On Saturday July 28 at 10:30 AM, please join garden stewards Lee and Megan in the Kannon Do courtyard for a midsummer garden work day. Lee and Megan have planned watering, weeding, pruning and general cleanup in the backyard area ahead of the upcoming project to lay down a level stone path around the yard.

Please join us at 10:30 AM for an Introduction to Zen on Saturday, August 4th.  This orientation is intended primarily for individuals  new to Zen practice,  as well as experienced practitioners who have  questions about their contemplative practice.  This informal get together takes place on the first Saturday of the month,  lasting  about 90 minutes.

If you plan on attending Sesshin on August 11th please join Victor Legge for Oryoki training on Saturday, August 4th at 10:30 a.m. Oryoki is the traditional way that Japanese monks eat their food in monasteries.

If you plan on attending Sesshin on August 11th please join Ken Simpson for Oryoki training on Thursday, August 9th at 6 p.m. Oryoki is the traditional way that Japanese monks eat their food in monasteries.

Kannon Do will host a one-day meditation retreat, or Sesshin on Saturday, August 11th. This day of mindfulness offers a rare opportunity to turn our awareness to the simple activities that sustain our lives, and that we normally take for granted: breathing, walking, eating, being attentive to the workings of our mind.

Please join us on Tuesday, August 14th at 6:00 p.m.

Please join us for Kathy Early's Dharma talk after zazen (at 7: 10 p.m.) on Wednesday, August 15th .

Please join us for the Sangha meeting held in the Sangha house at 10: 30 a.m. on August 18th.  Everyone is welcome.

Please join us for Teresa Bouza's priest ordination (Tokudo) ceremony which will take place after evening zazen on Wednesday, August 29th.