by NCKoyasan Website-Editor | Apr 8, 2022 | Announcements, Services
The Northern California Koyasan Temple is pleased to announce that the Shomieku Commemoration Service will be held on Sunday, April 17th , 2022. Here is a recorded broadcast of the Service via Zoom on Sunday. About Shomieku Commemoration Service “Shomieku”...
by NCKoyasan Website-Editor | Mar 11, 2022 | Announcements, Services
The Temple will observe Spring Higan which coincides with the Spring Equinox. This is a memorial for our ancestors. Service at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please contact the Temple at info@nckoyasan.org or 916.444.0111 for more...
by NCKoyasan Website-Editor | Feb 25, 2022 | Announcements, Services
The Northern California Koyasan Temple is pleased to announce that the 2nd Annual Koyasan Hokubei Sokanbu Gathering and Goma Service will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022. The Goma Service will be performed by the Sokanbu ministers during a live broadcast of the...
by NCKoyasan Website-Editor | Feb 25, 2022 | Announcements, Newsletters
March 2022 Newsletter I would like to introduce one of my favorite Japanese poems: “散る桜、残る桜も、散る桜” “Chiru Sakura, Nokoru Sakura mo Chiru Sakura”. Its literal meaning is when you see “the scattering petals,” though many petals are left on the branch, they too, will...
by NCKoyasan Website-Editor | Jan 29, 2022 | Announcements, Services
This year’s Hoshi Matsuri Prayer Service and Setsubun Ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 1:30 pm via Zoom. The Goma Fire Ritual will be performed during the service. The Soe Gomagi (wooden stick) with each person’s prayer/wish to the...
by NCKoyasan Website-Editor | Jan 9, 2022 | Announcements, Services
On Sunday, January 16th, the Temple will be observing its Hatsu Daishiku Service, the first service of the 2022 year. When New Year’s Day arrives, it is the custom to first greet each other with the familiar “Happy New Year” or in Japanese...
