2008 Upcoming Events

This calendar is updated once a month. For a listing of these and other events in a groovy CALENDAR FORMAT, click here.

ZEN TRASH
Saturday, July 26, 9 - 10:30am
Our contemplative community clean-up program. For more info, click here.

HALF-DAY SITTING
Saturday, August 2, 6:30 - 11:30am
Sit, walk, repeat. Led by Jodo John Candy. For more info click here.

FAMILY ZEN
Sunday, August 10, 10am - noon
Kids, parents, and stray adults welcome. For some recent photos, click here.

FULL CHANTING SERVICE
Tuesday, August 5, 7-8pm
Join us to chant our whole sutra book, followed by a short sit. Jodo will lead. For more info, click here.

SANGHA POTLUCK PICNIC
Sunday, August 17, 4pm
This year's summer gathering will happen at KVI Beach. Volleyball, softball, driftwood ephemeral art, and a bonfire are all possibilities. Bring your family and a dish, and let's see what happens.

TEA CEREMONY AND ZAZEN
Sunday, August 24, afternoon
The Zen Center and the Seattle branch of the Urasenke Tradition of Chanoyu will gather at David Smith's for zazen and tea.

ZEN BOOK GROUP
Tuesday, August 26, 7pm
Our quarterly discussion group. This time, "Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 years of Buddhist Wisdom" For more info, click here.

5th ANNUAL VASHON SEMINAR ON BUDDHISM
Sunday, September 21, 8:30am - 5pm
Mark your calendar -- this year's Seminar is titled: “Living Zen: Gratitude, Empowerment, and Healing” Professor Paula Arai from Louisiana State University is the keynote speaker. More info soon...