“Special Program For New Year Celebration 2023” – 2023 නව වසරට ආශීර්වාද සඳහා විශේෂ වැඩසටහන

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A special program practicing Generosity, Morality, and Meditation for invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2023

2023 නව වසර සඳහා විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන, සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන

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Dear friends and devotees,

KMCBV would like to wish you and your family a very happy New Year 2023.
May you find all the success, happiness, peace and long healthy life!


In celebration of the new year 2023 a special program will be held at the temple. Practice generosity, morality, meditation, and offer for the great seven Buddhas and for Maha Sangha.

Sunday, 1st of January 2023
10:00 AM to 02:00 PM

You may bring food items, drinks and other offerings for Buddha, monks and to share with others.

You may also sponsor for the daily Dana offerings program, temple utility expenses, daily expenses (traveling, gas, medical, office supplies and temple maintenance), robes, Pirikara, and Puja items for the special events. If you are interested in helping the temple to continue our great compassionate services for the benefit of the many in the community, please check our website, or our Facebook page for the details on how to donate and contribute.

Wishing you all the best for the new year 2023 !

For more information please contact the temple
Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777
reverendnanda@gmail.com
https://www.kmcbv.org
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NameNumber of people comingFood for Heel DanaFood for Dawal Dana
Semadu Dewasurendra
2
Milk rice (5 cups)
Salad



November Full moon day program – ඉල් පොහෝදා සීල සමාදාන වැඩසටහන – 2022

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“Sukho Buddhanam uppado
sukha saddhammadesana
sukha sanghassa samaggi
samagganam tapo sukho”
- Dhamma Pada

"Difficult is it to be born as a human being,
difficult is the existence of mortals,
difficult is the hearing of the Sublime Truth,
rare is the appearance of the Enlightened Ones (Buddhas)"
- Dhamma Pada

Kentucky Meditation center and Buddhist Vihara is conducting a special "Dhana, Seela Bhavana" program practicing generosity, morality and meditation to celebrate the November full moon (Il Põya Day).

Date: 27th November (Sunday) 2002 from 07:00AM to 03:00PM

The even will consists Observing precepts, offering to the Buddha and monks, Dhamma sermon, meditation, chanting, sharing blessings and merits

 

Signup sheet for the event

 

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM සිල් සමාදන් වීම ,බුද්ධ පූජාව, හීල දානය
08:45 AM - 09:45 AM භාවනා වැඩසටහන
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM ගිලන් පස වැළඳීම
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ධර්ම දේශනාව
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM දහවල බුද්ධ පූජාව  සහ බුද්ධ වන්දනව
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM මහා සඟ රුවනට දන් පිළිගැන්වීම
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM උපාසක/උපාසිකා දානය සහ විවේකය
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM ධර්ම දේශනය සහ සාකච්ඡාව
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM හවස ගිලන්පස වැළදීම
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM ආශිර්වාදය කරමින් සිදු කෙරෙන පිරිත් සජ්ජායනාව සහ සිල්  පාවර්නය කිරීම

You may bring foods and drinks for offerings the Buddha, monks and sharing with others. You may also sponsor for the Dana offerings with any of the following ways. Foods, drinks, pirikara and Puja items and monetary donations for the temple.

 

This event is coordinated by the resident monk venerable Dehiwala Chandima Thero (502-915-7777)

May you all be safe and free from all sufferings and be well happy healthy and peaceful !
May all beings be safe and free from all sufferings be well happy healthy and peaceful !

-  Much compassionate Venerable Maha Sangha at the temple

Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40216

502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777
reverendnanda@gmail.com,
https://www.kmcbv.org, http//kmpc.co/
Facebook - Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com)

”KATHINA” – ROBES OFFERING CEREMONY 2022

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Dear friends and devotees, Annual Kathina ceremony at the Kentucky Buddhist Vihara will be held at Kentucky Buddhist temple on 22nd and 23rd of October. 
  • 22nd October (Saturday) - 05:00pm - 10:00pm (Special pirith chanting event)
  • 23rd October (Sunday) - 09:00am - 03:00pm (Kathina celebration)

Signup sheet for the Pirith Chanting

Signup sheet for the Kathina

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2600 years of great tradition, promoting loving-kindness, compassion, peace and wisdom for whole world

 

October 22nd (Saturday) 2022
05:00 pm to 10:00 pm		 “Dansala” – Foods for attendees, offerings for the 28 Buddhas, special chanting and giving blessings for all. (There will be about 15 monks and nuns for this special chanting. If you want your special items (Buddha statues, healing crystals, meditation prayer beads etc..)to be blessed, bring them to the temple earlier
October 23rd (Sunday) 2022
09:00 am to 03:00 pm		 Kathina Day - Special day for offerings. Alms round ("Pindapatha"), robes offering ceremony. “Dansala” – foods for attendees, Kathina parade, dhamma talks, "pirith" chanting and giving blessings

If you would like to sponsor robes, alms, or other gifts for monks and nuns, or if you would like to invoke blessings to you, to your family or to loved ones, and in memory of your departed loved ones, please call or write to the temple

If you would like, you may support this event by sponsoring for gifts for monks and nuns. You can make any contribution according to your ability and take part in this great offering.

Eightfold requisites $ 150
Set of robes $ 100

 

You can contribute to this event via our GoFund me page as well: HTTPS://gofund.me/33058f8d

You may also sponsor for the following

  • Offerings for the 28 Buddhas
  • Monetary gift/donations for the temple

The other gifts for offering “Pindapatha” for monks and nuns are available at the temple

We are expecting around 15 monks and nuns for the event from around the country representing different traditions. You may bring suitable vegetarian foods, drinks, and gifts offerings for monks, nuns and to share with others.

All are welcome for this great event. Thank you very much & wishing you all the best !

For more information please contact the temple.

Pirith Chanting: 

Kathina:

“Vas Aradhana” – “Vasso” Invitation 2022

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“Ayam Vassana Kalo” 
“This would be the time for Monks & Nuns to observe Rainy Retreat”

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Special invitation will be done by the members of the Sri Lankan Students Association of University of Kentucky(SLSA in UK), USA.  and all other members of the Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara.

 

Date 10th July 2022
Time 10 A.M. - 02 P.M.

Observing precepts, offering to the Buddha, and monks, inviting monks for rainy retreat, Dhamma sermon, chanting, sharing blessings and merits
Place Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara
You may sponsor for the event invoking blessings for you, your family, friends, and transfer merits for your dear departed loving ones wishing peace and happiness.

“STUPA” Pagoda for Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara!

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Dear devotees, friends, and Sangha,

We kindly invite you all to take part in this meritorious deed to build a "STUPA" Pagoda for our temple (Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara) at Louisville, Kentucky, USA !

We have been planning to situate a STUPA at our temple for a long time to the benefit the growing spiritual community in Kentucky, Tennessee and surrounding states in the USA. We are in need of a STUPA as well as other important sacred religious, and spiritual facilities in the temple (buddha shrine, meditation hall, home for Bodhi Tree and 28 Buddha, dining hall and living quarters for monks and nuns, area for lay meditation practitioners). Our Buddhist community is growing, however we still didn't collect enough funds, generous compassionate supports, sponsorships to start or complete some of these important projects.

We kindly request your generosity and supports for this meritorious deed to propagating the teaching of the Buddha. It would bring great merits and blessings for you, your family and all.

“Kathinanca Parikkaran
Vasadanancha Uttaman
Buddappamukhassa
Danan Dhammassa lekhanan
Khetta danancha sanghassa
Pathima karanampicha
Karanan wacca kutiya
Attha punnani wuccare”

  • Offering “Kathina Robe for Sangha(Monks & Nuns)”,
  • Offering Eightfold requisites for Sangha,
  • Offering living huts (living quarters) for Sangha,
  • Offering Dana(Dana - four types of valuables - foods, clothes, medicine and housing) and other necessities for three generations of monks and nuns including Buddha,
  • Shearing the Dhamma, writing and printing publications of Dhamma benefits for all,
  • Offering lands (Paddies) for the benefits of Sangha,
  • Building Buddha statues, Pagodas, Shrines, Housing (protection) for Bodhi tree and other Buddhists monuments and important things for veneration and benefits for many
  • Building toilets, lavatories for the benefits of Sangha.

These are the greatest meritorious deeds that one should perform in their life time to accrue lots of merits, blessings to make their life happy here and here after. Offering, donating, and building a “STUPA” Pagoda for temple, Maha Sangha is a meritorious deed, the merits that accrued from performing this kind of offerings, and taking part, participating, sponsoring, contributing for that cannot be destroy by anything, any forces and that merits would bless with all the success happiness, peace, and long healthy life for all here and here after and at the end to achieve the bliss of Nibbana(Enlightenment) free from all kinds of Samsaric Sufferings.

It is also believed that the merit, or the positive karma, gained by the offerings conducting this kind of meritorious deeds could reduce the negative effects of other minor bad karma one may have committed. One would be blessed with long life, happiness, good health, good complexion, physical strength, peace and wisdom in this life and many more lives to come until one attains Nirvana.

“Kathinanca Parikkaran
Vasadanancha Uttaman
Buddappamukhassa
Danan Dhammassa lekhanan
Khetta danancha sanghassa
Pathima karanampicha
Karanan wacca kutiya
Attha punnani wuccare”

供养卡帝纳袈裟给僧团( 比丘和比丘尼)

供养住宿给僧人

建设公厕利益僧团。

这些功德也将加持大家人生顺心，快乐，安宁，和长寿一直到我们涅槃。

供养农田利益僧团。建佛像，佛塔，大殿，和建保护菩提树及收藏其它值得我们敬仰的重要物品和佛教文物的建筑屋。

以上都是最盛大的功德，我们每个人都该在我们这一生实行这些布施，来为我们自己累积诸多的福报和功德，使我们今世和未来世都快乐。供养卡帝纳袈裟是最盛大的功德 ，不管是参加或赞助和供养，其功德是不可思议的，不可以被任何东西毁灭。

以上都是最盛大的功德，我们每个人都该在我们这一生实行这些布施，来为我们自己累积诸多的福报和功德，使我们今世和未来世都快乐。供养卡帝纳袈裟是最盛大的功德 ，不管是参加或赞助和供养，其功德是不可思议的。

Your compassion, generosity and supports would make this great meritorious deed a success for the benefit of many.

https://www.kmcbv.org/donate

You may send donations via checks by addressing them to "Kentucky Meditation Peace Center" and sending them to the address below.

Triple Gems bless be with you all !

May you all be safe and free from all sufferings and be well happy healthy and peaceful !

May all beings be safe and free from all sufferings be well happy healthy and peaceful !

Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara,
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40216, USA 🇺🇸
Phone - (502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777)
Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com,
Web - (https://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook - Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)
Facebook - Tennessee Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara, (https://www.facebook.com/TMPCNashville/)

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“Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given”

“Material success or wealth is neutral in itself, neither good or evil. It become evil only when one is attached to it or to amassing it for selfish reasons. It is good when one is not attached to it, and readily use it selflessly to benefit others in need. Wealth should lead to generosity, or it will become a spiritual obstacle. If there is propensity for great generosity for great charity, the richer the merrier”

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world”

“Here he/she is happy, hereafter he/she is happy; one who performs meritorious deeds is happy in both existences. Happily he/she exclaims: I have done meritorious deeds.” He/she is happier still when he/she is reborn in a higher world“

Dear Friends/Sanghas,

At this point the monthly utilities, insurance, telephone, internet, food, medicine, transportation, temple maintenance totals almost cost around to $1800 to $2000 per month.

If possible, please kindly consider a contribution of any amount that is comfortable for your budget to lesser the load. There is always a tax deduction for donations given to the Temple since we are 501-C organization.

We seek to live frugally and spiritually to serve a higher purpose in serving the community for ultimate peace of mind and make a better world to live in.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity to the Temple that seeks to provide peace, loving kindness, mindfulness meditation, counselling for all people in Louisville KY and surrounding states.

If you like to donate and helping for the temple Sangha monks & Nuns at Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara please visit – https://www.kmcbv.org/donate/

Signup Here

Paypal : reverendnanda@gmail.com
Venmo : reverendnanda@gmail.com
Zelle : reverendnanda@gmail.com / 502-224-2564

If you are sending checks, you can use the following address,

Much compassion to all of you,
Chief Priest of the Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara.
Venerable Embilipitiye Nanda Thero (Bhante Nanda)
Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY. 40216
Telephone 502-224-2564, 502-915-7777
Email: reverendnanda@gmail.com
Web – (https://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)

“Special Program For New Year Celebration 2022” – 2022 නව වසරට ආශීර්වාද සඳහා විශේෂ වැඩසටහන

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A special program practicing Generosity, Morality, and Meditation for invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2022

2022 නව වසරට ආශීර්වාද සඳහා විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන

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Dear friends and devotees,

KMCBV would like you to wish you and your family a very happy New Year 2022 with all the success, happiness, peace and long healthy life!

A special program to practice generosity, morality, meditation, observing precepts, and offering for great 07 Buddha and for Maha Sangha.

Meditation, Chanting Sutta to invoke blessing for the coming New Year 2022, (Special protective bless-full discourse for invoke blessings for all getting free and protect from sickness, disease, dangers and disasters)

Date - January 02(Sunday) 2022, Time - 10am to 02pm

All are kindly invited to join us at the temple

Those who are having difficulties may able to attend virtually as your conveniences via social media from our Facebook Page (Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center, (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)

and Zoom app for this great event, (Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7101186783?pwd=bWFxTlRoTWc1WnNadEhDK1c5L0xWUT09 to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting)

If you like you may bring some foods and drinks offerings for Buddha, monks and sharing with others.

You may sponsor for the daily, monthly, Yearly, Dana offerings program at the temple as utilities, daly expenses (traveling & gas, medical, office supplies, temple maintenance), robes, foods, drinks, pirikara, and Puja items for the special events. If you are interest helping the temple to continue our great compassionate services for the benefit of many in the community please check our website, Facebook page how to donate and take part of this meritorious deed. (https://www.kmcbv.org/donate/)

Wishing you all the best for the new year 2022 !

For more information please contact the temple
Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777)
reverendnanda@gmail.com,
(https://www.kmcbv.org)
Facebook - Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center,  (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)

”KATHINA” – ROBES OFFERING CEREMONY 2021

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Dear friends and devotees, Annual Kathina ceremony at the Kentucky Buddhist Vihara will be held at Kentucky Buddhist temple on 30th and 31st of October. 
  • 30th October (Saturday) - 05:00pm - 10:00pm (Special pirith chanting event)
  • 31st October (Sunday) - 09:00am - 03:00pm (Kathina celebration)

Signup sheet for the event

(Please note that it will take few minutes for your entry to show up in the table)

2600 years of great tradition, promoting loving-kindness, compassion, peace and wisdom for whole world

 

October 30th (Saturday) 2021
05:00 pm to 10:00 pm		 “Dansala” – Foods for attendees, offerings for the 28 Buddhas, special chanting and giving blessings for all. (There will be about 15 monks and nuns for this special chanting. If you want your special items (Buddha statues, healing crystals, meditation prayer beads etc..)to be blessed, bring them to the temple earlier
October 31st (Sunday) 2021
09:00 am to 03:00 pm		 Kathina Day - Special day for offerings. Alms round ("Pindapatha"), robes offering ceremony. “Dansala” – foods for attendees, Kathina parade, dhamma talks, "pirith" chanting and giving blessings

This year's "Kathina" - Robes offering ceremony will be conducted with the support, sponsorships, and the participation of all in locally and internationally with the special sponsorship of Mr. Rusiru and Mrs. Kanchana Gunasena family.

If you would like to sponsor robes, alms, or other gifts for monks and nuns, or if you would like to invoke blessings to you, to your family or to loved ones, and in memory of your departed loved ones, please call or write to the temple

If you would like, you may support this event by sponsoring for gifts for monks and nuns. You can make any contribution according to your ability and take part in this great offering.

Eightfold requisites $ 150
Set of robes $ 100

You may also sponsor for the following

  • Offerings for the 28 Buddhas
  • Monetary gift/donations for the temple

The other gifts for offering “Pindapatha” for monks and nuns are available at the temple

We are expecting around 15 monks and nuns for the event from around the country representing different traditions. You may bring suitable vegetarian foods, drinks, and gifts offerings for monks, nuns and to share with others.

All are welcome for this great event. Thank you very much & wishing you all the best !

For more information please contact the temple.

Binara Poya Program, (Binara full moon day) program 2021 !

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“Here he/she is happy, hereafter he/she is happy; one who performs meritorious deeds is happy in both existences. Happily he/she exclaims: I have done meritorious deeds.” He/she is happier still when he/she is reborn in a higher world”

As we true followers of the lord Buddha to achieve our own success, happiness, peace and long healthy life here and hereafter and ultimately achieve bliss of Nibbana enlightenment free from all kind of Samsaric Sufferings.

For respecting to our great teacher the lord Buddha for following his great enlightenment path that he has shown us. Practicing Dana(Generosity), Sila(Morality), Bhavana(Meditation) for making our life a successful, happy, and meaningful one here and hereafter. And leading the life of enlightenment path of Sila(Morality), Samadhi(Concentration), Panna(Wisdom) for ending all kind of Samsaric sufferings and achieve the ultimate happiness.

Special “Seela Bavana” program practicing generosity, Morality, and meditation
for this important day.

විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන සහ බුද්ධ පූජාව.

Date – September 26(Sunday) 2021

Time – 10am to 02pm,
(10am to 02pm observing precepts, offering to the Buddha, and monks, Dhamma sermon, chanting, sharing blessings and merits)

(If you are planning to observe 08 precepts please let us know earlier and you may have to come early, 08 precepts program will be from morning 07am to 05pm)

Place – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara (4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216)

You may sponsor for the event invoking blessings for you, your family, friends, and to transfer merits for your dear departed loving ones wishing peace and happiness.

We welcome you all for this important event.

You may bring some foods and drinks offerings for Buddha, monks and sharing with others.

You may sponsor for the Dana offering program and robes, foods, drinks, pirikara, and Puja items for the event.

If you are planning to attend and sponsoring the event please let us know earlier.

All are welcome
Triple Gems bless be with you all !

More information please contact the temple,
Telephone – (502-224-2564), (502-915-7777)
May you all be safe and free from all sufferings and be well happy healthy and peaceful !
May all beings be safe and free from all sufferings be well happy healthy and peaceful !

Much compassionate Venerable Maha Sangha at the temple

Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40216
502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777)  Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com,
Web – (https://www.kmcbv.org) & (http//kmpc.co/)
Facebook – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center,   (https://www.facebook.com/louisvillemonastery)

Nikini Poya Program, (Nikini full moon day) program 2021 !

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Nikini Poya Program, (Nikini full moon day) program 2021 !

“Here he/she is happy, hereafter he/she is happy; one who performs meritorious deeds is happy in both existences. Happily he/she exclaims: I have done meritorious deeds.” He/she is happier still when he/she is reborn in a higher world“

As we true followers of the lord Buddha to achieve our own success, happiness, peace and long healthy life here and hereafter and ultimately achieve bliss of Nibbana enlightenment free from all kind of Samsaric Sufferings. 

For respecting to our great teacher the lord Buddha for following his great enlightenment path that he has shown us. Practicing Dana(Generosity), Sila(Morality), Bhavana(Meditation) for making our life a successful, happy, and meaningful one here and hereafter. And leading the life of enlightenment path of Sila(Morality), Samadhi(Concentration), Panna(Wisdom) for ending all kind of Samsaric sufferings and achieve the ultimate happiness.

Special “Seela Bavana” program practicing generosity, Morality, and meditation for this important day. 

විශේෂ ආශීර්වාද, දාන,සීල, භාවනා, වැඩසටහන සහ බුද්ධ පූජාව. 

Date – August 29(Sunday) 2021

Time – 10am to 02pm, 

(10am to 02pm observing precepts, offering to the Buddha, and monks, Dhamma sermon, chanting, sharing blessings and merits) 

(If you are planning to observe 08 precepts please let us know earlier and you may have to come early, 08 precepts program will be from morning 09 am to 05pm)

Place – Kentucky Meditation Compassionate Peace Center & Buddhist Vihara (4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, KY 40216) 

You may sponsor for the event invoking blessings for you, your family, friends, and transfer merits for your dear departed loving ones wishing peace and happiness. 

https://www.kmcbv.org/donate/

We welcome you all for this important event.  If you like you may bring some foods and drinks offerings for Buddha, monks and sharing with others. You may sponsor for the Dana offering program and robes, foods, drinks, pirikara, and Puja items for the event. If you are planning to attend and sponsoring the event please let us know earlier. 

May you all be safe and free from all sufferings and be well happy healthy and peaceful !
May all beings be safe and free from all sufferings be well happy healthy and peaceful ! 

Much compassionate Venerable Maha Sangha at the temple

Kentucky Meditation Peace Center & Buddhists Vihara
4815 Manslick Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40216
502-224-2564 / 502-915-7777)  Email : reverendnanda@gmail.com,

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