Midwest Buddhist Temple
435 West Menomonee Street
phone 312-943-7801 • fax 312-943-8069
web site: MidwestBuddhistTemple.org • email: office@midwestbuddhisttemple.org
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Services
Weekly regular services are held for members
and for the public every Sunday, except the last
three weeks of August; services resume the
Sunday after Labor Day.
Zen Shin Meditation
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
9:00 to 10 a.m. This newly added service is for those
who prefer a later time. Content will be similar to the
earlier service.
Family Service
10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
Monthly Memorial Services
First Sunday of every month. This memorial service is
to honor loved ones who have died during the particular
month and serves as a time of remembrance and gratitude.
If you have loved ones who you wish to remember, please
contact the temple office.
Dharma School Services for children
and their parents: (September through May)
The first and third Sunday of the month is a combined
service of adults and children at 10:30 a.m. This allows
multi-generational families to attend service together.
After the first 15 minutes, the children are led to their
classrooms while the service continues for the adults.
Dharma School classes conclude at 11:15 a.m.
Organizations affiliated with
Midwest Buddhist Temple
For more information about any of the following
organizations, please contact the temple office
at 312-943-7801.
Adult Sangha
The Adult Sangha, made up of the adult
congregation, organizes social events and
community-service projects. It was started in the
1950s by the Nisei, or second-generation
Japanese-Americans.
The Adult Sangha organizes and holds several
social gatherings throughout the year, including the annual mochi-tsuki (see Special Programs)
in December.
Dharma School (Sunday School)
The first and third Sunday of the month is a combined
service of adults and children at 10:30 a.m. This allows
multi-generational families to attend service together.
After the first 15 minutes, the children are led to their
classrooms while the service continues for the adults.
Dharma School classes conclude at 11:15 a.m.
Dharma School Coordinator: Dan Peterson
Dharma School Taiko
This group is open to members of the Dharma
School and teaches traditional Japanese
drumming. Members meet from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. on
the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
Instructors: Lynne Matsumoto, Adam Imaoka, Emily
Harada.
Golden Agers Club
This social club, open to all MBT members age
55 and older, sponsors trips and activities such
as blueberry picking, theater outings and
luncheons. Members also participate in an
annual cleanup of the temple garden, and offer
their services at other community and temple
events.
Meetings are held the second Sunday of each
month, following the Adult English Service
(unless otherwise announced). Nominal dues are collected.
Midwest Minyo Group
This group has kept Japanese folk dancing alive
at the temple for more than 40 years. They lead
practice sessions in preparation for the temple's
annual Obon Festival (see Special Programs)
and perform each year at the temple's Ginza
Holiday.
The Minyo Group practices from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. the
first and third Sundays of each month in
the temple's social hall. Nominal dues are
collected.
MBT Taiko Group
This group performs at the temple's Ginza
Holiday and at other events around Chicago.
They meet at 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the temple's
social hall. Nominal dues are collected.
Business Manager: Elaine Miyamura
Ho Etsu Taiko Group
This group performs at the temple's Ginza
Holiday and at other events around Chicago.
They meet at 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays in the temple's
social hall. Nominal dues are collected.
visit: www.hoetsu.com
Practice leader: Jason Matsumoto
MBT Bulletin
The temple's monthly newsletter reaches more
than 700 households. Deadline for submissions
is the second Sunday of each month.
Editor: Sharon Harada
Women's Auxiliary
The Women's Auxiliary provides services to the
temple and runs charitable projects for the
community. Membership is open to all women
of the temple.
The members of the Women's Auxiliary offer
their services on Toban Groups for 2-month
periods, during which time they help prepare the
meals, or otoki, provided to temple members in
observance of special religious observances.
They also are responsible for preparing the
temple and refreshments for funerals held at the
temple. In addition, auxiliary members volunteer
their services in the preparation of food sold at
the temple's Ginza Holiday (see Special
Programs), the third weekend in August, as well
as staffing booths at this annual fund-raising
event.
The president of the auxiliary (or an alternate)
attends the Eastern District BCA FBWA meeting
held during the Eastern Buddhist League
Conference over Labor Day weekend and in the
fall on the West Coast.
All women are welcome and urged to join this
group. Nominal dues are collected (dues help
the national organization fund the Dharma
School program; Dana Fund, which aids the
Japanese American Service Committee; area
women's shelters and more).