Posts Categorized: Event

Hanamatsuri – Sunday, April 7

According to our tradition, the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni, was born in Lumbini Garden in Nepal on April 8, 566 B.C. He was born the son of King Suddohana and Queen Maya. There are many flowery descriptions of the scene at his birth, including celestial birds

Temple Book Club

The book club will meet every two weeks on Thursday starting on February 29th and ending on May 23rd from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. We will be starting the book club by gathering to discuss Dr. Jeff Wilson’s recent book: “Living Nembutsu, Applying Shinran’s Radically

2024 YBICSE to Japan

There will be a 2024 Youth Buddhist International Cultural Study Exchange or YBICSE tour to Japan this summer and participation is limited to five (5) Canadians between the ages of 15-25 years old.  If you are interested or if someone you know is interested, please

Casino Volunteers needed

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 and Thursday, January 4, 2024Ace Casino Airport – 40 Aero Are NE, Calgary AB, T2E 6W5It has been one and a half years since our last casino and the AGLC has assigned our casino dates as noted above. We are looking

Give the Gift of Joy

Donations The holidays and the winter can be a challenging time of year for many. The Temple is proudly holding two initiatives for those less fortunate that we hope everyone will support.  “Make a difference one toy at a time” and “Warm Pieces for Peace”. Please

Bake Sale is coming up

Our Temple Bake sale is on Saturday, Oct 21.  If you would like to contribute some home baked goods or snacks you can email Mickey at mhkuta@outlook.com to let her know. We are also happy to receive last-minute goods on Saturday. If you are looking

Annual Chow Mein & Rib Supper

This year’s fund-raising event will be held on Saturday, October 21th from 3:00 to 6:00PM at the temple (658 – 1st Ave NE). Please note that there is no dine-in option and it is take out only. Tickets are $20 per plate and are available at

Thanks to You

The Calgary Buddhist Temple once again had our famous “All Things Japanese” table at this year’s Calgary Japanese Festival Omatsuri held at the Max Bell Arena on August 12th.  We take the generous donation of items from our members and their families and find new,

Sundae Sunday for Sensei

Join the Calgary Buddhist Temple on Sunday, Sept 17 as we show our appreciation to Sensei Robert Gubenco by holding a delightful Sundae Sunday. After service, there’ll be ice cream and all the fixings to share with Sensei to let him know how much we