The 2025 Calgary Buddhist Temple membership form is now available. Please consider taking out a membership to help support the temple. Membership is required for voting privileges at the temple.
Please note that of the $150 Membership fee, $100 goes to our national organization, Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada (JSBTC). The JSBTC consists of volunteer board members from temples across Canada; it provides funding for the Bishop (Socho) of Canada, funding and management of health and wellness benefits for ministers, leadership through the Living Dharma Centre, and financial and investment oversight.
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Question: is the Temple membership from January to January or is it one-year from the date that I paid for the membership (eg: I paid in September just before the Sarana Affirmation Ceremony… is my membership valid until next September?)
I just need to know so I know if I can vote in the upcoming AGM in April
Thank you
Thomas
Hi Thomas. Excellent question – I had to ask a Board member as I wasn’t sure. According to the bylaws, it is a calendar year for membership not a year from payment date. Calendar year is Jan 1 to Dec 31.
Susan