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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2017 EVENTS
NOV: 5th Chasen Kuyo (tea ceremony) 11am
11th Veteran’s Day - Temple closed
12th Shichi-Go-San 11 am & 2 pm
14th Board Meeting 7:30 pm
19th Fujinkai Meeting 10 am
Monthly Service & Memorial 11 am
23rd Thanksgiving Day - Temple closed
25th Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in English 11 am
26th Dr. Kato’s Buddhism Lecture in Japanese 11 am
26th - Dec 2 Rohatsu Sesshin (a week- long Zazen meditation) 6 am - 8 pm
DEC: 2nd Rohatsu Sesshin ends
3rd Fujinkai Meeting 10 am
Jodo-E & Monthly Service & Memorial 11 am
10th Garden Cleaning/Omigaki 9 am
Goeika Osame 1 pm
12th Directors’ Meeting 7:30 pm
16th Mochigome Washing 8 am
17th Mochitsuki 7 am
25th Christmas Day - Temple closed
31st Year End Service 4 pm
AMAZON SMILE & ZENSHUJI
Now you can shop at Amazon and donate to Zenshuji at the same
time! Here is the link to Zenshuji Amazon smile page;
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-1782838
Please follow their instruction there on how to do it.
CHASEN KUYO 茶筅供養
Zenshuji cordially invites you to the annual Zenshuji Chasen Kuyo Tea Ceremony & Vegetarian Luncheon on Sunday, November 5th from 11am. Please fill out the registration form below or call the temple for more information.
SHICHI-GO-SAN (7-5-3) SERVICE
Zenshuji Temple’s celebration for children’s Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3 years old) will be held on Sunday, November 12th at 11:00 am AND 2 pm. You can pick either time to register.
Usually girls of seven years, boys of 5 years and boys and girls of 3 years go to the local shrine to express gratitude to the Gods for their growth and continued blessings. The children dress in colorful traditional kimono as they enter the shrine. If Western attire is worn, the children dress up in party dresses and suits. The children are given candy called “chitoseame” (thousand year candy) to promise them long life. We order these candies from Japan. Pictures are taken by the proud parents for these mile stones. We will have Alan Miyatake of Toyo Miyatake Studio, San Gabriel taking pictures for this memorable event. Come early to take your pictures before the service. Alan will be downstairs. All children must register with the ministers at Zenshuji. Please call (213) 624-8658 and make your reservation.
ROHATSU SESSHIN - NOV 26th to DEC 2nd
You are all invited to attend Rohatsu Sesshin, our one and only
sesshin of the year at Zenshuji. (A sesshin is a week-long retreat
in which people devote themselves to zazen.) This year, Rohatsu
Sesshin will begin on Sunday, Nov. 26th, and conclude at
midnight on Sat. Dec. 2nd.
Three meals will be served each day. For those who plan to join us for meals, it would be good to know if you are planning to eat with us. If you are planning to sit for quite a bit of the sesshin, please send an email to webmaster@zenshuji.org to register. We often get more people sitting with us on Sunday and particularly on Saturday, the last day. There is a suggested donation of $50- 150, on a sliding scale depending on your situation. Please come and join us, even if you can only sit for an hour or two.
