Arcata Zen Group Yearly Activities Overview for 2020
Teachers at AZG Events
Jan 1 Diamond Sutra Reading
Jan 24- Feb 3
[• March- May: -- week Practice Period:] Feb 28- March 9
March 27- April 6
April 24- May 4
May 29- June 8
June 26- July 6 July 31-Aug 2-Mary Mocine
Aug 28- Sept 7
[• Sept-Nov: 5 week Study Intensive:] Sept 25- Oct 5
Oct 30--Nov 9
Dec 4-Dec 14 |
Feb: Parinirvana Feb 2: Shuso entering ceremony
March: Mahapajapati memorial March 6-7 Sesshin March 8: Shuso Way-seeking Mind talk
Practice Period Classes: Sundays 3/8, 3/29, 4/5, 4/26, 5/3 April 5: Buddha’s Birthday
April 26: Shuso dharma talk May 1-2 Sesshin (family-friendly) May 3: Maylie memorial
May 11-14th Trip to Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
July 5: Shuso closing ceremony Aug 1 Sesshin with Mary Mocine
Sept: Dogen and Keizan memorial
Oct 1,2,3 Sesshin (oryoki meals)
Study Intensive classes: Sundays 9/27, 10/4, 11/1, 11/8 Oct: Bodhidharma memorial Nov: Sejiki Nov 6-7 Sesshin
Dec 10,11,12 Rohatsu Sesshin (oryoki meals) Buddha’s awakening
Dec: Suzuki memorial & annual memorial for Sangha who have passed Dec 6: All-Sangha Annual Meeting 12/31: New Year’s Program and fire |
AZG Activities:
Annual Sangha Membership Meeting: Sunday –Dec 6
Comparative Translations-member led study group with Uzi: 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 pm in zendo
Work Periods: Saturdays 10:00 am-12 noon (with zazen at 9:30) with the exceptions of 4/25 and 8/29
1/25, 2/29, 3/28, 4/25 (1-3:00 pm with half-day sit 8 am-12 noon), 5/30, 6/27, 8/29 (1-3 pm with half-day sit 8 am-12 noon), 9/26, 10/31
Hikes: Saturdays, 9:00 am to noon
2/1, 4/4, 6/6, 7/4 (Baseball game), 9/5
PC meetings: Sundays, 1:30 pm (first Sun of Gene’s residence)
1/26, 3/1, 3/29, 4/26, 5/31, 6/28, 8/30, 9/27, 11/1, 12/6
Board meetings: Saturdays, 1:00-2:30 pm or Sundays 11:00-12:30 pm
1/11, 2/2, 3/15, 4/19, 5/24 (Dates for remainder of year TBD)
Priest meetings: Sundays, 1:30 pm-3:00 pm (except July at 3:00-4:30 pm)
2/2, 3/8, 4/5, 5/3, 6/7, 7/5, 9/6, 10/4, 11/8, 12/13
Informal discussion group: Mondays, 6:30-8:00 pm (first Monday of Gene’s residence)
1/27, 3/2, 3/30, 4/27, 6/1, 6/29, 8/31, 9/28, 11/2, 12/7
Spring Class Series: Sundays, 11:30 am-1:00 pm
3/8, 3/29, 4/5, 4/26, 5/3
Fall Class Series: Sundays, 11:30 am-1:00 pm
9/27, 10/4, 11/1, 11/8
Potlucks: Sundays, 11:00 am
1/26, 3/1, 5/31, 6/28, 8/2 (with Mary Mocine), 8/30, 12/6 (Annual All-Sangha Meeting)
Precepts Renewal Ceremonies: On certain full and new moons, replacing the morning and evening weekday services that would normally be in cycle.
1/10, 1/24, 2/7, 2/24, 3/24, 4/7, 4/22, 5/7, 5/22, 6/19, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/18, 9/17, 10/16, 11/13, 11/30, and 12/29
Formal Full Moon Ceremonies: Held on certain new and full moons in place of evening zazen on 3/9, 6/5, 9/2, 10/1, 10/30, and 12/14
Sunday Trillium Program:
Book readings: (if no Dharma talk)
Poetry: 3rd Sundays (except December)
Orientation to Zazen: third Sunday of each month, 11:00 am
1/19, 2/16, 3/15, 4/19, 5/17, 6/21, 7/19, 8/16, 9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20
Other AZG Activities:
Sangha Support Net –January and June volunteer meetings; see calendar for dates
Shelter Cooking: 2nd and 4th Fridays 1:30 pm
Zendo Roles practice sessions: some Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm—see full calendar for details
3/3, 5/5 (member led), 6/30, 9/1
Foundations Class (could become Precepts Study): some Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm
3/5, 4/30, 6/4, 9/3, 11/5
Ways and Means Committee Meetings: third Mondays in Jan, April, July, Aug, Oct, and Dec, 6:30 pm
1/20, 4/20, 7/20, 8/17, 10/19, 12/21
Sewing Classes: Fridays, 9:30-11:00 am
Sewing assistants: Mondays, 3:30-5:00 pm, no meeting 5/25
Pelican Bay: 2nd and 4th Saturdays; Gene to Pelican Bay – 3/28, 6/27, 9/26
HSU Religious Studies sesshin: to be determined; usually held in Oct or Nov