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
Jan
1
Sat
Meditation
Jan 1 @ 7:00 am – 7:30 am
Meditation and short morning service
Jan 1 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am

A 30 min. meditation period followed by Short Morning service. This is a change in time until the first of February. We will return to our regular schedule then.

Short Morning Service.
Jan 1 @ 7:00 am – 7:30 am
Work Meditation
Jan 1 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Vespers
Jan 1 @ 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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.

Jan
2
Sun
Priory Closed for month of January
Jan 2 all-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.

Meditation
Jan 2 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

2 meditation periods with walking meditation in between.

Meditation
Jan 2 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Festival of Maitreya Bodhisattva
Jan 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

This festival ceremony, Maitreya the Buddha yet to come, is always celebrated as the first Bodhisattva ceremony of the year. The ceremony will be followed by tea and Dharma talk.

Jan
3
Mon
Priory closed
Jan 3 all-day

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