Download the 2017 Red Cedar Zen Events Calendar as a printable PDF - there are two formats:
1) Visual Calendar 2) List Calendar with Summaries of Events.
Printed copies also available in the Dharma Hall lobby.
January
1/1 Sun. Zazenkai –9am – 12:30pm.
1/7 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6am – 9am
1/7 Sat. Work Day - with Potluck Lunch - 9am – 1pm.
1/11 Weds. Practice Period Opening Ceremony – Wednesday evening
1/18 Weds. Shuso’s Class “Intimacy at the Heart of Conflict”
6:00pm – 6:45pm, 6 Wednesday classes thru 2/22
1/21 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast
1/21 Sat. Let Love Be Our Legacy March. Gather 10am at City Hall.
1/22 Sun. Practice Period Opening Sesshin – 6:00am – 5pm, oryoki meals. Registration.
1/22 Sun. 10:30am – Kate’s Way Seeking Mind Talk (sangha welcome)
February
2/4 Sat. Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
2/4 Sat. Annual Meeting with the Board – 9:30am – noon
2/5 Sun. Simple Sit – 9am – 5pm
2/6 – 2/27 Introduction to Zen Class – 6:30pm – 8:300pm, 4 Monday classes
2/8 Weds. Mid-Practice Period Check-in and Parinirvana Ceremony
2/18 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6am – 9am
2/18 Sat. Shuso’s Class Saturday Meeting 9:30am – 11:00am
2/18 – 2/19 Zen Sewing – Tim’s new Okesa (start after Sat. workshop, maybe into Sunday)
March
3/2 – 3/5 Three Day Closing Practice Period Sesshin with Norman, Tim, and Kate.
Thursday 7pm to Sunday 3pm
3/2 – 3/4 Dharma Talks by Norman, Tim, Kate open to sangha and community
at 10:30am and 2:30pm on Friday and Saturday
3/5 Sun. Shuso’s Dharma Inquiry Ceremony – 11am – followed by lunch.
3/8 Weds. Practice Period Closing Circle – Wednesday evening
3/10 – 4/28 Zen Calligraphy – 8 Fridays at 1pm.
3/18 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
3/19 Sun. Zazenkai –8am – 12:30pm.
3/29 Weds. Sangha Conversation & Member Appreciation Ceremony – Wednesday evening
April
4/1 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
4/1 Sat. Work Day - with potluck lunch - 9am – 1pm
4/1 – 4/2 Sewing Sesshin – jukai students starting rakusu
(work day and continuing into Sunday)
4/3 – 5/1 Death and Dying Class. Mondays 6:30pm-8:00pm. 5 meetings.
4/12 Weds. Buddha’s Birthday – 5pm – 9pm. Potluck dinner, zazen, big ceremony.
4/15 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
4/15 Sat Hike: Mount Erie Day Hike
4/19 – 5/17 Series of 5 Dharma Talks on Wednesday eves. (regular schedule) on
Dogen’s teachings on everyday life leading into May 20-21 Study Retreat
4/29 Sat. Special Zazenkai –6am-11:50 supplanting regular Saturday morning sit
4/29 Sat. 3pm Rehearsals for both Guiding Teacher ceremonies
4/29 Sat. 7pm Zoketsu Norman Fischer - Stepping Down Ceremony & reception
4/30 Sun. 10am Nomon Tim Burnett’s Guiding Teacher Installation Ceremony
(9am arrive potluck items to YWCA, 10am ceremony, Noon potluck lunch/reception
at the YWCA Ballroom)
May
5/6 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
5/6 Sat. Work Day - with potluck lunch - 9am – 1pm
5/7 Sun. To Vancouver for Kate & Michael’s ceremony – carpools?
5/13 Sat. Contemplate Nature Walk at Hawk Meadow Farm
5/20 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
5/20 – 5/21 Weekend Zen Studies Retreat: “The Wisdom in Everyday Life”
5/31 Weds. Sangha Conversation and New Member Appreciation Ceremony
June
6/3 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
6/3 Sat. Work Day (Samish Prep) – with potluck lunch - 9:00am – 1:00pm
6/4 Sun. Gentle Zen Retreat – 9:00am – 4:00pm
6/16 – 6/24 Samish Sesshin (Friday eve – Saturday morning) Note ends during a BIMS weekend
6/17 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
6/24 Sat. Samish Unloading Party (time TBA)
July
7/1 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
7/1 Sat. Work Day – with potluck lunch - 9:00am – 1:00pm
7/5 – 7/26 Weds. Eve. Dharma Seminar: Essential Dogen - Wednesday evenings in July
7/15 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
7/15 Sat. Hike: Opening the Mountains to Skyline Divide
7/30 Sun. Zazenkai – 8:00am – 12:30pm
August
8/5 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
8/6 Sun. Old Growth Hike – meet at the Dharma Hall at 9:00am
8/13 Sun. Jizo Ceremony: for those who have lost children, born and unborn
8/17 – 8/20 Mountains and Rivers Hiking Retreat
8/19 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
8/30 Weds Sangha Conversation and New Member Appreciation Ceremony
September
9/2 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
9/2 Sat. Work Day – with potluck lunch - 9:00am – 1:00pm
9/2 – 9/17 Hiking program: Mountain Rainier Circumambulation
9/2 – 9/3 Sangha Campout at Mt Rainier (help launch the Circumambulation)
9/15 – 9/20 Indianola Sesshin with Seattle Soto Zen
9/15 – 9/17 Indianola opening weekend attendance option (Fri. eve – Sun. afternoon)
9/16 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
9/6 – 10/11 Study Group: Genjo Koan – 6pm-6:45pm Wednesdays. 6 meetings.
9/17 Sun. Zazenkai 8:00am-12:30pm
9/30 Sat. Hike: Journey to the Source to Nooksack Cirque
October
10/6 Fri. Arts Night 7pm – 9pm
10/7 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
10/7 Sat. Work Day – Work Day - with potluck lunch – 9:00am – 1:00pm
10/21 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
10/14 Sat. Hike: Closing the Mountains on the Oyster Dome, meet at the Hall 9:00am
10/22 Sun. 9am – 5pm Simple Sit
10/23 – 11/27 Fall Dharma Studies Class – Monday evenings 6:30 – 8:00pm – 6 meetings
topic TBA
November
11/1 Weds. Sejiki Hungry Ghosts Ceremony on Wednesday night
11/4 Sat. 1st Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
11/4 Sat. Jukai Retreat and Ceremony (9:30am – 4:00pm retreat, 4:00pm ceremony)
11/18 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
11/19 Sun. Zazenkai 8:00am – 12:30pm
December
12/2 Sat. Just 6am – 8:30am Morning Sit, no Breakfast (as BIMS trade)
12/6 – 12/10 Rohatsu Retreat (Weds eve. through Sunday morning)
12/16 Sat. 3rd Saturday Morning Sit with Breakfast – 6:00am – 9:00am
12/31 Sun. New Year’s Eve. Ceremony
Summaries by Program:
Sesshin:
1/22 1-day PP Sesshin
3/2-3/5 3-day PP Sesshin
6/16-6/24 8-day Samish Sesshin (first half, second half, full sesshin options)
9/15-9/20 5-day Indianola Sesshin (includes opening weekend option too)
11/4 1-short day Jukai Sesshin
12/6 – 12/10 3.5-day Rohatsu Sesshin (full sesshin or second half options)
Day Retreats
Zazenkai: 1/1, 3/19, 4/28, 7/30, 9/17, 11/19
Simple Sit: 2/4, 10/22 Gentle Zen: 6/4
Hiking
4/8 Mt Erie
7/15 Skyline Divide
8/5 Old Growth
8/23 – 8/27 Mountains and Rivers
9/2 – 9/17
Mount Rainier backpack + campout
9/30 Nooksack Cirque
10/21 Oyster Dome
Study Opportunities
1x/month Monthly study group (Andrea)
1/18 – 2/22 Shuso Class (Kate)
2/6 – 2/27 Intro to Zen Class (John & Connie) – Mon. eves.
4/3 – 5/1 Death and Dying Class (Edie, Anne, others) – Mon. eves
4/19 – 5/17 Dharma Seminar: Taking Refuge in Wisdom (prajña) (Tim)
7/5 – 7/26 Dharma Seminar: Dogen Studies (Senior Students)
9/6 – 10/11 Study Group: Genjo Koan (Chris) – Weds 6pm
10/23 – 11/27 Fall Dharma Studies Class (Tim) – Mon. eves
Special Rituals / Celebrations
1/18 Opening PP Ceremony
2/8 Parinirvana Ceremony
3/5 Shuso Hossenshiki
4/12 Buddha’s Birthday
4/29 & 4/30 Stepping down &
Teacher Installation Ceremonies
8/13 Jizo Ceremony
11/1 Sejiki Ceremony
12/10 Rohatsu Ceremony
Zen Arts
3/10-4/28 Zen Calligraphy (Fridays 1pm-3pm)
10/6 Arts Night
Sangha Social Times
4/12 Potluck before Buddha’s Birthday
4/30 Potluck lunch w/ Tim & Norman after Teacher Installation ceremony
1/7, 4/1, 5/6, 6/3, 7/1, 9/2, 10/7 Work Day potluck lunches