Seattle  Buddhist  Church

Mark your calendars for the Seattle Buddhist Temple’s annual spring seminar, “Moments in Buddhist Music:  Explorations in Sound and Dharma,” which will be held on Saturday, May 12 from 10 am to 3:30 pm.  Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge, resident minister of the Buddhist Church of Oakland, is the main presenter. Guests panelists are Dii Lewis, Berkeley Buddhist Temple; Donna Sasaki and Michiko Yukawa, Tacoma Buddhist Temple.

Registration information is here.

“Exploring Our Nikkei Heritage”
June 25-June 29, 2012
9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Activities Include: Daily Buddhist Service, Japanese Language intro, Taiko Drumming, Japanese songs, Martial Arts, Japanese Cooking, Crafts, Games, Japanese American “Nikkei” culture, Visit to Keiro nursing home and Student Performances on Friday afternoon

• Open to all children entering 1^st-8^th grade in Fall 2012
• Registration begins February 26, 2012 for temple and BCA members
• March 11 is Open Registration for all.
• Parents/guardians are encouraged to volunteer.
• Class size is limited to 15 students. A wait list will start after 15 students.
• Registration Forms
• Certified teachers for each class: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th & 6-8th

Tuition:  $200 general public, non-temple member
$175 general public with volunteer discount
$150 Seattle Betsuin member or other BCA temple member
$125 member with volunteer discount
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
1427 S. Main Street  Seattle, WA  98144

Interested in a fundraising activity that doesn’t involve cooking, baking or wearing a hairnet?  The Seattle Buddhist Church is a registered participant in Bartell Drugs’ B’Caring Card Program.  To support non-profit groups and schools, Bartell Drug has joined with eScrip to create a system that rewards customer loyalty by contributing a percentage of their purchases to their designated group.  It’s easy to participate.  Simply pick up a registration form that includes our group name and number (forms in temple foyer and in March newsletter), complete the registration form and bring to any Bartell Drug store.  If you pick up an in-store registration form include our group name, Seattle Buddhist Church and group # 163944317.  You will be given a B’Caring Card that will need to be registered by phone (800) 931-6258 or the web, eScrip.com/BCaringCard.

Please keep in mind that qualified purchases do NOT include:  pharmacy prescriptions, alcohol, tobacco, postage stamps, lottery tickets, transportation passes, gift or phone cards.

In a combined Nirvana Day and Pets’ Memorial service our Sangha remembered the lives of both Sakyamuni Buddha and our deceased pets. Click this link to see a video of the pets’ names which were written on cards and displayed in the hondo (main sanctuary) during the 10AM Sunday service.

No experience needed! Interested Sangha members please e-mail your name, phone number and the date of the Sunday(s) you are available to the temple at religiousdepartment@seattlebetsuin.com.

Service chairs are asked to arrive at the temple by 9:35AM for a quick consultation with the ministerial staff to determine who is doing what (a generic script is provided with blanks for you to fill in).

Last minute registration still possible. E-mail the following ASAP to the temple at office@seattlebetsuin.com:
1) Name
2) Phone number (include area code)
3) Dietary restrictions (if any)
Please make out your $200 check to: “Seattle Betsuin Religious Department”.

Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi is leading a retreat this weekend titled “Practicing No Practice” at the beautiful Bastyr University Campus at 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028. The retreat starts at 7pm Friday, September 23, and runs through 1pm Sunday, September 25. Registration is $200 and includes Saturday meals, Sunday breakfast and lunch and lodging (dorm room*). Discover, clarify and share our experience of Shin Buddhism. Introspection, discussion and insightful activities will bring alive the relevancy and depth of Shin “practice”. In a supportive and light-hearted
environment, we move from a conceptual understanding to a personal experience.

Dr. Akahoshi holds a Master’s degree in transpersonal psychology and has a background in wilderness vision quests and personal growth disciplines. He is affiliated with the San Jose Betsuin Church.

• Delicious vegetarian meals will be from Bastyr’s own cafeteria.
• Donations for this workshop are gratefully accepted.
• Questions? Contact the temple office at 206.329-0800 or office@seattlebetsuin Attn – retreat.

*some single rooms available at an additional rate

Reverend Koshin Ogui, Socho (Bishop) of the Buddhist Churches of America, was in Seattle this past week and delivered the Dharma talk during the temple’s annual Atomic Bomb Memorial Service on Sunday, August 7th. Video of both his English and Japanese language messages are linked on the Minister’s Messages pages of this site.