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JSBTC WF Dana Day

Sunday, February 19, 2023
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On Sunday, Mar 26, this is the special day held annually when all donations made on this particular day will go to the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada (JSBTC) Women’s Federation (WF) Dana Day. These donations are consolidated with Temples across Canada and are directed specifically to national organization(s) promoting social welfare. 

For the past three years, due to COVID, the Calgary WF Dana Day donations went to support local organizations such as Rocky Mountain Adaptive and the Canadian Mental Health Association but things are slowly returning to normal.

When sending an eTransfer, it can be made to calgarybuddhisttemple@gmail.com and it is important to include in the ‘Message:’ field: “2023 WF Dana Day”.

Cash or cheques can be made out to the Calgary Buddhist Temple and left in the temple donation box with clear identification that it is a “2023 WF Dana donation”. 

“Dana” is giving without thought of receiving something in return. The JSBTC Women’s Federation sincerely thank everyone who think of the challenges of others before themselves.

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Spring Ikebana Class

Friday, February 03, 2023
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April 23, May 7, 28, June 11 & 25 from 1:30-4:30pm – 5 Sunday classes held at the Temple.  The classes are a series and the cost is $225 total including material and instruction for Temple members or $250 for non-members.  No refunds for missed classes.

Students must supply their own containers (please ask Rika for a suitable size and shape), scissors and kenzan (frog). Contact Rika if you need help selecting your items but these are not supplied as part of the lesson.

Rika Saruwatari trained under Ms. Takako Yokoyama, and became a certified Shihan (teacher) in 2012. 

Rika’s email address is:  rikaandshiro@gmail.com

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Upcoming Sarana Affirmation Ceremony

Thursday, January 26, 2023
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This ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, April 2, 2023 so if you would like to commit to a Buddhist way of life by participating in an Affirmation Ceremony, please complete the Sarana Affirmation Ceremony Application and email it to calgarybuddhisttemple@gmail.com before Sunday, March 19, 2023.

For more detailed information regarding the Affirmation Ceremony, please refer to: http://calgary-buddhist.ab.ca/activities-events/sarana-affirmation-ceremony/.

 

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Buddhism 101 Workshop (in-person or online)

Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Interested in Buddhism and how it can be a part of your daily life? This workshop has also been referred to as Introduction to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, and is 5 sessions in duration on Thursday evenings from Feb 9 to Mar 9 from 7-8:00pm – everyone is welcome!  No prior knowledge or experience is required, just an open and curious mind!

In addition to the Buddhism 101 being in-person at the temple, the 5 sessions can also be attended online via Zoom – register by going to:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldOmpqjMvE92E2HJRZocOLRbAiTrrEkl2

Please email calgarybuddhisttemple@gmail.com if you need additional information.

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2023 CBT Membership

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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The 2023 CBT Membership is now available.

Please take a few moments to complete the attached form and return it to the temple.
Cheques can be made out to The Calgary Buddhist Temple. Mailing address: 207-6th St N.E. Calgary, Alberta T2E 3Y1. Tel: (403) 263-5723. Alternately, membership fee payments can be made online through Canada Helps (canadahelps.org/en/dn/39361) or via e-transfer (calgarybuddhisttemple@gmail.com). Just make sure to write “membership” in the message field. PDFs of completed forms can then be emailed to calgarybuddhisttemple@gmail.com.

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Cook with the Sangha

Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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A fun, relaxed way to learn something new. This will be an in-person cooking demo of several tasty recipes on Sunday, February 26th, 2023 at noon at the temple so come on out and join the Sangha as we learn together and enjoy each other’s company at the same time.  

Open to EVERYONE at a cost of $5/person payable in cash on the day of. Come and enjoy the fellowship of the sangha!

Space is limited so please register early:  https://bit.ly/Cooking-26Feb23   

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