Yearly Activities Overview 2024

  • TEACHER AT AZG

    Jan 26- Feb 6


    Feb 23 – March 5




    March 29 - April 9
    • April - May: Practice Period



    April 26 - May 7

    May 24 – June 4

    June 28 – July 9
    July 26 – Aug 6

    Aug 30 - Sept 10


    Sept 27 - Oct 8
    • Sept-Nov: Study Intensive


    Oct 25 – Nov 5




    Dec 6 - Dec 17




    Closed Dec 24-31

  • EVENTS

    Jan 1 Diamond Sutra Reading
    • Jan 14 Guest Teacher Renshin Bunce

    Feb 2-3 Parinirvana, Day Sit
    March 2 Jukai
    March 3 Mahapajapati Memorial
    March 24 Guest Teacher Andrea Thach


    Practice Period Classes: Sundays
    4/7, 4/28, 5/5, 5/26
    April 7 Buddha’s Birthday
    April 5-6 Day Sit
    April 27 Jukai

    May 5 Maylie Memorial

    May 31- June 1 Day Sit
    • June 23 Guest Speaker Bert Dyer

    Aug 2-3 Day Sit

    Sept 6-7 Day Sit
    • Sept 22 Guest Teacher Andrea Thach

    Study Intensive classes: Sundays
    9/29, 10/6, 10/27, 11/3
    Oct 6 Dogen and Keizan Memorial

    Oct 27 Bodhidharma Memorial
    Nov 1-2 Day Sit
    Nov 2 Sejiki
    • Dec 1 Guest Teacher Renshin Bunce

    Dec 8 Suzuki Memorial & Annual Memorial for Sangha who have passed
    Dec 12-14 Rohatsu Sesshin
    Dec 15 Buddha’s Awakening
    Dec 15 All-Sangha Annual Meeting

    12/31: New Year’s Program and Fire

AZG Activities:

Annual Sangha Membership Meeting:  Sunday – Dec 15, 2024

Work Periods: 1st Saturday of Gene’s residence, 12:30 - 3:00 pm: 1/27, 2/24, 3/30, 4/27, 5/25, 6/29, 7/27, 8/31, 9/28, 10/26, 12/7

Hikes: Saturdays: 3/2 (morning), 5/4, 10/5

Jukai: 4/27 (afternoon)

PC meetings: 1st Sunday of Gene’s residence, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm : 1/28, 2/25, 3/31, 4/28, 5/26, 6/30, 7/28, 9/1, 9/29, 10/27, 12/8

Board meetings: 2nd Sunday of Gene’s residence, 11:15 am - 1:15 pm: 2/4, 3/3, 3/31 at 11:00 am, 4/28 at 11:00 am, 5/26 at 11:00 am, 7/7, 8/4, 9/8, 10/6, 11/3, 12/15

Potlucks: Sundays 10:15 - 11:00 (Board mtg to start at 11:15): 2/4, 3/3, 4/7, 5/5, 6/2, 7/7, 8/4, 9/8, 10/6, 11/3, 12/15

Priest meetings: 2nd Monday of Gene’s residence, 4:15 - 5:00 pm: 2/5, 3/4, 4/8, 5/6, 6/3, 7/8, 8/5, 9/9, 10/7, 11/4, 12/16

Informal discussion group: 1st Monday of Gene’s residence, 6:30 - 8pm: 1/29, 2/26, 4/1, 4/29, 5/27, 7/1, 7/29, 9/2, 9/30, 10/28, 12/9

Spring Practice Period Class Series: Sundays, 1:30 - 3:00 pm: 4/7, 4/28, 5/5, 5/26

Fall Study Intensive Class Series: Sundays, 1:30 - 3:00 pm: 9/29, 10/6, 10/27, 11/3

Bodhisattva Ceremony (Precepts Renewal), replacing evening zazen: 1/26, 2/23, 3/25 (recording), 4/8, 5/6, 6/3, 7/5, 8/5, 9/2, 10/2, 11/1, 12/1

Sunday Program:
Guest teachers/speakers: Jan 14 (Renshin Bunce), March 24 (Andrea Thach), June 23 (Bert Dyer), Sept 22 (Andrea Thach), Dec 1 (Renshin Bunce)

Book readings: (potential ‘Way-seeking/ Personal Journey’ talks) 1/7, 2/11, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12, 6/9, 7/14, 8/11, 8/25, 9/ none, 10/13, 11/10, 11/24, 12/22

Poetry: 3rd Sundays 1/21, 2/18, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15, 10/20, 11/17

Orientation to Zen Practice:  -- 1st Monday of Gene’s residence 4:30 pm: 1/29, 2/26, 4/1, 4/29, 5/27, 7/1, 7/29, 9/2, 9/30, 10/28, 12/9

Other AZG Activities:

Home-based Work Periods: (ZOOM only) most Saturdays 9:00-10:30 am
1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 2/10, 2/17, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/21

Zazen/Well-being Ceremony: (ZOOM only) Mondays 10:00-10:45 am

Eureka sitting group: Wednesday evenings 6-7:00, Methodist Church

Shelter Cooking: most 2nd and 4th Fridays 1:30 pm

Zendo Roles  Practice Sessions:  some Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm

Ways and Means Committee Meetings: Quarterly on Tuesdays: January, April, July, September

Zen Sewing Classes: currently on hiatus

Sewing assistants: 2nd Monday of Gene’s residence, 3:15-4:15 pm

Pelican Bay: 2nd and 4th Saturdays; Gene to Pelican Bay 5/25, 7/27, 9/28

Cal Poly Humboldt Religious Studies: to be determined; usually held in Sept/ Oct

True North: first Wednesdays