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Charistmatic worship service

A service of Praise and Worship open to all, will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, Bauddhaloka Mawatha (adjoining BMICH), Colombo 7 on June 10 at 10.30 am. The Speaker and Minister at this service is Dr. Vijaya Corea. There will also be personal ministry for those in need.

Seela samadhi in Gampola

A seela samadhi programme organised by the Prime Minister's Office to coincide with Poson will be held at the Gampola Ambuluwawa All Religions and Bio-Diversity Complex tomorrow.

A press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office said under this programme, conducted on the direction of Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, the Seela samadhi will be conducted near the Ambuluwawa Samadhi Buddha state and the cetiya.

This will be followed by a sanghika dana to invoke blessings on the President, the Prime Minister, the government and the people.

Sil cloth will also be donated to devotees observing sil.

A special transport service will be in operation between Gampola and Ambuluwawa mountain for the convenience of devotees. The Prime Minister and ministers and parliamentarians representing the Kandy district will also participate.

Kingswood Week

Celebrations for Kingswood Week of Kingswood College, Kandy begins on Sunday.

Kingswood Sunday and other religious observances will be held on Sunday and culminate with the prize day on June 14.

The statue of Kingswood's founder Louis Edmund Blazéin will also be unveiled at the college premises on June 11 at 8.30am. This will be followed by the inaugural L E Blazé Memorial lecture delivered by Tissa Jayatilaka at the college hall. The event is open to all Kingswoodians.