Toronto Buddhist Church

Regular Service – In Person and Zoom – English
2025-02-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-13 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto)
If you are interested in joining the service virtually. Please email the TBC office (tbc@tbc.on.ca) for the service Zoom link.

Sangha Day
2025-02-23 12:00 - 14:30
Please join us for a complimentary lunch following Nirvana Day service; both a regular and vegan menu will be available.
For over 70 years, the TBC Sangha volunteer group has had the privilege of providing volunteer support and hosting events at our Temple. Each year we host events such as Sangha Day, Hanamatsuri Family Banquet, Pancake Lunch and Mochi Tsuki. We have also undertaken projects such as video broadcasting services for our Temple.
Our aim is to host events and sponsor projects which honour the history of our Temple, allow families to spend time together and make it attractive for familiar to attend our temple. Is you have attended and enjoyed any of our services or events in the past, please consider volunteering so that we may continue to host these and other events and services in the future.
In Gasho,
Cary Kataoka, President, TBC Sangha

JSBTC AGM Bake Sale Fundraiser
2025-03-02 10:00 - 12:30
Donations of baked goods welcome and appreciated

Kids Sangha & Dharma School – English
2025-03-02 10:30 - 12:00
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!

Shotsuki Service – In Person and Zoom – English
2025-03-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-06 11:00 - 12:00

Shotsuki Service – In Person and Zoom – Japanese
2025-03-02 13:00 - 14:00

Kids Sangha & Dharma School – English
2025-03-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-16 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-30 10:30 - 12:00
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!
March Theme: Balance – Spring Ohigan
Hashimoto Sensei once said, “It’s okay to be worried, sad, angry; it’s okay to be super happy and free of care. What’s important is not to have too much of one or the other. It’s easy to understand it’s not helpful to be sad or angry all the time. What happens to you and what happens to the people around you if you’re always angry?”
Think of this…if we get used to one scoop of ice cream, we might start wanting two scoops. We would just want more and more and we would never get enough. It would become harder and harder to get what we need to make us happy.

FREE Movie Screening: 花束 "Bouquet" directed by Sahel Rose
2025-03-09 15:00 - 18:00
Join us at the Temple on March 9th for a free screening of ‘Bouquet’, directed by Sahel Rose. What do the eight boys and girls who grew up in an orphanage say? They express their own memories. This experimental film combines documentary and non-fiction. GANBARE & YOJI is hosting this free screening in the hopes of delivering the soulful message of director Sahel Rose to as many people as possible.
To learn more, click here.

Mindfulness Meditation Session (Online)
2025-03-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:30
Are you suffering from stress? Are you considering if meditation and living your life more mindfully could make a difference? Then you may want to attend our meditation sessions.
Ray Nakano has been leading meditation sessions at the Toronto Buddhist Church since October, 2015. Since the COVID pandemic, they have been meeting online every Thursday evening from 7 to 8:30 pm.
Denise Crofton has been teaching Hatha and Yin yoga for 14 years, and is passionate about both mindful meditation and yoga.
The 1 and 1/2 hour session includes:

Guided/Silent Sitting Meditation
Introductions
Dharma Talk, Reading, or Video based on the Buddhist teachings
Sharing within the Sangha (the group of practitioners that evening)

Practices may include recitation of the 5 Mindfulness Trainings, Beginning Anew, Touching the Earth, etc.
If you would like to join our meditation sessions, or have any questions, please send an email to Ray or Denise at mindfulnesspracticesangha@hotmail.com.

Caregiver Support Meeting with Yuka Okada, Geriatric Nurse at Momiji
2025-03-14 19:00 - 20:00
Yuka Okada, a geriatric nurse at Momiji will talk about dementia with a Q&A.
To register, email projectdana25@gmail.com

Regular Service (Ohigan) – In Person and Zoom – English
2025-03-16 11:00 - 12:00

Yoga at the Temple
2025-03-28 10:30 - 11:30
Looking for a moment of peace? Join us at the temple for a rejuvenating yoga class led by the wonderful Toyoko! With 7 years of certified experience, Toyoko will guide you through a practice that will leave you feeling centered and refreshed.
Just $10 for a blissful session.
Spaces are limited, so secure your spot today! Email toyossa@hotmail.com to register.
Namaste!

*Change in time* Shotsuki Service – In Person and Zoom – Japanese
2025-04-06 10:30 - 11:00
Attention temple members, The 1pm Japanese Shotsuki service will change on April 6th.
Chanting will be done with the kids sangha in the Hondo from 10:30-10:45am followed by a Dharma Talk in Japanese until 11am. The English Shotsuki service to follow at 11am.

Kids Sangha & Dharma School – English
2025-04-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-13 10:30 - 12:00
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!
April’s theme – Sakyamuni Buddha – Hanamatsuri
HANAMATSURI or “Flower Festival”, is held to honour the birth of Siddartha Gautama (Sakyamuni) Buddha in Lumbini Garden. A flower shrine known as a hanamido, is set up at the front of the main altar as a symbol of Lumbini Garden. In the hanamido, stands a statue of the infant Buddha, with his right hand pointing toward the heavens and his left hand towards the earth. People pour sweet tea over the Buddha statue. The pouring of tea represents the gentle rain that was said to have fallen in Lumbini Garden when Siddhartha was born. This re-enactment of the Buddha’s birth signifies the happiness that filled the world at this event.

Buyo Group: Food & Bento Sale
2025-04-06 12:00 - 13:00

2025 Annual Meeting of the Members of Toronto Buddhist Church
2025-04-13 13:00 - 15:00
The Board of Directors of Toronto Buddhist Church wishes to notify all members that the Annual Meeting of Members will be held in person at the time and date indicated above, and cordially invites all members to attend in person and vote on the matters raised at the Meeting. In addition to the regular business to be conducted at the meeting, special business will b discussed and voted on. The text of all special business to be conducted at the Meeting is attached to this notice as Schedule A.
Please note that while attendance at the Meeting is open to all friends of the Temple, only Members* of the Temple will be entitled to speak and vote on any matters coming before the Meeting. We ask all Members who are planning to attend, to please register with the office by email at tbc@tbc.on.ca or by phone (416)534-4302. A light lunch will be served after the morning service and before the Meeting.
If you are unable to attend the Meeting, you may nominate a Proxy to vote at the Meeting on your behalf by completing the form of Proxy attached to this notice as Schedule B. You may nominate Darlene Rieger or another member of the Temple of your choice as your Proxy. To be valid, properly completed Proxies may be mailed or sent electronically to the Temple and must be received by the Temple on or before 4:00 pm on Wednesday April 9, 2025.
For Full AGM details, please refer to the March edition of the Guiding Light, page 17.
