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This is our Temple’s biggest fundraiser! We have been assigned our casino dates of Saturday, Sept 14 and Sunday, Sept 15 at Cash Casino (4040 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4E6).
Volunteer recruitment via Signup Genius has begun or contact Jean Masuda at j.masuda95@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support!
Our Honoured Seniors – Sunday, May 26 was a special day held annually to honour and say “thank you” to our more experienced members. Where would our Temple be without our Senior Members, the pioneers who started and continue to support our Temple, the Temples of Canada, and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism?
The Temple Ladies have coordinated a demo for Sunday, June 2 at 11:15am (after service) with a “Homage to Rice” – Refer to image below in this post for more information.
The British Columbia Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation (BCJSBTF) Convention is being held in Kamloops, BC on September 27-29, 2019.
This is the first time for Kamloops to fully host a convention in over ten years and we look forward to welcoming you. Our theme is ‘Our differences make us strong’. We are excited to have Dr Kenneth Tanaka as our guest speaker!
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A reminder that this Sunday is Keirokai which is a yearly event honouring our members who are ‘Keiro’, that is, our senior, experienced Sangha members.
Gotan-ye service will also be held as this is the celebration of the birth of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Shinran Shonin was born on May 21, 1173. Gotan means birth and Ye means gathering.
Sunday, April 4 the Temple will be celebrating Hanamatsuri. According to Buddhist tradition, Prince Siddhartha Gautama (Sakyamuni Buddha), was born on 8 April, 566 B.C. in the garden of Lumbini, in present day Nepal. Flowers decorate a statue of the Buddha and the Sangha is invited to symbolically pour sweet tea over the baby Buddha statue, recreating the legend that at birth, a gentle perfumed nectar rain fell from the sky bathing the baby Buddha.
A potluck lunch will follow the Hanamatsuri service so if you would like to contribute, please refer to the SignUp page to know what might be appreciated. Thank you for sharing!
Everyone is welcome so hope to see you there!
