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2024 Mochi Tsuki

Save the Date! Mochi Tsuki is back for another year. Come help the temple make mochi as we get ready to celebrate the new year. Start time is still to be confirmed and lunch will be provided.   If you would like to order mochi for the new year, please stay tuned for the order […]

New Years Eve Bell Ringing

The custom of the ringing of the Temple bell 108 times at the year-end originated in the Chinese Zen monasteries of the Song dynasty. There are said to be 108 transgressions (bonnou in Japanese). This was introduced to the Japanese Zen monasteries during the Kamakura period. The custom of the bell ringing was adopted by […]

Kids Sangha & Dharma School – English

The Kids Service begins each Sunday morning from 10:30-10:50 am. Please arrive a few minutes early to get settled. Following the service, the children go downstairs with their teacher to participate in the classroom program. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you each week!   December's Theme:  “Buddha's Awakening & Bodhi Day”

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Special business will be presented to the Members for discussion and approval at the TBC in-person Annual Meeting on Sunday, January. 26, 2025 at 1:00 pm. There will be no Zoom. A more detailed Notice of Annual Meeting will be published in the January edition of the Guiding Light and pertinent information will be given […]