Annual Chow Mein Supper
Calgary Buddhist Temple Saturday, Oct 21, 2017 from 4:30pm to 8:00pm
Calgary Buddhist Temple Blog
Upcoming Buddhism 101
Interested in Buddhism and how it can be a part of your daily life?
Then join us on Thursdays, 7:30 – 8:30 pm as the fundamentals of Buddhism will be introduced and discussed.
There will be 8 consecutive sessions beginning October 12 through November 30, 2017 so mark it on your calendar and come on out!
Each evening will be a combination of short DVD clips followed by a question and answer/ discussion time.
No prior knowledge or experience is required, just an open and curious mind!
Visit Us at Omatsuri
Our Temple will have two booths at the Calgary Japanese Festival “Omatsuri” (Hosted by Calgary Japanese Cultural Association).
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2017
Time: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Location: Max Bell Centre 1001 Barlow Trail S.E.
Details:
- Sales Table: We will be selling gently used Japanese items including Japanese dishware, kimonos, ukatas and decorative items.
- Community table: We will be offering information about Calgary Buddhist Temple and also have for purchase an assortment of Ojujus, and “Have a Buddhaful Day!” T-shirts.
Hope you will come to the Festival and check out our tables. We are also looking for a volunteers to help us on that day. If you would like to signup please click on the link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e44aeaf2ba31-cbtatjapanese
Dementia Workshop
The Momiji Society and Japanese Medical Support Network in Canada are co-sponsors of an upcoming workshop on dementia and are offering a 3 hour dementia volunteer training in Calgary on Sunday, July 23! They are preferably targeting caregivers or volunteers for seniors programs. The temple has been asked to share this wonderful opportunity to anyone who might be interested in attending.
Please see the Dementia Supporter Flyer for the details!
- If English speaking persons show interest in the workshop, we would welcome them because the lecturer will be Ms. Yuka Okada, Momiji support service director, geriatric nurse who can present both in Japanese and in English.
- We can provide a standard text book for free and show DVD with English subtitle.
- Workshop program was developed by Caravan-mate council in Tokyo and well-received in Japan.
The followings are rough translation for the flyer:
A Title: Workshop of Dementia Supporter Training
B Date: Sunday, July 23, 2017
C Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
D Venue: Calgary Nikkei Cultural & Senior Centre at 2236 29 St. SW, Alberta
E Contact: Mr. Naoto Suzuki at 403-921-8442 or naoto@shaw.ca
F Co-sponsor: Japanese Medical Support Network in Canada (JAMSNET-CANADA) and Momiji Health Care Society
Dharma Time for Kids
A new season of Dharma Time for Kids will be starting in September! The goal is to host an activity for the kids every Sunday. Lessons will be approximately every-other week, and informal play time/social time for the kids with games and puzzles will be on the other Sundays. The Temple website calendar with have more specific information as planning progresses.
A Dharma Time fun-filled fall picnic/bar-b-q is scheduled for Sunday, September 10th after Service @ St. George’s Island near the playground (weather permitting).
*Note: We are looking for volunteers to help with Dharma Time – both for short lessons (25 minutes) and for play/social time supervision. Please contact Erin at e.nagata@shaw.ca if you are able to help.
“Have a Buddhaful Day” T-Shirt Pre-Orders
Put in your order for “Have a Buddhaful Day” T-shirt!
Kristen Michele is the big winner of our Buddhist caption for T-shirt contest with “Have a Buddhaful Day!” and Doug Hironaka has turned it into this beautiful design. They will be sold at our booth at the Japanese Festival Omatsuri (August 12 at the Maxbell Arena).
For members, we are taking pre-orders for t-shirts.
Cost: $20.00
Colour: Navy Blue
Sizes: Unisex S, M, L, XL, XXL
Please order by July 14
To order contact Mickey at:
mhkuta@outlook.com or 403-271-8824
Please note that the final t-shirt may not be exactly as pictured
