Despite rain in the forecast, the sun shone kindly on Sunday, June 12th so the Calgary Buddhist Temple team was able to come together in-person rather than virtually. They completed a 5K walk/roll in support of women’s mental health programs at Calgary Health Foundation by
Obon (お盆) or just Bon (盆) is a special time to honor and remember one’s ancestors including visiting their gravesites during the Obon season. The following is the Calgary Buddhist Temple schedule:
Saturday, July 16:
Mountain View Cemetery – 9:00 am
Strathmore Cemetery – 10:30
As part of the 2022 Calgary Japanese Festival Omatsuri taking place in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, the Calgary Buddhist Temple will once again have our famous “All Things Japanese” table where we’ll be selling Japanese knick knacks and items. Our table is the busiest
Beginning in April, please join us on Saturday, April 9th and 30th from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, for a 90 minute session:
20 minute Meditation
10 minute Chanting
55 minutes for Buddhist discussion
We will start with a discussion on the book “The Heart
We are fortunate to once again have these wonderful Ikebana/Flower arrangement classes being held at the temple. The classes are designed and led by our teacher Mrs. Rika Saruwatari. Rika was trained under Ms. Takako Yokoyama and became a certified Shihan (Teacher) in 2012.
The
Tuesday June 14 and Wednesday June 15, 2022
Cash Casino 4040 Blackfoot Trail SE
It has been 2 and a half years since our last casino and the AGLC has assigned our casino dates as noted above. It feels almost reckless to try to organize
We are pleased to be able to provide a hybrid service with in-person and online live-streaming. When attending in-person please be aware of the following:
Face masks would be appreciated. We will have face masks available, if needed
Maintain social distancing between cohorts
Please do
Happy New Year. Hopefully 2022 will be a better year than 2020/2021 and we can get closer to the way things were before the pandemic.
Each year we ask that you consider becoming a friend, a member, of the Calgary Buddhist Temple and join us
1st print of Gochisosama Memories of Home has SOLD OUT!!
We are doing a 2nd print so place your order for your holiday gift giving!The book took over two years to compile and contains 270 pages with full colour section dividers and coil binding
1st print of Gochisosama Memories of Home has SOLD OUT!!
We are doing a 2nd print so place your order for your holiday gift giving!The book took over two years to compile and contains 270 pages with full colour section dividers and coil binding