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Boundary Bay Gurdwara
Delta
A Sikh gurdwara in Delta, open to everyone every day
Langar is served every day, free to anyone who comes. Please cover your head and take off your shoes inside.
Kirtan and diwan
The doors open at 4:30 every morning for Asa di Var. Langar runs all day.
- Monday6:30 PM to 8 PMRehras Sahib and kirtan
- Tuesday6:30 PM to 8 PMRehras Sahib and kirtan
- Wednesday6:30 PM to 8 PMRehras Sahib and kirtan
- Thursday6:30 PM to 8 PMRehras Sahib and kirtan
- Friday6:30 PM to 8 PMRehras Sahib and kirtan
- Saturday6:30 PM to 8 PMRehras Sahib and kirtan
- Sunday10 AM to 1:30 PMSunday diwan, with kirtan and katha
Times are local to Delta.
ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਸਵੇਰੇ 4:30 ਵਜੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਲੰਗਰ ਸਾਰਾ ਦਿਨ ਚੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ। ਸਭ ਦਾ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਿਰ ਢੱਕ ਕੇ ਆਓ।
Coming up
Everyone’s welcome and you don’t need to sign up. There’s langar after each one.
- Akhand Path beginsThe main darbar hall
- Bhog of the Akhand Path, then kirtanThe main darbar hall
- Dastar class for kidsThe classroom upstairs
- Blood donor clinicThe langar hall. Book a spot with the clinic first
- Open house for our neighboursThe front doors, with tours in English and Punjabi
Times are local to Delta.
Coming for the first time
What to expect
Do I need to be Sikh to come in?
No. Everyone is welcome, whatever their faith or none. Sit wherever there’s room, and ask anyone if you’re not sure what to do.
What should I wear?
Anything modest. Cover your head inside. There are scarves in a basket by the shoe racks if you didn’t bring one.
Is the langar really free?
Yes, for anyone, every day. It’s vegetarian, cooked and served by volunteers, and you can sit on the floor or at the tables.
Can I bring a school group?
Yes. Call the office a week ahead and someone will show you round and answer the class’s questions.
- Give to the gurdwaraDaswandh and the building fund, through our own giving page
- Call the officeSomeone’s here from 9 to 5, every day of the week.
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Boundary Bay Gurdwara (example page)
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A gurdwara, a mosque and a church that worships in two languages.
All three are made up. Boundary Bay Gurdwara in Delta serves langar every day, Willowgrove Masjid in Saskatoon holds Friday prayer in two sittings, and Église des Bouleaux in Sudbury has a French service and an English one every Sunday.These three are invented, each written the way its own community might write it.
Boundary Bay Gurdwara, an example: @boundarybaygurdwara
A gurdwara in Delta with its daily times, last Sunday’s diwan to watch and a welcome in Punjabi.
Kirtan and diwan times in each visitor’s own time
Willowgrove Masjid, an example: @willowgrovemasjid
A mosque in Saskatoon with Friday prayer in two sittings, a welcome in Arabic and its weekly email.
Friday prayer in two sittings, in your own time
Église des Bouleaux, an example: @eglisedesbouleaux
A church in Sudbury that worships in French and English, with both services and a welcome in French.
A French service and an English one, every Sunday
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