*Updated: Tuesday, 23-Jun-2009 16:18:17 EDT

54th Ginza Festival in August
New Saturday Night Entertainment
Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band
August 7, 8 and 9, 2009 Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The 54th Annual Ginza Holiday, a large Japanese cultural festival, will be presented by the Midwest Buddhist Temple on Aug 7, 8, and 9 at 435 W. Menomonee Street in Chicago’s historic Old Town. For more information go to the website ginzachicago.com

Bon Odori Dance
Saturday July 11, 2009 8:00 pm in the Temple parking lot

Our annual dance will feature shave ice and lemonade for sale. There is no chicken teriyaki offered for sale at this event. The hondo/chapel and nokotsudo/columbarium will be open from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm to offer incense.

Dance practice nights are at 7:30 pm on Monday June 29th, Wednesday July 1, Monday July 6, Wednesday July 8 and Thursday July 9. Come learn this very simple dance.

Socho Ogui Luncheon
Sunday July 19, 2009 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Please join us for a Welcome Back Luncheon for Socho Ogui, July 19, 2009 at 11:30 am.

The menu choices will be Rotisserie Chicken or a Teriyaki Veggie Burger dinner with drink and dessert.

Tickets are $6 for Adults and $5 for Seniors and Students.

Please see Peggy Fluett or Mary Holcomb to purchase tickets.

Sunday Service Summer Hours
Sunday service 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Our Sunday service will begin 45 minutes earlier during the summer months.

Weekly Dharma Talks

The dharma talks are now posted on the Temple's blog. The blog is open to comments.

Dharma talk archive
Dharma talk blog

For those of you who would like to listen to past dharma talks you can now access a blog posting of the weekly dharma talks http://dharmatalk.libsyn.com

Buddhist Chanting
Dharma talk blog

In the May 21, 2009 podcast we feature a recording of the Jodo Shinshu chant Shoshinge. You can visit the blog for the download or stream. The blog is open to comments.

Shoshinge "The Hymn of True Faith"

"A crucial component of the Buddhist faith is chanting. The practice of chanting is much akin to the Christian hymns. Much like the past practice of the Catholic churches tradition of chanting in Latin, one does not need to know Japanese in order to be absorbed by the melodic rhythm of foreign sounds. This podcast is a recording of Shoshinge, one of the many Jodo Shinshu chants. Here's some background on this important chant..."

Third Annual Used Book Sale

Thank you for another successful book sale. See you next year.

Body and Mind Seminar
Saturday, July 18th 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Special Guest Speaker - Socho Koshin Ogui, Bishop Buddhist Churches of America

Activities:

• Meditation,  Dharma talks
• Devotional chanting of India - Kirtan
• Japanese cooking class
• Presentation by Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
• Art - Japanese marbling, henna art

$ 30 Dollar donation (Includes Thai vegetarian lunch)
Registration form on Temple Special Programs
Seminar:     9 am to 5:00 pm
Potluck Dinner:  5 to 7 pm        

Socho Ogui public Lecture:  7:00 to 8:00 pm

Courses in Buddhist Studies
Midwest Buddhist Temple Social Hall Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
NOTE CHANGE IN SERIES 3 DATES (June 27 added and July 18 deleted)
MBT Studies in Japanese Buddhism

Have you been listening to our weekly podcasts on a regular basis? Do the podcasts leave you with more questions? Does listening to our podcasts make you feel like you've come in the middle of a movie and don't know the beginning of the story?

We are offering a series of lectures on Buddhism that will give you a foundation to work upon. Sensei Siebuhr will explain the origins of Buddhism and how the different sects came to be.

Please telephone the Temple at (312) 943-7802 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM weekdays to register for any or all the classes. The fee for each series of lectures is $50 for non Temple members and $20 for Temple pledge members. Course syllabus.

Series 1: Introduction to Religion - February 7, 14, 21 and March 7

Series 2: Introduction to Buddhism - May 2, 9, 16 and 23

Series 3: Introduction to Jodo Shinshu - June 27, July 11, 25 and August 1

Series 4: Introduction to Japanese Buddhism - October 3, 10, 17 and 24

Temple Event Calendar

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Click on the link on the left menu bar for the Temple event calendar.

 

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