Ohigan

Spring Ohigan Equinox Service

Posted on

March 19, 2023

Guest Speaker

Rev. Ken Yamada

Editor

Shinshu Center of America

We warmly welcome you to join us in person at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple or via Zoom Meeting for our Spring Ohigan Equinox Service on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

２０２２年９月２５日の９時３０分から秋季彼岸会をお勤めします。

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Gyofu Chanting (Click here for chanting text)
9:00 a.m. Sangha Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Autumn Ohigan Equinox Dharma Service with English Language Message by Rev. Ken Yamada
10:30 a.m.

  • Dharma Discussion with Rev. Ken Yamada
  • 日本語法話　アダムス・ヘンリー先生　Japanese Language Dharma Message by Rev. Henry Adams

All ages are welcome to join without prior registration.

本堂でお参りされる方は事前要約は必要ありません。

To join us online via Zoom, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

オンラインでご参拝したい方はここにクリックして、”Live Broadcast of Services”に登録してください。

Caring and Being Cared For

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As the summer comes to an end and we prepare to welcome the change of seasons with our Autumn Ohigan Equinox Service, we turn our minds to the working of great compassion as we consider the causes and conditions that have sustained our lives up to this point and look to the light of wisdom to clarify our path forward to a life of peace and bliss. 

Over this past summer, my family and I had a chance to visit my grandmother at the assisted living in Iowa where she is now living.  She was alert and energetic during our visit and kindly shared stories that I had never heard before of her life growing up as a city girl in Kansas City, Missouri, and then adjusting to life on a farm in rural Iowa after she married my grandfather.

Continue reading “Caring and Being Cared For”

Spring Ohigan (Equinox) Service

Posted on

March 27, 2022

We invite you to join us for our Spring Ohigan Service on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Gyofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Social Hour
9:30 a.m. Spring Ohigan Dharma Service
10:30 a.m. 日本語法話　Japanese Language Dharma Message

If you would like to attend the service in person, please email smbt@sanmateobuddhisttemple.org or call (650) 342-2541 to reserve a seat. Full Covid-19 vaccination is required. A maximum of 36 in-person attendees will be allowed, so please contact us at your earliest convenience if you wish to attend.

Please do not come to the temple without registering in advance.

本堂で御参拝する方は事前登録が必要ですので、メールsmbt@sanmateobuddhisttemple.org 、又はお電話(650) 342-2541でご連絡をお願いいたします。本堂でのお参りに参拝ご希望の方は新型コロナウイルスのワクチン接種を完了された方に限り３６名まで枠がありますので、お早めにご連絡をお願いいたします。

尚、今まで通り、オンラインや電話を通しての永代経法要参拝も可能です。

You may also join us via Zoom for this Dharma Service. To receive the link, CLICK HERE and sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

Autumn Ohigan (Equinox) Service

Posted on

September 19, 2021

Guest Speaker (English)

Rev. Landon Yamaoka

Minister’s Assistant

Palo Alto Buddhist Temple

日本語の御講師

原真理先生

Rev. Shinri Hara

浄土宗ハワイ開教区

Under these extraordinary circumstances, we invite you to join us from the safety and comfort of your own home for an online Autumn Ohigan Service via the Zoom Meeting internet program on Sunday, September 21, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.  Please do not come to the temple in person.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Gyofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Morning Exercise Program
9:30 a.m. Autumn Ohigan Dharma Service with English Language Message by Rev. Landon Yamaoka
10:30 a.m. 日本語法話　原真理先生　Japanese Language Dharma Message by Rev. Shinri Hara

To join us for this online Autumn Ohigan Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

現在感染が拡大している新型コロナウイルス感染を防ぐため、サンマテオ仏教会本堂内に集まることはできませんが、オンラインや電話を通して秋季彼岸会を行います。

そこで、２０２０年９月２１日の９時３０分から初盆法要をインターネットと電話でライブ中継をする予定です。自宅からご参拝されたい方は次の手順でご参加下さい。

ご参拝したい方はここにクリックして、”Live Broadcast of Services”に登録してください。

Spring Ohigan (Equinox) Service

Posted on

March 21, 2021

Guest Speaker

(English)

Rev. CJ Dunford

Buddhist Temple of Marin

Check out Rev. Dunfords’s messages on the Buddhist Temple of Marin YouTube Channel

日本語の御講師

大内祐真先生

トロント仏教会

Toronto Buddhist Church

大内先生のご紹介

Under these extraordinary circumstances, we invite you to join us from the safety and comfort of your own home for an online Spring Ohigan Service via the Zoom Meeting internet program on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Gyofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Taiso Morning Exercise with instructor Juliet Bost
9:30 a.m. Spring Ohigan Dharma Service with English Language Message by Rev. CJ Dunford
10:30 a.m. 日本語法話　大内祐真先生　Japanese Language Dharma Message by Rev. Yoshimichi Ouchi

To join us for this online Spring Ohigan Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

現在感染が拡大している新型コロナウイルス感染を防ぐため、サンマテオ仏教会本堂内に集まることはできませんが、オンラインや電話を通して春季彼岸会を行います。

そこで、２０２１年３月２１日の９時３０分から春季彼岸会をインターネットと電話でライブ中継をする予定です。自宅からご参拝されたい方は次の手順でご参加下さい。

ご参拝したい方はここにクリックして、”Live Broadcast of Services”に登録してください。

Autumn Ohigan (Equinox) Service

Posted on

September 20, 2020

Guest Speaker (English)

Rev. Diana Thompson

Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple

Check out Rev. Thompson’s messages on the Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple Website

日本語の御講師

林斉昭先生

恵光寺（ワシントンDC）

Ekōji Buddhist Temple

林先生のご紹介

Under these extraordinary circumstances, we invite you to join us from the safety and comfort of your own home for an online Autumn Ohigan Service via the Zoom Meeting internet program on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. during which we will remember our loved ones who have crossed over to the Other Shore.  Please do not come to the temple in person.

Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Gyofu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Taiso Morning Exercise with instructor Juliet Bost
9:30 a.m. Autumn Ohigan Dharma Service with English Language Message by Rev. Diana Thompson
10:30 a.m. 日本語法話　林斉昭先生　Japanese Language Dharma Message by Rev. Nari Hayashi

To join us for this online Autumn Ohigan Service, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.

現在感染が拡大している新型コロナウイルス感染を防ぐため、サンマテオ仏教会本堂内に集まることはできませんが、オンラインや電話を通して秋季彼岸会を行います。

そこで、２０２０年９月２０日の９時３０分から初盆法要をインターネットと電話でライブ中継をする予定です。自宅からご参拝されたい方は次の手順でご参加下さい。

ご参拝したい方はここにクリックして、”Live Broadcast of Services”に登録してください。