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January Highlights
- Jan 1, 10:00pm, New Years Day, Shushoyo-e
- Jan 2-4, All Day, Temple Closed
- Jan 13, 10:00am, Dr. Kato’s Lecture (English)
- Jan 15, 7:30pm, Board Meeting
- Jan 21, All Day, MLK Day, Temple Closed
- Jan 27, 10:00am, Dr. Kato’s Lecture (Japanese)
- Jan 27, 1:00pm, Fujinkai Meeting
- Jan 27, 2:00pm, Monthly Memorial Service
- Jan 27, 3:00pm, General Membership Meeting
- Jan 27, 5:00pm, New Years Party
For a complete listing of events, click the Calendar
link on the left.
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Message From The President
On behalf of Zenshuji Soto Mission, the Board of Directors
and Ministers, we would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous New
Year. We are grateful for your participation this past year and hope you will join
us in 2008 for many or our new activities.
We have enjoyed cultural guidance from our Issei and
Nesei members, the temple routines from the ministers and the new ideas generated
from the younger generation. Together we have made a team effort to bring us together
in harmony. We have enjoyed learning from one another, socializing over potluck
meals, communicating our needs and working hard toward the benefit for the future
of the Temple.
Please feel free to join us anytime or stop by to say "hello" and just talk. Your
presence is of tremendous importance to us and we will be looking forward to you
and your family attending this coming year,
In Gassho,
Carolyn Abe Hashiba
President, Zenshuji Soto Mission
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Election of Officers
You can help determine how Zenshuji operates by who the Membership elects. We hope
to see you on Sunday, January 27th at 3:00pm for
the General Membership Meeting and the election of the 2008 Board of Directors.
A New Years Party will be held at 5:00pm directly following the
meeting.
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Dr. Kato Lecture Series
Dr. Kato's English lecture will be held on Sunday,
January 13th, and his Japanese lecture will be held on Sunday,
January 27th at 10:00am.
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Sponsors and Tickets for Casino
Night & Silent Auction
We are excited to announce that on Saturday,
March 1st, 2008, Zenshuji will be holding the 1st Annual Casino Night & Silent
Auction fundraiser. Proceeds from this event will be allocated to the parking structure
fund as well as general operating expenses for 2008.
Much like our annual Obon Festival, temple members
and friends will play an important role in making this fundraising event a success.
There are several ways you or your company can
support this charitable event. If
you did
not receive an information letter, sponsor and ticket order form in the
most recently mailed Busshin (our monthly newsletter), the form will be available
for download from this website soon.
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Rohatsu Sesshin
Over twenty five people attended during various times
of the Rohatsu Sesshin that was held from December 2nd to December 8th. This annual
week long sesshin commemorates the practices, teachings, and enlightenment of The
Buddha. Yuki and Rev. Kojima acted as tenzo; making all the meals for the entire
week as well as sitting every session. A big thank you to them both for their hard
work and to everyone who participated during this year's sesshin.
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Congratulations to Lindsay and Wil Gillespie
A big congratulations to Zazenkai members Lindsay and
Will Gillespie on the November 20th birth of their daughter, Tatiana. Congratulations
to Natalia, the couple's older daughter, on now
having a younger sister to pick
on. A very nice holiday gift, indeed!
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Our
Mission
Zenshuji Soto Mission was founded in 1922 by Rev. Hosen Isobe on a second story
flat to serve the growing Japanese American community of the Los Angeles Basin.
Over the intervening years interest in Zen Buddhism, and Soto Zen in
particular, has blossomed.
Open to all, we are dedicated to bringing the teachings of The Buddha as
illuminated by the wisdom of Dogen Zenji to America. A family orientated
practice Temple, Zenshuji is located in the busy heart of Los Angeles in the
Little Tokyo/Artist district. We offer Zen Practice for the Lay practitioner in
a uniquely Japanese style setting. Please join our practice; an oasis of calm
in the midst of the fast pace of dense urban living.
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Copyright 2001 - 2007 Zenshuji Soto Mission. All Rights Reserved.
Friday, May 09, 2008
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