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
The monks will be resting and renewing for the month of January. There will be no services. If you would like to donate food for the monks during this time please contact priory via email and the food can be dropped off on porch. If any emergency issues come up you can call Shasta Abbey and request spiritual counseling.
During the closure the residents have time for private practice, rest and quiet from their daily duties. We appreciate it if you can wait until a regular scheduled day to make inquiries. If it is an emergency please feel free to call. See the contact page for phone number.
Chanting scripture The Litany of the Great Compassionate One and other short verses that go together to make up the Vespers ceremony. This is the last public ceremony of the day.
The monks will be resting and renewing for the month of January. There will be no services. If you would like to donate food for the monks during this time please contact priory via email and the food can be dropped off on porch. If any emergency issues come up you can call Shasta Abbey and request spiritual counseling.
1. Vespers, the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by short verses.
2. Dharma talk or tape on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.
The monks will be resting and renewing for the month of January. There will be no services. If you would like to donate food for the monks during this time please contact priory via email and the food can be dropped off on porch. If any emergency issues come up you can call Shasta Abbey and request spiritual counseling.