Susan Huntley, President of the JSBTC Women’s Federation and Chair of the World Buddhist Women’s Convention, presents James Sensei with a cheque for $10,000 for the Temple’s building fund. Susan thank the Temple Sangha for all its support in making the WBWC a huge success.
Sensei Michael entered the Pure Land at 2:50 pm CST today.
His family was by his side and he passed away peacefully
while listening to one of his favorite songs “Dust to Dust” by The Civil Wars.
Please join me in reciting the
To Temples, board members, members and friends,
Reverend Michael Hayashi, our wise, caring and genuine friend, the minister for the Manitoba Buddhist Temple will be leaving this earthly life soon. He has incurable stage 4 stomach cancer. He is being made comfortable in palliative care
From our Community For our Community
As the holiday season draws near, the Calgary Buddhist Temple is supporting the Calgary Food Bank by collecting non-perishable food items. You can drop off items at the Temple until Sunday, Dec. 13 for those less fortunate.
The Calgary
Win WestJet flights for two!
Raffle tickets are available for two WestJet tickets to anywhere WestJet flies.
They are $20 for 1 and $50 for 3.
We will be doing the draw at the Bodhi Day service on December 6, 2015.
For tickets, please
Hello! We are happy to report that our ‘Taste of Japan’ Dinner and Silent Auction are now SOLD OUT and we are thankful to everyone for their support.
For those missing out on this event, to please keep posted for future events that are being
Silent Auction Item Donations needed
Please help us make the November 7 Temple fundraiser a success.
We need more items for the silent auction. Items large and smaller (size and value) will be gratefully accepted.
Last date for collection will be October28. Please contact
We will be having a “Taste of Japan & Silent Auction” Nov. 7 and will be looking for about 30 volunteers for that evening.
And in preparation for this event, we will be making mein noodles for the chow mein. We will be kneading the
Other the past year we have all enjoyed Sensei Bob’s gentle peace, kindness, and insightful teachings,
So why won’t we be seeing him this Fall?
Sensei Bob is continuing his Sensei training at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley California!
Although his family remains
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