Announcements

With palms together,




Good Morning Everyone,







A few announcements:







We now have the key to the Temple. We plan to move the Zendo, the library/office/Dokusan room and the kitchen on Sunday Morning so there will not be services. The Temple will be operational on Monday the 16th. Internet service is scheduled for set-up on Monday, but there is a question as to whether or not there is a receptacle for the modem.







I would like us to host an Open House on Friday, August 20 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. This will allow attendees to try a period of zazen at our evening practice period. Volunteers will be greatly appreciated.







We will have two ads a month for two months in the Las Cruces Sun. We will follow these with one a month in after that. These ads will be located in the Worship Directory.







I have prepared a rough wooden sign that will be set in the ground as soon as I can do it.







Our Friday discussion group will meet at the condo zendo today at 4:00.







The Temple will show the film, "Zen" at the "Center for Spiritual Living" in the downtown mall on Friday September 3rd from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM. We will consider this the beginning of Ohigan Sesshin and start with an opening ceremony.







Ohigan Sesshin begins Friday the 3rd and will continue through Sunday afternoon. The first evening will be at the Center for Spiritual Living. Sesshin will continue at the Temple thereafter.







On September 21, we will participate in the United Nations International Day of Peace celebration It will be an evening of music, however, the program will open with roundtable discussions. I will moderate the group addressing the question, "What is Peace?" Last year we had approximately 400 people in attendance. We are expecting 600 this year.







Lastly, I am considering restarting a street Zen practice at the Federal building on Wednesday afternoons from 5-6:00 PM. Those who might be interested in sitting with me, please let me know.







Be Well.