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JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2014 EVENTS

JAN: 1st Shusho-E: New Year’s service 10am

2nd - 4th - temple closed

14th Board Meeting 7:30pm

19th A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7:10a-5p

　　　　　　　　　　 Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am

20th Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday - temple closed

26th Fujinkai Meeting 1pm

Monthly Service & Memorial 2pm

Annual Temple Members General Meeting 3pm

New Year’s Party 5pm

FEB: 2nd Setsubun-E (Bean-Throwing ceremony) 1:30pm

6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 6 Introduction to Zen Meditation 7:30pm

11th Directors’ Meeting 7:30pm

16th Fujinkai Meeting 10am

Nehan-E, Monthly Service & Memorial 11am

Potluck Luncheon 12pm

17th President’s Day - temple closed

23rd A Day of Zazen: One Day of Sitting Meditation 7:10a-5p

Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 10am

GENERAL MEETING / NEW YEAR’S PARTY

The Annual Zenshuji General Meeting and New Year’s Party will be held following the January Monthly and Memorial Service on Sunday, January 26, 2014 @ 3:00pm. The General Meeting is an opportunity to express your appreciation, concerns, questions, and opinions on the operation of Zenshuji. Your thoughts are very important to us. So please come and be an active member and let the Board know if we are doing well and what else we can do to improve ourselves.

The New Year’s Party will follow the General Meeting and this is an opportunity to get together with friends and enjoy a delicious ‘bento’ meal ($15/person, reserve in advance). Entertainment will be provided by members of Zenshuji. Come and join us. Hope to see you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

On behalf of the Zenshuji Ministers, Board Of Directors, Volunteers and Staff, I would like to extend our wishes for a Happy New Year and Prosperous 2014! We hope that the New Year will continue to keep you in good health, memories with family and friends, and new adventures to add to your life story.

We have been so fortunate to have many of you participate in our yearly events and activities. Your many hours of volunteering in cleaning, preparing, sorting, setting up, etc. means a great deal to us. We appreciate your contribution to the Mission of Zenshuji Temple to share the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha.

As we look forward to the future, we hope to continuing addressing the needs of the families, friends and community for their physical, spiritual and cultural needs by: Sharing the Buddhadharma; Serving the Sangha; Leading the Community; and Preserving the Cultural Heritage.

The New Calendar is available at the temple. Please join us in the many up coming events. Thank you for your continued support and participation.

Carolyn Abe Hashiba

Chairperson of the BOD

INTRODUCTION TO ZEN MEDITATION

5 Thursday evenings

February 6th through March 6th, From 7:30 to 8:45 p.m

This class series provides an introduction to Zen meditation for

beginners. It is open to people of all faiths. The classes include a

presentation of the basic principles of Zen and zazen meditation,

and discussions of how to practice Zen in daily life – while at work

and at leisure. Each class includes zazen meditation, beginning with 10 minutes during the first class, and working up to 30 minutes at the end of the series. Each class also includes walking meditation. Cost: $70 for the series ($35 for temple members). Register by calling Zenshuji (213) 617-0100 or by email to webmaster@zenshuji.org. Include your name and contact information. Payment may be made at the first class. Scholarships are also available. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

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 2014. Please email webmaster@zenshuji.org if you are planning to attend.

SETSUBUNE - Bean throwing ceremony

To celebrate the last day of the lunar year, we will have the festive ceremony of 'bean throwing' (mamemaki) at 1:30pm on February 2nd. The dried roasted soy beans are thrown to bring in good fortune and drive away evil spirits. Everyone yells, "Fukuwauchi, oniwasoto!" Translated: In with good luck; away with demons. People born under the zodiac sign of the year (12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, etc, year old) are selected as bean throwers and the crowd of people try to catch the thrown beans which are said to bring good fortune. Please come and join us. If you were born in the year of Horse and would like to be a bean thrower on stage, wearing Kamishimo (Japanese traditional costume), please fax this form below to the temple at (213)624-8650.