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MAY & JUNE 2013 EVENTS

MAY: 2, 9, 23, 30 Essence of Zen Study Group 7:30pm

13-17th Tassajara Retreat

14th Board Meeting 7:30pm

18th Rummage Sale 8am

19th Fujinkai Meeting 10am

Monthly Service and Memorial 11am

Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Luncheon 12pm

26th Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am

27th Memorial Day Service at various cemeteries

JUN: 6th Essence of Zen Study Group 7:30pm

11th Board Meeting 7:30pm

16th Fujinkai Meeting 10am

Monthly Service and Memorial 11am

Daruma-kai Luncheon 12pm

23rd A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7a-5p

Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am

30th Garden Cleaning / Omigaki 9am - volunteers needed -

Zenshuji 55th Annual Obon Carnival - July 20th & 21st

HUGE RUMMAGE SALE! - furniture, etc.

8am to 1pm, Sat, May 18th

Zenshuji will be hosting a “Rummage Sale” with many furniture and odds’n ends. Mrs. Kaye Soo Hoo and Rev. Toho picked up a house full of furniture donated by a member down sizing to a small place. There will be great bargains so if you plan to decorate, move out on your own or know someone in need of some nice pieces, please come on Sat., May 18th at 8am. Please tell and bring your friends!

A DAY OF ZAZEN: One Day of Sitting Meditation

The Zazenkai holds One Day sitting, “A Day of Zazen” almost every month. It will be from 7:10am to 4:40 pm, include 8 periods of zazen, a Dharma talk by Daigaku Sokan, breakfast, lunch and a question period. Please see the flyer for the dates and detailed schedule for 2013. Please email webmaster@zenshuji.org if you are planning to attend.

REQUEST FOR OBON WHITE ELEPHANT ITEMS

It's that time of year again for the annual Zenshuji Obon on

July 20 - 21 ... and also time to clean out your closets and bring

all your extra items to the temple to be sold in the White Elephant

booth. Please donate to this worthy cause - your Temple!

Please NO used clothing however! Please bring your items to

the temple to the attention of Mrs. Kay SooHoo or Rev. Kojima,

Zenshuji (213)624-8658.

NEW DAILY MORNING ZAZEN

On Jan. 24th, we began offering daily morning zazen. We sit for one period of forty minutes from 6:20 to 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. Everyone is welcome to join us. Starting off your day with quiet sitting meditation will benefit you as well as all other people you come in contact with throughout the day. Please feel free to park in our parking lot and come in through the basement door close to the zendo. We look forward to your participation.

We continue to have zazen on Saturday morning from 6:30 a.m., on Sunday morning from 8:00 a.m. and on Monday evening from 6:30 p.m. Please visit our zazen page for more info;

http://zenshuji.org/zazen.html

‘Essence of Zen’ STUDY GROUP

The next Study Group will begin on Thursday, April 18th from 7:30pm to 8:50 pm. We plan to meet for a total of seven times, ending on June 6th. 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