucky and inspired to donate
our time, energy and resources to help our Teachers fulfill their vision of sharing
peace and the spark of enlightenment with all sentient beings. Teresa Gagnon,
Melissa White, Dave McBride, Trevor Jones, Margret Holland, Penny McGuire

May 2015

Visiting Lama Sungtrul

Rinpoche with Lingtrul
Visiting Lama Sungtrul
Rinpoche (middle) and
Rinpoche with Lingtrul
Konchok Dorje, KCs Geku
Rinpoche (middle) and
(like the headmaster J)
Konchok Dorje, KCs Geku
(like the Principal J)
February 2015

Spiritual Practices and Special Events Again this year, some of our practitioners, who have
been trained by Lingtrul Rinpoche and Tulku Karzang, volunteered to facilitate regular practices in the
Main Temple and Golden Shrine according to the tradition of this lineage and following the lunar
calendar. These included introductory open meditation classes, Ngondro, Green Tara, Guru Rinpoche
Tsok and Guru Yoga practice/kora (walking meditation).
2 day and 1 day Silent retreats where offered every 6 - 8 weeks with 15 40 people in attendance.
We are noticing people coming more often and new people joining in all the time. More and more
people are recognizing the need in their own lives to be more accountable for their own energy and
want to begin to train their minds. Some start with the Open Meditation classes and some jump right
into the traditional Tibetan meditation practices. The number of active
annual KC Members has tripled since 2012!
Upcoming Special Events include a 2-3 day Vajrasattva Retreat to be led by
the Very Venerable Lingtrul Rinpoche, with some assistance from
volunteers from Tashi Choling. Projected date is July.

Kathok Centre is now on the Map at

the Qualicum Highway sign and at the
beach. Many tourists and locals come
to the Centre to enjoy a quiet break
from the regular bustle of their daily
lives.

May 2015

Visiting Lama from Tibet - Spring 2014 Khenpo Umbar who offered amazing
divinations for Sangha members

Financial Report
Year ended December 31, 2014
REVENUE
Donation boxes
Online donations
Gifts i n kind
Fundraising
Membership
Rent
Events & sales

$21,973
$12,777
$33,931
$4,863
$900
$4,200
$8,626

TOTAL REVENUE

$87,270

EXPENSES
Facilities and e quipment
Operations
Capital purchases and i mprovements

$40,771
$26,261
$22,070

TOTAL EXPENSES

$89,102

ASSETS
Cash on hand
Capital assets
Other assets

$8,564
$268,370
$4,765

TOTAL ASSETS

$281,699

Kathok Centre Revenue

5%

1%

5%

10%

Donation boxes

25%

Online donations
Gifts in kind
15%
39%

Fundraising

Membership
Rent
Events & sales

May 2015

The Golden Buddha

Update
The Golden Shrine is used
regularly for weekly meditation
practices and is enjoyed daily by
visitors to KC

Guided Tours have

been very popular for
VIU Students, Probus
Clubs, Seniors Homes,
Photography Clubs,
Newcomers Clubs and
the general public

Khenpo Panchen
Dawa

Our Teachers Activities

Lingtrul Rinpoche
Jan Mar - Taiwan,
Malaysia, Hong Kong
April - May Kathok Centre
June - Vajrasattva Retreat
Tashi Choling, Oregon USA
July - Kathok Centre with
Shakyamuni Buddha Retreat

Two new statues arrived for the

Shrine; Longchenpa (of which
Lingtrul Rinpoche is an
incarnation) and Jigme Lingpa, a
key teacher in the Kathok
Lineage.

Late August - Orgyen Dorje

Den, San Fransisco
Empowerments & Lung
September - Kathok Centre
October New Mexico
Vajrasattva Retreat
November -Tashi Choling
Vajrakilaya Retreat

Lingtrul Rinpoche guided

volunteers through the proper
preparation of these and the
Dakini statues - filling them with
appropriate blessings and
substances.

December - ODD San

Fransisco

Lama Sonam will then return to

paint, apply gold paint and finish
the art work later in 2015.

March Dec teaching &

leading pujas in Tibet and
China

Tulku Karzang

Jan Feb - KC Tara

Volunteers are now working
Teachings, Butterlamp
closely under Lingtrul Rinpoches training, Public talks at VIU
guidance to complete the thrones & Cumberland, Phowa
for the two new statues and
Retreat, Teachings with
backing behind the statues
Khenpo Umbar

Khenpo Panchen Dawa,

passed happily and
easily late August 2014.
He is Lingtrul Rinpoche
and Tulku Karzang
Rinpoches heart
Teacher. Several of the
KC Sangha members
were fortunate enough to
be able to travel to Tibet
to meet him and receive
his blessings and
teachings.

May 2015

Capital Projects
Completed:
Private driveway installed for Jane and David
Ayers
Renovations of log home almost ready for V.V.
Lingtrul Rinpoche. The kitchen floor and one
cabinet are being finished off and then only
the downstairs bathroom remains to be
renovated
A Lama's retreat cabin has been built with the
inspiration that H.H. Getse Rinpoche may
come and do extended retreat and in doing so
raise the energy of the Centre and whole
Vancouver Island.

Fundraising Events
The 2014 Dinner and Dance at Errington Hall
was fun for everyone but a lot of work for
volunteers so for 2015 we replaced this with
two smaller events. This will maximize our
ability for community outreach as we reach out
to new audiences, but will also prevent burnout
of our volunteer base and continue to raise
money and awareness for the Centre.
The first event was a Wine and Cheese Silent
Auction at Thalassa Restaurant, Qualicum Golf
Course. It was a great success raising $3,000. We
are considering ways and locations to make this
even better for next year.

Capital projects underway include:

1) Renovations to Rinpoche's kitchen and
downstairs bathroom to make it more
comfortable for him to host visitors.
2) Overall building maintenance; painting of
log house roof and main temple
3) Forest management
4) Trail management
5) Water management/conservation
6) Clean up orchard and remove fences
7) Grounds maintenance and beautification
8) Build Puja and text shelves behind Guru
Rinpoche statue and complete thrones for two
smaller statues
9) Complete installation of services to
Community Kitchen

April 11th, 2015 was the Family Dance. This

year we offered a caf, Tibetan gift store and
silent auction in addition to the live Palace
Band. Much dancing and fun was had by all and
$1,000 was raised.
The Second Annual PQ Light Tour was a great
success with four times as many houses on the
Tour! There was great feedback from people
loving the Guided Tours and enjoying taking
themselves on the tour.
In the summer, dates TBD, Tibetan Cultural
Festival will be held over several days. This
might include mini-events like a night of films
about Tibet, or arts and crafts for the kids, or
other activities to attract the community to the
Centre and to raise funds.
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May 2015
In the new
Community
Common Room is a
second hand
kitchen just waiting
to be put back
together any
volunteers ?

Thank you everyone for your continual

support of Kathok Centre and sharing the
vision of a more peaceful, happier future for
everyone in our community and beyond. You
can donate to specific projects or general
operating costs, online or by cheque or cash

Kathok Centre 2800 Grafton Ave, Qualicum Beach B.C. V9K 1W7
info@kathokcentre.ca
(250) 586 5882

www.peaceiswithin.ca

A Special Thank You to some of this years Donors

Lingtrul Rinpoche * Karzang Rinpoche * K & B Aquilina * QB Golf Club *
Regional District of Nanaimo * S Warner * R & P Boyce * Leftys
* Milner Gardens * N Waddell * Body Sculptors Fitness * Mekong River * T
Harrison * J Barfett * J Webster * Living Well Bodyworks * Quality Foods *
Island Radio * Paradise Mini Golf * Tsa Kwa Luten Lodge * H Yates * Shades
of Green Back Door Gallery * Mystic Lotus * A Wright * Naked Naturals *
Rod N Gun * M Holland * Trees Restaurant * C Field * Sand Pebbles Inn * V
Mihalyi * White Elephant * D Lavoie * J King * D Ridler * P Thrasher * J & D
Ayers * E Perry * Eat Fresh * C Duckworth * S Arntzen * Rainforest Tours * D
Maddocks * Jakes Roofing * S Hislop* J Babiy * A Bain * V ViPond * K Barclay
* K Bartlett * J Chou * M Bajich * J Crichton * N Fredheim * Wya Point Resort *
K Gisalson * E Inouye * M MacLaren * M Deakin * M Ming-Wu * C Sagat * M
White * A Smith * A Steele * J Tilse * A Williamson * M Thompson
* J Barfett * T Jones * Knight-Way Haulers * R Graves * L Archibald
* M Lott * G Glitz * The Palace Band *
(In no particular order)
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