Yearly Activities Overview 2024
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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