Arcata Zen Group Yearly Activities Overview for 2019
Teachers at AZG Events
Jan 1 Diamond Sutra Reading
Jan 25- Feb 5
[• March- May: 10 week Practice Period:] Feb 22- March 5
March 22-24 Mary Mocine, visiting teacher March 29- April 9
April 26- May 7
May 31- June 11
June 28- July 9
July 24-28 Alan Senauke, visiting teacher
Aug 23- Sept 3
[• Sept-Nov: 5 week Study Intensive:] Sept 27- Oct 8
Oct 25-Nov 5
Dec 6-Dec 17
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Feb: Parinirvana Feb 3 Shuso Entering Ceremony
March: Mahapajapati memorial March 1-2 Sesshin Practice Period Classes: Sundays (3/3, 3/31, 4/7, 4/28, 5/5)
March 22- 23 Sesshin
April 7: Buddha’s Birthday
May 3/4 Sesshin – family friendly May 5: Maylie memorial
July 6 Shuso Closing Ceremony
July 26/27 Sesshin
Sept: Dogen and Keizan memorial
Oct 3-5 Sesshin (oryoki meals)
Study Intensive classes: Sundays 9/29, 10/6, 10/27, 11/3 Oct: Bodhidharma memorial Nov: Sejiki Nov 1,2 Sesshin (HSU Nov 2) Dec 11,12,13,14 Rohatsu Sesshin (oryoki meals) Buddha’s awakening
Dec: Suzuki memorial & annual memorial for Sangha who have passed
Dec 8—Annual Sangha Meeting
12/31: New Year’s Program and fire |
AZG Activities:
Annual Sangha Membership Meeting (and Potluck): 11:00 am, Sunday Dec 8
Sutta Study: early Buddhist texts, the Pali canon and its counterparts:
Uzi will lead this three part series on Tuesdays, 6:30-8 pm in zendo
March 19, April 9, May 21
Work periods: Saturdays (with zazen at 9:30), 10-12:00; extended Work Days 10-2 pm with Potluck lunch at 1:00 pm
1/26, 2/23, 3/30 (extended Work Day), 4/27, 6/1, 6/29, 7/20, 8/24 (extended Work Day), 9/28, 10/26, 12/7
Hikes: usually Saturdays, 9am to noon
Feb 2, April 6, Thursday July 4 baseball game, Friday July 26 (with Alan), Nov 16
PC meetings: Sundays, 11 am or 1:30 pm
1/27 (11 am), 2/24 (11 am), 3/31 (1:30 pm), 4/28 (1:30 pm), 6/2 (11 am), 6/30 (11 am), 7/28 (1:30 pm), 8/25 (11 am), 9/29 (1:30 pm), 10/27 (1:30 pm), 12/8 (1:30 pm)
Board meetings: usually Saturdays, 1-2:30 pm
1/5, 2/2, 3/9, 4/6, 5/11, 6/8, 7/7 (NOTE: Sunday meeting 11:30), 8/10, 8/31, 9/28, 11/9, 12/7
Priest meetings: Sunday afternoons, 3-4:30 pm; (second Sunday of Gene’s residence)
2/3, 3 /3, 4/7, 5/5, 6/9, 7/7, 9/1, 10/6, 11/3, 12/15
Informal discussion group: Mondays, 6:30-8pm
1/28, 2/25, 4/1, 4/29, 6/3 (End of Life issues), 7/1 (End of Life issues), 8/26, 9/30, 10/28, 12/9
Spring Class Series: Sundays, 11:30-1:00 pm
3/3, 3/31, 4/7, 4/28, 5/5
Fall Class Series: Sundays, 11:30-1:00
9/29, 10/6, 10/27, 11/3
Potlucks:
Sun 2/3, Sun 3/24 (with Mary Mocine), Sat 3/30 (longer Work Day with Potluck), Sun 6/9 (Family in the park), Sun 7/28 (with Alan Senauke), Sat 8/24 (longer Work Day with Potluck), Sun 12/8 (with Annual Meeting)
Evening Precepts Renewal Ceremonies: On or near full moons and new moons; replaces the service that would normally be in the cycle: Jan 4 & 21, Feb 4 & 19, March 6 & 21, April 5 & 19, May 3 (Formal Full Moon Ceremony) &17, June 3 & 17, July 2 7 16, Aug 1 & 15, Sept 13 & 27, Oct 14 & 28, Nov 12 & 26, and Dec 12 (Formal Full Moon Ceremony) & 26
Sunday Trillium Program:
Precepts Renewal Ceremonies: quarterly, dates to be determined
Maylie’s talks: in months when there are 5 Sundays: 3/24, 6/23, 9/22, 12/22
Book readings: 2nd Sundays (if no Dharma talk with Gene)
Poetry: 3rd Sundays (except December)
Orientation to Zazen: third Sundays at 11:00 am
1/20, 2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15
Other AZG Activities:
Sangha Support Net – as needed; Volunteer Trainings Jan 20 and June 23, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Free Writing Group: Quarterly on 3rd Saturday of the month 10-12 noon, (with zazen at 9:30) Feb 16(canceled), May 18, Aug 17, Nov 16
Shelter Cooking: 2nd and 4th Fridays 1:30 pm
Zendo roles practice sessions: Thursdays 6:30 pm (bi-monthly, alternating Gene & Rose); 2/26 (Gene), 4/23 (Rose), 6/4 (Gene), 8/20 (Rose), 10/1 (Gene)
Precepts Study group for people who are sewing/ preparing for Jukai:
Thursdays 6:30 pm; 1/31, 4/4, 5/2, 6/6, 8/29, 12/12
Ways and Means Committee Meetings: Mondays 6:30 pm
2/18, 4/15, 6/17, 8/19, 10/21, 12/16
Property Management Team Meetings: as needed
Membership Committee Meetings: as needed
Resident Meetings: 1st Sat of Gene’s residence 8:30 am
Sewing Classes: Sundays at 11:30 am or 1:30 pm
11:30 am dates: 1/6, 1/13, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/10, 3/17, 4/14, 4/21, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26
1:30 pm dates: 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 3/3, 3/24, 4/7, 5/5
Sewing assistants training: Mondays 3:30-5:00 pm
Pelican Bay: 2nd and 4th Saturdays; Gene to Pelican Bay April 27, October 26
HSU Religious Studies sesshin: Oct 30 orientation, Nov 2 Sesshin