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A reminder that this Sunday is Keirokai which is a yearly event honouring our members who are ‘Keiro’, that is, our senior, experienced Sangha members.
Gotan-ye service will also be held as this is the celebration of the birth of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Shinran Shonin was born on May 21, 1173. Gotan means birth and Ye means gathering.
Sunday, April 4 the Temple will be celebrating Hanamatsuri. According to Buddhist tradition, Prince Siddhartha Gautama (Sakyamuni Buddha), was born on 8 April, 566 B.C. in the garden of Lumbini, in present day Nepal. Flowers decorate a statue of the Buddha and the Sangha is invited to symbolically pour sweet tea over the baby Buddha statue, recreating the legend that at birth, a gentle perfumed nectar rain fell from the sky bathing the baby Buddha.
A potluck lunch will follow the Hanamatsuri service so if you would like to contribute, please refer to the SignUp page to know what might be appreciated. Thank you for sharing!
Everyone is welcome so hope to see you there!
What: We are honoured to offer a workshop in Nonviolent Communication.
Where: The Calgary Buddhist Temple
When: Saturday April 27th 1:30-4:30pm
Cost: $40, $45 for non-Temple-members
Who: Open to all, space is limited.
Why: In alignment with our deep value of ‘Right Speech’ from the Buddha’s teaching of the Eightfold Path., this workshop will bring us tools and awareness to enhance our ability to improve our skills in nonviolent communication in our lives.
Contact: Sensei Ken Madden kenmadden@gmail.com to sign up. Fee to be paid on the day of the workshop. (Please respect that if you sign up we need to have your participation or fee covered to offer correct dana to Anne).
Click here for full details regarding the workshop!
James Sensei will be retiring at the end of April and the Board would like to invite everyone to a dinner party. We would like to thank him for the years of leading our Sangha and wish him well on his next chapter in life.
If interested please contact Lester Ikuta (Ikuta@telus.net) or Cari Vaughan (Carivaughan@shaw.ca) for tickets.
Register for the five classes of Ikebana or Japanese Flower Arrangement offered by Rika Saruwatari from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm:
Cost for Temple Members: $45 per class; includes flower material, instruction fee and taxes; 5 classes = $225
Cost for non-Temple Members: $50 per class; includes flower material, instruction fee and taxes; 5 classes = $250
Sorry, no refunds for missed lessons.
Students must supply their own containers (please ask Rika for suitable size and shape), scissors and kenzan (frog). Ask if you need help selecting your items but these are not supplied as part of the lesson. Rika trained under Ms. Takako Yokoyama. In 2012, Rika became a certified shihan (teacher). Please contact Rika at rikaandshiro@gmail.com or call 403-701-0390 if you have any questions.
Please watch your email for links to Signup Genius to volunteer, or contact Jean Masuda at j.masuda95@gmail.com
Many Thanks to those who helped make the Mein magic happen on Friday evening and/or Sunday morning (March 22 and 24) joining the fundraising committee members to make mein. Together we turned 40 kg of flour and other ingredients into approximately 300 baggies of mein for sale, and also can supply mein for temple lunches. It was truly a friends and family affair, as workers visited with old and new acquaintances. The dough was prepared under the expert guidance of Sally Hironaka.
Thanks to CJCA, noodle making and cooking took place in the newly renovated commercial kitchen at the CJCA Nikkei Centre. I’m pretty sure that it was David who suggested that we should refer to our product as “hand crafted artesian noodles” and I know that we all agree! We finished Sunday with lunch provided by Mickey. I am embarrassed to admit, I am not sure which volunteers brought treats, but as usual with Temple events, there are those thoughtful people who bring goodies.
CBT Fundraising Committee.
