by David Baldridge | May 24, 2025 | Announcements, Services
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 1:30 pm, Reverend Coy will host a Goma Fire Ritual and ceremonial burning of the Soe Gomagi (wooden stick) with each person’s prayer/wish to the Buddha. If you wish to participate in the Goma Fire Ritual, you can order your Soe Gomagi wish...
by David Baldridge | May 17, 2025 | Announcements, Services
On Sunday, May 18th, the Temple will be observing this month’s Daishiku Service. This special gathering offers a time for reflection, connection, and reverence for the teachings of Kōbō Daishi, and to honor our ancestors and family members who passed in the...
by David Baldridge | Jan 24, 2025 | Announcements, Services
This year’s Hoshi Matsuri (Star Festival) Prayer Service and Mamemaki (Bean Tossing) Ritual will be held at the temple on Sunday, February 16th at 1:30 pm. The service will also be broadcast live via Zoom. At the Hoshi Matsuri Prayer Service, we pray to the...
by David Baldridge | Jan 17, 2025 | Announcements, Services
On Sunday, January 19th, the Temple will be observing its Hatsu Daishiku Service, the first regular service of 2025. The Hatsu Daishiku Service provides a time and place where we can also present our first of the year greetings and pay our respects and express our...
by Bill Taylor | Dec 16, 2024 | Announcements, Services
The Shusho-e Service on New Year’s Day is a celebration of hope, gratitude, and intention-setting for the year ahead. Together, we offer prayers for health, happiness, and peace for ourselves, our families, and the world. It is a moment to reaffirm our commitment to...
by Bill Taylor | Nov 16, 2024 | Announcements, Services
Held on New Year’s Eve, the Joya Service is a time to reflect on the year that has passed and to let go of negative emotions, actions, and attachments. During this service, we strike the temple bell 108 times, symbolizing the purification of the 108 earthly desires...
