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Save the Date for our Annual Chow Mein Supper!
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017
Time: 4:30-8:00pm
$20 per ticket Eat-in or Take out
Tickets will be available at the Obon service, Sunday, August 27, or you can also contact Lester at Ikuta@telus.net or Dan at dan37mcc@gmail.com.
After service on Sunday, September 10th, Dharma Time has scheduled a fun-filled fall picnic/bar-b-q @ St. George’s Island near the playground (weather permitting).
All kids and their families are invited to attend!
*Note: We are looking for volunteers to help with Dharma Time – both for short lessons (25 minutes) and for play/social time supervision. Please contact Erin at e.nagata@shaw.ca if you are able to help.
Obon represent a mix of Buddhist, Confucian and Japanese cultures honoring the spirits of ancestors.
Obon is a time for homecomings, visiting family gravesides, dances, storytelling and decorating household altars, but most of all being with family and friends.
Please note that there is NO morning service or meditation!
Our guest speaker this year is a personal friend and long time Jodo Shin Buddhist who, perhaps, has an understanding of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism that transcends culture and language as he has had a foot in both worlds so to speak. With Asian ancestry and Western roots, he offers a perspective that very few of us are able to appreciate and incorporate into our own life experience.
Brian Nagata is a fourth-generation Californian who has been active in the Buddhist Churches of America and local temple his whole life, as a member, student, leader and volunteer. He is currently serving as Managing editor for the BCA’s national newspaper “Wheel of Dharma” and as educational tour coordinator for the BCA’s Center for Buddhist Education. Professionally, Brian serves on the staff of the BDK English Tripitaka Project which is translating the Buddhist Canon from Chinese into English, and coordinates the Numata Program in Buddhist Studies at ten renown North American universities. He was recently appointed to the Advisory Council for the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and serves as Vice President of the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Canada Foundation.
I hope you will join us in celebrating Obon 2017 and the opportunity to listen and learn from the Dharma talk of our special guest speaker!
Cheers
Sensei James
Then join us on Thursdays, 7:30 – 8:30 pm as the fundamentals of Buddhism will be introduced and discussed.
There will be 8 consecutive sessions beginning October 12 through November 30, 2017 so mark it on your calendar and come on out!
Each evening will be a combination of short DVD clips followed by a question and answer/ discussion time.
No prior knowledge or experience is required, just an open and curious mind!
Our Temple will have two booths at the Calgary Japanese Festival “Omatsuri” (Hosted by Calgary Japanese Cultural Association).
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2017
Time: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Location: Max Bell Centre 1001 Barlow Trail S.E.
Details:
Hope you will come to the Festival and check out our tables. We are also looking for a volunteers to help us on that day. If you would like to signup please click on the link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e44aeaf2ba31-cbtatjapanese
The Momiji Society and Japanese Medical Support Network in Canada are co-sponsors of an upcoming workshop on dementia and are offering a 3 hour dementia volunteer training in Calgary on Sunday, July 23! They are preferably targeting caregivers or volunteers for seniors programs. The temple has been asked to share this wonderful opportunity to anyone who might be interested in attending.
Please see the Dementia Supporter Flyer for the details!
The followings are rough translation for the flyer:
A Title: Workshop of Dementia Supporter Training
B Date: Sunday, July 23, 2017
C Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
D Venue: Calgary Nikkei Cultural & Senior Centre at 2236 29 St. SW, Alberta
E Contact: Mr. Naoto Suzuki at 403-921-8442 or naoto@shaw.ca
F Co-sponsor: Japanese Medical Support Network in Canada (JAMSNET-CANADA) and Momiji Health Care Society
