Nirvana Day (Nehan-e 涅槃会): February 16, 2025 at 9:30am (Family Service) and 10:15am (Adult Service)
This is a memorial service for Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of what we know today as Buddhism. Memorial services help us to contemplate impermanence, but they are also occasions for us to express gratitude to the one who has gone before us. This service is for us to express gratitude to the historical Buddha for his teachings that help us to understand the great truths of life.
RESCHEDULED: Shinran Shonin’s Memorial Service (Ho-onko 報恩講): February 23, 2024 at 10:00am
This is the memorial service for Shinran Shonin, the founder of our sect of Buddhism, Jodo Shinshu. As with all of our memorial services, this is a time for us to contemplate the truth of impermanence. It is also an occasion for us to contemplate interconnectedness and express gratitude to the one who has gone before us for helping us to learn about ourselves and our lives. At this occasion, we express our gratitude to Shinran for the teachings that he brought to us by chanting one of his major works, the Shoshinge, and reading his biography.