A Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple
Hi everyone! We are looking for volunteers to help with weeding and yard cleanup at the temple. If anyone is interested please let me know. We will practice social distancing and there will only be a few people working at a time. Just email me at alwaysalotus@gmail.com or text 509-294-1461. Thanks. —In gratitude – Becca OpelBoard President
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Are you spending your quarantine time de-cluttering your home and getting rid of attachments? The temple has scheduled a RUMMAGE SALE sometime this summer, so if you find items you’d like to donate, we will be happy to store them for you once the quarantine is over.
Read More »While We Are Closed We are grateful for the volunteers who have been maintaining the Temple and for the dues that members have been sending since we closed. We are awaiting word from the state and the BCA about when to re-open. Donations: Since we stopped having services on Sundays, donations have been down. Please […]
Read More »The May Newsletter is out – see it on the Newsletter Page.
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Transcending Worldly Wishes We often chant the Juseige in our services. I love the first line of the Juseige. It goes, GA GON CHO SE GAN. Let me explain this one line from the Juseige. To begin with, we have to know the context of the Juseige. The Juseige is a short song, or poem, […]
Read More »**See the April Newsletter for links to streamed services*** Many of the Temples are live streaming their services. Watch local services or explore the dharma being shared at temples and churches throughout the United States. By visiting a temple’s live-stream video page at the scheduled time, you are able to join service, chant and sing […]
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Message from Reverend Melissa Opel to the Sangha: April is the month in which we would typically be preparing for and celebrating Hanamatsuri, the birth of the baby who would become the Buddha. Hanamatsuri is a wonderful time of gathering together to adorn the Hanamido with flowers, and placing sweet tea in the bowl that […]
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***COMING SOON*** Join Sensei Melissa Opel for a “Zoom”DHARMA DISCUSSION webinar If you are interested, email Sensei Opel atMelissajoshinopel@gmail.comYou’ll be notified when the Dharma Discussion is available.
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Congratulations to Rev. Marvin Harada as he takes office on 4/1/2020 as Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America!
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After 47 years of dedicated ministry and service to the Buddhist Churches of America, Rev. Kodo Umezu, Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America, retired from the BCA ministry on March 31, 2020. Prior to assuming the position of Bishop and Superintendent of the Hongwanji-ha North America District in 2012, Rev. Umezu served as the resident […]
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