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DECEMBER 2011 & JANUARY 2012 EVENTS

DEC: 4th Jodo-E & Monthly Service & Memorial 11am

Fujinkai Meeting 10:00am

Daruma-kai Luncheon 12 noon

11th Omigaki, Garden Cleaning 9am

Goeika-Osame

13th Director’s Meeting 7:30pm

17th Mochigome Washing 8am

18th Mochitsuki 7am - 4pm

25th Christmas Day - temple closed

31st Year-End Service 4pm

JAN: 1st Shusho-E Service 10am

2nd-4th - temple closed

8th A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7am

10th Board Meeting 7:30pm

16th Martin Luther King Jr.’S Day - temple closed

29th Fujinkai Meeting 1pm

Monthly Service & Memorial 2pm

Annual General Meeting for All Temple Members 3pm

New Year’s Party 5pm

Rohatsu Sesshin is soon to be here once again. This annual one week-long zazen sittings will start on November 28th and go through December 3rd. Sitting will start at 6am and go throughout the day until 8pm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served for those who can stay. Please join in for whatever time you can. The sesshin culminates on the last day, Saturday, where we sit until midnight and have a short service in the Hondo. Hope to see you there!!! If you wish to attend, please email webmaster@zenshuji.org.

ROHATSU SESSHIN 臘八摂心

The next Study Group will begin on Thursday, Oct. 20th from 7:30 – 8:50 pm. We plan to meet for a total of seven times, ending on Dec. 15th (there will be no classes on Nov. 24th and Dec. 1st). This group is a continuation of the previous Study Group. We will continue reading in The Essence of Zen. It is perfectly acceptable to join this group even if you were not part of the previous group. The Essence of Zen is a book that we can open any section and we will immediately be in touch with the important points of Zen practice. We will sit in zazen for the last 30 minutes of each class. The cost is $15 for temple members and $40 for non-temple members. We look forward to seeing you there. If you wish to attend, please email webmaster@zenshuji.org

The Essence of Zen STUDY GROUP

‘MOCHITSUKI’ AROUND THE CORNER - Need Volunteers

Zenshuji’s traditional hand pounding Mochitsuki is almost here. We will have it a little earlier due to the holiday close to the weekend. This is the schedule:

Saturday, December 17, 2011: Mochigome washing

Sunday, December 18, 2011: Mochitsuki

Remember: Volunteers are the most important part of this event. Please take a few hours to help us pound, form the mochi, and pack. The Funjinkai ladies are ready to teach anyone who wants to learn how to make those perfect round mochi and the ministers are ready to teach you how to pound. Tradition is that everyone should pound the rice for ‘Good Luck’.