Weekly Schedule
Monday Temple is closed
Tuesday 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Wednesday 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7pm meditation, vespers, Dharma Class
Thursday 7:00 am meditation and morning service. No evening meditation.
Friday No formal morning meditation or morning service. Usual Friday
services, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Saturday 7:30 am meditation, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Sunday 9:30 am Meditation & Walking Meditation, usual Sunday services

 

Monthly Calendar
May
1
Mon
Priory Closed
May 1 all-day
May
3
Wed
Meditation and Vespers
May 3 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses.

Dharma talk
May 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.

May
5
Fri
Meditation and Class
May 5 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

May
7
Sun
Prior’s Installation Ceremony
May 7 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Called shinzan (which means ascending or opening the mountain) in Japanese, the ceremony for installing the chief priest of a temple marks the formal commitment of the monk to that temple. We invite you to join us for this important ceremony installing Rev. Leon as the prior. The ceremony will be followed by a Dharma talk by a visiting monk and a festive meal. Stay tuned for details.

May
8
Mon
Priory Closed
May 8 all-day
May
10
Wed
Meditation and Vespers
May 10 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses.

Dharma talk
May 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.

May
12
Fri
Meditation and Class
May 12 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

May
13
Sat
Working Meditation Day
May 13 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Work is a long standing element of practice in the Zen tradition and represents a concrete way to put practice into action in our everyday life. Working Meditation days at the Priory are a way to concentrate on and develop this aspect of practice and they are a way to give expression to generosity by helping take care of the practical elements of the life of the temple.