www.calgary-buddhist.ab.ca
After some delays, we are happy to announce the installation of the Capital Campaign Donor Board located in the front entrance of the temple. This is a permanent installation recognizing the contributions from our sangha, as well as supporters across Canada and around the world, who made our temple renovations possible. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
Event invitation to share: Hello, We would like to announce an upcoming online event that JSIO will be holding.
Event: Faith and Science: Awakening Compassion for the Future
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
Time: 11am – 1pm (PST) on Zoom
Registration: free, link in QR code
Description: Dr. Miriam Hinostroza, Head of the Global Climate Action Unit of the UN Environment Program, will be giving a keynote speech about #7 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Affordable and Clean Energy. Following her talk, there will be panelists from different religious traditions (Catholicism, Islam, and Jodo Shinshu) to discuss the topic from their perspectives. It will be followed by a Q&A session.
This event is free and open to the public. Please share this information and the flyer with your temples as well as any other religious groups in your communities that might be interested in attending. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We hope you will be able to join us.
Gassho,
Madeline Kubo
JSIO Program Assistant
As many temples across Canada may be holding a virtual Obon Service this year, an amazing joint chanting video was created of the Ministers of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada (JSBTC) which of course, includes our very own Gubenco Sensei. You’ll find the VIDEO posted to our YouTube channel. Enjoy!
The 850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s Birth and 800th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Jodo Shinshu Teaching
Early notification of the 2023 joint celebration of the 850th anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s birth and the 800th anniversary of the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu teaching has been received by our Canadian Bishop Tatsuya Aoki who, in turn, distributed the information to JSBTC members.
Bishop Aoki noted: “Traditionally, overseas participants are combining the attendance to the service in conjunction with the World Women’s Convention which is scheduled on May 11th and May 12th, 2023 in Kyoto.”
In his note, Bishop Aoki said the Women’s Federation of JSBTC and Rev. Y. Ouchi, the adviser, have been in touch with a Kintetsu Travel agent and possibly Japan Travel Bureau for a group trip to Kyoto.
The Bishop said he did not have information about the Women’s Convention currently, but reported the first registration for the service (not WF convention) is from October to December, 2021, and the second registration is from February to March, 2023. Hongwanji will try to estimate as well as organize the seating capacity for 2023.
He added he will consult with Rev. Grant Ikuta who led the tour in 2012 and Rev. Ouchi who will lead the tour in 2023 so that Canadian attendance can be coordinated. A ministers’ meeting is scheduled in August, at which time he said he can coordinate and plan with the sensei about the celebration and Women’s Convention.
Further information about the celebration and convention will be forthcoming as the time approaches the established dates.
Joint Celebration Commemorative design
The commemorative design features two crests that are embossed over a reddish-brown brocade background. The background pattern consists of pine needles woven within a ginkgo leaf-shaped silhouette. The two crests are comprised of the sagarifuji (hanging wisteria) and tsuru (crane) motifs.
Obon is a time to express our gratitude to loved ones who have passed on before us. Without them, we would not be who we are today, due to the basic tenet of interdependence. We would not be where we are and we would not be able to do the things we do to enjoy life. Just think about the number of people involved in creating each of us. If we go back just thirty generations, we can calculate that there were over two billion parents, starting with our two parents, their four parents, and so on—and that’s just the physical part.
Saturday August 21, 2021
Sunday August 22, 2021
To all Temple friends and members:
We are pleased to announce the re-opening of our Temple doors to in-person attendance on Sunday, August 15.
As the Alberta government has lifted restrictions on indoor gatherings, we wanted to inform you of how in-person services will proceed, so that you can determine if attending service in-person is within your comfort zone.
Here is a link to the August 15 signup sheet:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4EADAA28A46-sunday17
The live-streaming of the services on Facebook will continue, so if you are not comfortable/or unable to attend in-person, this will continue to be an option.
Our temple re-opening is an evolving process. We appreciate any feedback you may have to offer.
In Gassho,
On behalf of the CBT Board of Directors and Sensei Gubenco
