Register for the five classes of Ikebana or Japanese Flower Arrangement offered by Rika Saruwatari from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm:
Saturday April 13 & 27 Saturday May 11 & 25 Saturday June 15
Cost for Temple Members: $45 per class; includes flower material, instruction
Garage sale – June TBA – our annual celebration of impermanence. Decluttering? Spring Cleaning? Nudging adult children out of the house? We can help by selling those items that no longer spark joy at the Garage Sale! Watch your email and newsletter for drop off
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Doors open 6pm – Screening at 7pm (seating is limited)
Open to Public; FREE however donations gratefully accepted
Hello Temple Friends and Happy New Year!
On Sunday, January 13th, we hope you can join us for the Ho’onko service and luncheon. If you’d like to bring a dish, please SIGN UP. Thank you always for your generous support!
In Gassho,
Toban
Here’s a link to an interesting article entitled “Shin Buddhism Is American Buddhism“.
Scott Mitchell offers a glimpse of the ever-evolving world of Pure Land practice in North America. From the Winter 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly.
Running a temple is not easy! A successful temple requires effort from many people, most of whom are volunteers. Toban (Japanese for “it’s your turn”) is a way to spread the work of the temple among all the members.
If you are able to help
Planned for April 21, 2019!
A long-standing ritual of all Buddhist traditions going back to the time of the Buddha is having followers of the Buddha formally commit to a Buddhist way of life. Originally this ceremony was only for adherents also willing to follow
New Year’s Eve Celebration – Dec 31, 6:00-8:00pm
We gather downstairs and, following the tradition, slurp up noodles for a snack because as everyone knows, long noodles mean long life!
Kids will have a chance to pin the nenju on the Buddha this year!
Then,
Interested in purchasing raffle tickets with great prizes in support of the Calgary Buddhist Temple?
1st prize – 2 return tickets anywhere WestJet flies – Winner: Ron Lewis
2nd prize – Phillips Sonic FlexCare Toothbrush – Winner: Jim Bowman
3rd prize – Mountain Hardwear Scrambler
Get your party hats and Stampeder jerseys on as our team will be in the Grey Cup again* and remember, third time’s the charm!
Join us for the 106th Grey Cup Game party at the temple Sunday November 25 – Doors open at 4:00 pm