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
Apr
29
Sat
Working Meditation / Temple Clean Up Day
Apr 29 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

This is an opportunity to prepare the temple for the Prior’s Installation Ceremony. Please feel welcome to drop by at any time during the day to help with a variety of working meditation and cleaning jobs.

Food will be available if you would like to join us for an informal lunch.

Apr
30
Sun
Meditation
Apr 30 @ 9:30 am

Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.

Festival of Manjusri
Apr 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

A celebration of Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom, followed by tea and a Dharma talk.

This festival ceremony will be broadcast via zoom using our usual Sunday credentials. If you would like to join us, please contact the temple for more information.

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.